Formation
Are You a Vincentian Cricket?
by John Freund, CM | November 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 1 Comment
It is only in my later years that I have realized how he has influenced the Church of today!
Widow who Offers All She Has to Live on
by Ross Dizon | November 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History V
by John Freund, CM | November 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincent de Paul would suffer all his life from the obsession to put the entire Church at the service of the poor.
Communal Spirit
by Monica Villar, MISEVI International | November 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What is the goal of a Vincentian? To meet God in the service of those who need it most. But being a Vincentian is a community vocation.
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Meal of Salvation, Meal of Judgment
by Ross Dizon | Aug 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the meal to which we are all invited, so that we may not perish but have eternal life. Do we come to it...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 11
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associates: A 50 Year History 1972-2022 (Part 06)
by Kelly McDaniels | Aug 15, 2022 | Formation
Throughout the more than 200 year history of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN), friends from the broader community have walked beside the Sisters in their call to follow the charism of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. From the earliest days, these partners have been integral to the SCN mission.
Food for All that Gives Life and Saves
by Ross Dizon | Dec 25, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Already at birth, Jesus offers himself as the food that gives life and saves. Unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood, we have no life within us. Mary does not lay her child in a crib. Rather, she lays him, wrapped in swaddling clothes, in a manger, which holds...
Christmas Greeting from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission
by Tomasz Zieliński | Dec 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The latest edition of NUNTIA, the bulletin of the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission, greets Christmas and the New Year to the confreres of the Congregation of the Mission and the Vincentian Family, with a few words from the members of the community of...
Vincentian Leadership Institute for High School Students
by Dr. Joann Heaney-Hunter | Dec 23, 2017 | Formation, News
St. John's is running its second year of the Vincentian Leadership Institute: Faith and Service in the City. Faith and Service in the City connects high school students to Catholic and Vincentian traditions in New York City. Explore theology, experience NYC, and grow...
Evergreen Vincentian Resources at Christmas
by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
There are plenty of fine spiritually nourishing Vincentian resources for Christmas making the rounds. The list keeps growing. Here are some places to start.
Mamas Talk Advent: Waiting, Community
by Sr. Tracy Kemme | Dec 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
I'll never forget the moment I first laid eyes on my niece, Lucy. I'd been restlessly following the text-message updates all day, and now I was standing before a few-hours-old baby. I had never seen anything more perfect. What a miracle she was — tiny, exquisitely...
Christmas, Time for Gifts and Gratitude
by Benito Martínez, CM | Dec 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Christmas is here: a time of gifts and gratitude. At Christmas, people who love each other give gifts to one another and appreciate those received. Gratitude, an attitude that should continue throughout the year, was prolonged by Saint Louise de Marillac, who...
The Christmas Story of the Magi for Vincentians
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M. reflects on the Biblical account of the Magi and presents three challenges to us as followers of Jesus, the Evangelizer of the Poor.
Christmas Message from Renato Lima, President of the SSVP
by Javier F. Chento | Dec 20, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th General President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, greets the members of the Society and the entire Vincentian Family in this video message, with a message of "peace, unity and fraternity in this saint Christmas time." "Christmas...
A Vincentian View: Light in the Night
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: Light in the Night “Silent Night, Holy Night.” Like many of you, I have heard those words sung numerous times in the past weeks. An odd thought flitted through my mind during one of these recent hearings: “How do we know that Jesus was born at...