Formation

Recounting Grace (Luke 24:35)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

“They recounted how…he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”

Jesus Drew the Best Out of Ordinary People

by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The Jerusalem stockbrokers would not have been very interested in Jesus’ leadership team. They liked the way rabbis were picked from among the most promising.

Mind and Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ

by Ross Dizon | May 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus and the Father are one and of one mind and heart. And to be a Christian means to have Christ’s mind and heart. Jesus walks about in the temple area on Solomon’s Porch or Colonnade. It is a place many people go to, especially in winter. For there, due to a...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXI

by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

Advent Reflections (Day 28)

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 23, 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.

St. Louise de Marillac On the Holy Humanity of Jesus

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 23, 2022 | Formation

A video for Christmas, based on a portion of the reflection “Who is Jesus for Louise de Marillac?” written by Sister Élisabeth Charpy, D.C. and Sister Louise Sullivan, D.C.

Christmas letter 2022 from Bro. René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity

by René Stockman | Dec 23, 2022 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

The Brothers of Charity wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy 2023, as brothers, faithful, trusting, and generous in the service of charity, in the footsteps of Father Triest.

“I Used To Be Homeless”

by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

A story of homelessness with a happy ending but a terrifying realization of being one step away from being out on the streets again.

Embrace of Love for All of God’s Children

by Ross Dizon | Feb 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the firstfruits of the resurrection. Those who love as he does, and embrace lovingly even the wicked and the thankless, live in the newness of life. Luke took liberty with Is 61, 1-2, the passage that Jesus read at the synagogue in Nazareth. The Gospel...

Vincentians, Resilient by Nature

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Feb 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Vincentians, by nature, are resilient. They endure the hardships of life, especially setbacks when attempting to assist families who are in need.

Celebrating With the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 17, 2019 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

Feb. 17 marks the anniversary of the approval by Pope Pius IX in 1856 of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. Read their foundation story and watch a video with interviews highlighting the charism of the Sisters of today.

A Heart On Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today (Part 4)

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 15, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation

Part 4 of the new video series written and narrated by Fr. John Freund, C.M.

Being Taught To See What I Had Not Seen

by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Seeing but not seeing – Jesus expects only one thing of his followers: to see who and what he sees. Those who do so become “other Christs.”

A Canadian View: The Haves and the Have Nots

by Jim Paddon | Feb 14, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

In one of Frederic’s famous speeches he warns us about the widening gap between those that have (the haves) so much and those that have very little. (the have nots).