Formation

Lenten Video Series, Day 13: Cast Away

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Daughter of Charity, Sister Michelle Nguyen shares her harrowing story of her escape from Vietnam, and how her near-death sacrifice brought her closer to Christ than she ever thought possible.

A Vincentian View: Synodality and Listening

by Pat Griffin, CM | March 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

For me, the word most frequently invoked as one reflects upon and participates in the call to synodality in the current Church is “listening.”

Are You a “Whack-a-mole” or “Big picture” Person?

by John Freund, CM | March 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

It occurs to me that there are two approaches to problem-solving. – “Whack-a-mole” or “Big Picture.”

Lenten Video Series, Day 12: Be the Light

by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Take the time to extend a gesture of mercy and sacrifice for others.

I’m Glad God Didn’t Listen to Some Naysayers

by John Freund, CM | Nov 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

It is a variation of an ancient story. Humans were making a mess. They forgot that they were all sisters and brothers. They each were looking out for themselves and their immediate “blood family.”

A Vincentian View: Thanks for Saving Us

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

In the Gospel of the day, we hear the crucified Christ ridiculed at the end of his life. Listen to the way in which each group mocks Jesus.

“Home for the Holidays”

by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.

A Vincentian View: “Belonging to God”

by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 31, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

A Vincentian View: “Belonging to God” All of us know what a seal is. In our day, it may take the form of a logo or insignia or symbol which is on a shirt or a scarf or a car or almost anything else. When we see that emblem, we know who made that...

Some Things We Can All Agree On!

by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change

We pray in thanksgiving for the privilege and responsibility of being able to organize as individuals politically. We pray that each of us, as citizens, feel compelled to exercise our right and responsibility to vote…

First and Greatest of All the Commandments

by Ross Dizon | Oct 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus teaches that the first and the greatest of all the commandments is to love God and the neighbor. The Teacher practices, moreover, what he teaches. According to Jewish teaching, there are 613 commandments. Of these, 365 are prohibitions and 248 are positive...

There is a Dream in You

by Francisco Vilhena | Oct 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

"Saint Vincent received the vocation to go forth as a gift." This sentence from Fr. Luigi Mezzadri’s article has echoed in my mind from the moment I read it. The vocation to go forth is a sign left by Saint Vincent de Paul, both in the sense of always advancing from...

GLOBE: Discovering the Vincentian Mission Abroad

by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 28, 2018 | Formation

See a video about St. John’s University students in partnership with Daughters of Charity changing the world through the GLOBE microloan program.

“Does Europe Still Have Christian Values in its Treatment of Migrants?” Asks an Ethiopian Cardinal at the Synod

by Bernard Massaarini, C.M. | Oct 28, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

For the second year in a row I have been given the mission to accompany a small pastoral team for migrants in the Diocese of Landes. We’ve increased our numbers by inviting a Daughter of Charity from the Berceau community who provides French lessons and a layman from...

Missionary Call of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M.

by Javier F. Chento | Oct 27, 2018 | Formation, Missions inter gentes, Reflections

As every October, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) has written a letter to all the members of the CM requesting their generosity, both personal and material, to continue the work of evangelization in different parts of the globe. The...