Formation
When Did We See You…
by Sister Susan J. Smolinsky, SC | March 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The article and photo are by Sister Susan Smolinsky, a Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. She serves as a county jail chaplain in New York.
Lenten Video Series, Day 7: Sacré-Cœur
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Sister Cora Caeli, S.V. introduces us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Storing Up (Luke 6:42-45)
by Tom McKenna, CM | March 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
In a Lukan parable, Jesus uses the image of “storing,” accumulating and building up a certain quality inside one’s heart.
Our “Real Families”
by John Freund, CM | March 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
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Visita Maria Initiative of the Miraculous Medal Apostolate Philippines
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 18, 2022 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Formation
Visita Maria is an initiative of the Miraculous Medal Apostolate Philippines, whereby an image of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is brought to various institutions (hospitals, parishes, communities) to aid in the spiritual nourishment of the faithful.
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Learning From Luke This Past Year
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever thought you knew someone only to find that there was much more to this person than you thought?
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Advent Letter 2022 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Nov 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This Advent letter is an invitation to pray, meditate, and interiorize the “Evangelical Counsels” as a means to pursue our journey with Saint Vincent de Paul, a “Mystic of Charity.”
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod? The answer is...No.. and, very definitely, Yes! If by influence you mean is there a member of the Vincentian Family at the Synod in Rome, the answer is I do not know of any. But there are many ways of influencing. In...
A Canadian View: Home Visits to a New Canadian
by Jim Paddon | Oct 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The home visit is the founding action of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul which Frederic Ozanam and his fellow members began on the advice of Sister Rosalie Rendu who certainly knew how and where these young students could really seek and find Jesus Christ. I’m...
The Ministry of Encouragement
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The Ministry of Encouragement (Hebrews 12:1) There’s a wonderfully comforting image in the Letter to the Hebrews which has special application to us in Vincent’s Family. The author sets out to build up his struggling fellow believers and does this through a...
Developing a Culture of Mission
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
This post connects a couple of dots. The first dot is that systemic change flourishes when there is a careful understanding of the situation. The other dot is that that a culture of vocations is really a culture of mission.
Everything, Give Up Everything for Jesus’ Sake
by Ross Dizon | Oct 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus proclaims the Good News of the Kingdom and helps all kinds of needy people. Those who give up everything to follow him will inherit the Kingdom and its assets and riches. While Jesus is setting out on a journey, an unidentified man runs up to him. As...
A Gift for Friendship: Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 7, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Video testimony of a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who has a gift for supporting people in desperate situations including prison visitation.
The Colors of Charity [Video]
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 6, 2018 | Formation
The Congregation of the Mission, on its YouTube Channel, has recently published a video about "the Vincentian charism narrated through art," which we invite you to see. It is narrated in Italian, but it has subtitles in English: https://youtu.be/SYSw4knnGAE
A Call to Serve: Young Vincentian Having an Impact
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 5, 2018 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In a video posted by Vinnies Victoria, a young Vincentian tells his story. Much like St. Vincent de Paul Society Founder, Frederic Ozanam, he first became involved as a university student.
The Synod as an Emmaus Journey!
by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
My hope is that all the participants of the Youth Synod will experience their own version of the Emmaus journey – looking at things they thought they knew… but seeing them in a new light. Now that would be the beginning of a profound systemic change!