As we see in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and in the life of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, we are each made for some purpose. Not for “nothing,” but decidedly for “something” in the grand scheme of the world and all of its intended Glory.
Formation
Lenten Video Series, Day 26: A Matter of the Heart
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Allowing Christ to lead us to where we need to be rather than where we believe we might want to be, is the core of deriving joy from sacrifice.
Lenten Video Series, Day 25: Impossible Joy
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Recorded just days before he was ordained a Priest, Deacon Volodymyr Radko sat down with us to talk about the sacrifices that come with the process of discernment.
A Vincentian View: Separation from the Father
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A host of lessons arises within the story of the Prodigal Son. It continues to challenge and suggest as we reflect and recognize ourselves in the text.
What Is Your Dream Today?
by John Freund, CM | March 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“Stop that day-dreaming!” I suspect that each of us heard those words at least once in our childhood. Often it would be followed up with. “There’s work to do!”
Cycle of Hope
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC | Dec 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
One year has passed since the United Nations’ General Assembly affirmed a Resolution on Homelessness.
Advent Reflections (Day 12)
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 7, 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.
Everyone Knows How to Listen! … Really?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The task of listeners is not to impose their ideas on the young. It is to help the young see the presence of the Spirit in their hearts and lives.
Surrender Freely, Joyfully, Holding Back Nothing
by Ross Dizon | Nov 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Trusting in his Father, Jesus musters the courage to surrender for us everything he has and all that he is. To belong to him and to his kingdom entails such trusting surrender. Jesus praises the intelligence of the scribe who has asked, “Which is the first of all the...
Niagara University Students Helping Their Local Community
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 4, 2018 | Formation
Video showing how Niagara University students in the Vincentian Scholars program are helping people in the local community.
Vincentian Marian Youth October Newsletter
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 4, 2018 | Formation, Vincentian Marian Youth
The youth branch of the Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth, sends us its October bulletin.
Promoting a Sense of God-Given Self-Worth
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 2, 2018 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A video about Ozanam House, offering individuals the opportunity to build the confidence and self-belief to develop and grow, so that they and their families can have a better future.
The Heroes In Our Lives – The Saints Next Door
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“All the Saints” can never be limited to those who have fully graduated. As the entire New Testament does, we must apply the word “saints” to all of us who are in kindergarten, primary school, middle school, high school, college, and doing graduate studies..
VLM/VMC Impact: To Serve Others and to Work to Improve Issues of Social Injustice
by Kristina Sit | Nov 1, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We continue to share a series of reflections made by Vincentian Lay Missionaries and Vincentian Mission Corps participants about their experience serving, how it has impacted their lives and how they continue to live the Vincentian Charism today. Ever since...
Interview with Fr. Vinicius Augusto Teixeira CM, on the Canonization of Frederic Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 31, 2018 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The September/October issue of the Boletim Brasileiro magazine of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) in Brazil has published interviews with two members of the Commission for the Canonization of blessed Frederic Ozanam, the main founder of the Society of St....
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...