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Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXV
by John Freund, CM | March 22, 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.
Lenten Video Series, Day 17: Saying Yes
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Many times, we think sacrifice has to be something ostentatious.
Uniting Action And Contemplation: the Way of Vincent
by Famvin Media Resources | March 21, 2022 | Formation | 1 Comment
Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M. offers a few reflections on Vincent’s capacity to unite action and contemplation.
A Vincentian Minute: Virtue from the inside out– Gentleness
by Famvin Media Resources | March 20, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
In this third of our five-part series, Fr. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. invites us to examine how we become at peace with ourselves. This week: Do I cultivate a gentle spirit?
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Advent Reflections (Day 3)
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 28, 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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Going to Mary with Mother Seton and St. Catherine Labouré
by Tom Hoopes | Nov 28, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The Miraculous Medal is a bestseller at religious goods stores worldwide, and has been for more than a century.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence to Women
by .famvin | Nov 28, 2022 | Formation
November 25th of each year is the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence to Women.” This day also marks the beginning of a 16-day journey to promote awareness of violence and ends on December 10th with “International Human Rights Day.”
Advent Letter 2018 to the Vincentian Family, by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
In this year's Advent letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to delve into the example of St. Vincent de Paul, addressing one of the main sources in which Vincent drank as a mystic of Charity, the daily prayer: "He urged all the groups...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
by Ross Dizon | Nov 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
“I was hungry and you fed me…”
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 18, 2018 | Formation
In the United States, Thanksgiving is the biggest day of the year for many of the dining rooms run by Vincentians.
Pope Francis’ Annual Day of the Poor and the Heart of St. Vincent
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
There must be a big smile in St. Vincent’s heart! When Pope Francis pours out his heart about the meaning of the annual World Day of the Poor his words resonate with themes close to the heart of Vincent.
November 18: Second World Day of the Poor
by Eduardo Marques Almeida | Nov 17, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“This poor man called, and the Lord heard him” (Psalms 34,7) What a great idea of Pope Francis to set one Sunday a year for us to reflect on the situation of the Poor! In his message for this day, the Holy Father seems to make a reflection for the Vincentian Family....
Feast of St. Agostina Pietrantoni
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 16, 2018 | Formation
This week on November 13 we celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Agostina Pietrantoni, an Italian Sister of Charity of St. Joan Antida.
Is Your Sight Growing Stronger with Age?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
It took Vincent until midlife to begin to see clearly. By the end of his life. seeing Christ in the beggar was not merely poetry.
Social Justice Conversations: My Vincentian Heart is Breaking
by Sister Julie Cutter, DC | Nov 15, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
My Vincentian heart is breaking. In the 1990s, I was privileged to minister as part of a pastoral team of the diocese of Quiche in Guatemala. We were present to resilient and faith-filled indigenous families who experienced 30 years of violent repression by their...
Youth in the SSVP: a Future that is Already Present
by Lucas Rafael Oliveira de Vergilio | Nov 14, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Among the main clichés, popular sayings or phrases of common sense heard or read in Brazil are: "The friend is for those things," "The union is strength," "It is better to prevent than cure" and the classic "Brazil is the country of soccer." What stands out, in the...