Formation

MISEVI Poland Association

by Kinga Zemlik | February 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The MISEVI Poland Association has been officially working since 2017.

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians and Catholic Social Teaching 4

by Famvin Media Resources | February 6, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments

Fr. Rooney reflects on the principle of participation in Catholic Social Teaching, as described by former Vincentian Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M.

February 7: Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C.

by Famvin Media Resources | February 6, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments

During the early 19th Century, the inhabitants of the Mouffetard district of Paris experienced physical, social, spiritual, and moral misery. This was the environment in which Sister Rosalie served through her entire adult life. Learn how Blessed Rosalie Rendu brought...

Towards the Fifth Centenary of the Congregation of the Mission

by Marlio Nasayó Liévano, c.m. | February 6, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments

Let us try to understand and appreciate the desires of St. Vincent de Paul regarding his “Little Company.”

Profiles In Homelessness

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

So you think you understand homelessness? I did… until I discovered I didn’t!

65th Anniversary of Vincentian Brother Alfred Smith’s Service

by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

To keep God’s people safe and alive in their battle against Amalek, Moses has to hold his arms high in the air for a very long while.

Biblical Coverups and Gotchas

by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

They were comfortable… until they were told a story. Then they learned an uncomfortable truth. The person in the story out there hid in their own heart.

Civic Virtues, Civil Dialogue and Vincentian Goals

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 15, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

If civic dialogue about the needs of the poor and marginalized is going to move forward, Virtues can point the way.

Award for Sickinger’s “Antoine Frédéric Ozanam”

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 14, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

Catholic Press Association of USA and Canada says that Frédéric Ozanam could very well be the Shakespeare of the indigent.

July 16, 1900: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 13, 2018 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

Learn a bit about the Sisters of St. Martha, then and now, in this brief article and video.

Send the Elevator Back Down

by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

Is sending the elevator back down enough? Thoughts on accompaniment.

The Gift of Vulnerability: Everyone Has a Story

by Humberto Camarena, CVV 14 | Jul 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

Everyone has a story that will break your heart. And, if you’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring you to your knees.

A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income

by Jim Paddon | Jul 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections

What is a guaranteed basic income? How does it work and how can it help those living in poverty? The concept of providing a guaranteed basic income to all who qualify is an idea that has been around for some time but is a topic that is currently enjoying a higher...