Formation
Daughters of Charity Services Appoints First Lay CEO
by Riana Rae Brown | April 30, 2022 | Formation, News | 0 Comments
Daughters of Charity Services has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Mark Choonara.
“Facing the Coronavirus” Presentation from the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists
by Famvin Media Resources | April 29, 2022 | Formation, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
This presentation was created by the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists to share some advice to help those who help others to feel better, less anxious, and less worried about the pandemic.
An Undervalued Gift
by John Freund, CM | April 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Let me share an image of myself as an immature child at Christmas with an undervalued gift.
When is $500 per month more than $3,000?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | April 28, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Cynthia Griffith, writing for Invisible People, backed up this “new math.”
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Systemic Change Commission Advent Reflection, Collaboration for Social Impact
by .famvin | Dec 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In preparation for Christmas the Systemic Change Commission invites you to a weekly offering of Advent Reflections. Collaboration for Social Impact.
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Advent Reflections (Day 22)
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 17, 2022 | Formation
Our Advent series examines the virtue of gentleness through daily reflections from the book “Seasons in Spirituality” by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
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Advent Reflections (Day 21)
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 16, 2022 | Formation
Our Advent series examines the virtue of gentleness through daily reflections from the book “Seasons in Spirituality” by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Social Justice Conversations: The Many Sides of “Acting Justly”
by Sister Margaret Louise Brown, DC | Mar 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
When we measure how we are “acting justly,” it’s much easier to think and act on corporal needs or, for some, to give money to provide for these good works.
The Inner Compass
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
All of us possess something like this, a hidden spot where we can feel the deep push and pull of God’s Spirit. We might even call it that inner compass.
Learning Not To See Homelessness
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2019 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
My stereotypes of what homeless people look and act like taught me how not to recognize homeless people.
Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord
by Ross Dizon | Mar 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us that God is unbelievably good. And he invites us to go to him so that we may taste and see the goodness of God.
The Value of the Family in the Life of the Vincentian
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Mar 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A wise Vincentian said: “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is content to occupy the third place in our lives, that is, after God and the family.”
377 Years Since First Vows of Daughters of Charity
by .famvin | Mar 25, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
Today is the 377th anniversary of the day St. Louise de Marillac and four Daughters of Charity pronounced vows for the first time.
Why is the Feast of the Annunciation so important to Daughters of Charity?
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 24, 2019 | Formation
Here is the answer to this question, in 6 slides.
Ethiopia: Interview with Sister Medhin Tesfay
by .famvin | Mar 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Sister Medhin Tesfay (44) has belonged to the Daughters of Charity for 26 years and works in the diocese of Adigrat in the northern part of Ethiopia.
Lenten Reflection On Fasting, by Sister of Charity (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 22, 2019 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Social Media
Sister Rejane Cytacki, SCL, generously shares some great ideas about fasting from “time-eaters”– those things that take our focus away from our prayer relationship with God.