Meditating on the trials and struggles of St. Louise de Marillac and Mother Seton gives us hope in these uncertain times.
Formation
St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 3 of 5)
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Firewood for the Soul: The Candle Stick
by Samantha Hill | May 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 2 of 5)
by Famvin Media Resources | May 5, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Defending our Beliefs and Loving our Adversaries • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | May 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A Vincentian View: Acts of the Apostles
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
One of the great blessings of the Easter Season is the way in which the church directs our attention to the Acts of the Apostles in both the weekday and the Sunday readings.
Mayday! Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Mayday! Mayday! It’s the call that no airplane pilot or ship’s captain ever wants to make. Why? Because it means trouble. Big trouble!
A Letter from Pope Francis to the Whole Vincentian Family, at the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul!
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 27, 2017 | Formation, News, Pope
Pope Francis offers us a few words on the main feast of the whole Vincentian Family! On the occasion of the commemoration of Saint Vincent de Paul, Pope Francis has written a beautiful reflection to all of us who live the Vincentian charism, which we reproduce below:...
Petty and Narrow Self-Interests
by Ross Dizon | Sep 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus dies for us sinners. That is how the God of unfathomable goodness proves his love for us as petty and stingy as we are. Our petty desires for gain, power and security hinder the revelation of truth. And not knowing the truth leads to people’s...
The Vincentian Family: 400 Years of Service on Behalf of Those Who Are Poor
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 24, 2017 | Formation
SlideShare presentation for the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian Charism.
God’s will as our Will to Meaning
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Victor Frankl in his famous book, The Will to Meaning, writes that Man’s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his or her life. According to Frankl, when one fails to find meaning in his or her life, there will be an existential vacuum, an inner emptiness...
Sr. Carol Keehan DC Speaks for Children
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 22, 2017 | News, Reflections
[September 13, 2017] Thank you very much for the invitation to be with you today at this prayer breakfast. We are at an incredible moment in the history of humanity and our treatment of our children. Address at the United Nations Interfaith Prayer Breakfast As people...
100 Resources for the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 22, 2017 | Formation
Make use of these resources in sharing St. Vincent’s story and our spirituality as we approach the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul.
Evangelizing the “Spiritual but not Religious”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 21, 2017 | Evangelization, Formation
Pew Research is at it again. About a quarter of U.S. adults (27%) now say they think of themselves as spiritual but not religious, up 8 percentage points in five years... What does this mean to communities and groups that have been sent to evangelize the poor? What do...
A Vincentian View: 2417
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: 2417 400 years. For the universe, or the pyramids, or the Judeo-Christian faith, it does not seem like such a long time, but for human life it really is. In this year, as we all know, we celebrate the 400th anniversary of our Vincentian charism....
Ladies of Charity ask key question
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
A new series of presentations from the Ladies of Charity asks: “Is What We Are Doing Transforming Lives?”