As we approach St. Vincent’s Feast Day on September 27, let’s visit with Fr. Griffin some of the places in France where St. Vincent lived and ministered.
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by Pat Griffin, CM | December 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments
From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”
by John Freund, CM | December 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 2 Comments
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.”
by Ross Dizon | December 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
by John Freund, CM | December 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincent was convinced that the poor exist because society is badly organized and the wealth badly distributed.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 16, 2022 | Formation
As we approach St. Vincent’s Feast Day on September 27, let’s visit with Fr. Griffin some of the places in France where St. Vincent lived and ministered.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
On 9/11 we immediately think of the pain and suffering, the injustice of the attacks. This leads to a defensive stance united against our enemies. The emotions run deep.
by Mark Noonan CM | Sep 15, 2022 | Formation
As part of Vincentian month, we welcome you to join us each week as Fr Mark Noonan CM brings us on a journey through Vincentian Spirituality over the next 4 weeks. This week we offer part 3.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!” Pope Francis Cheyenne, an emerging college freshman at Immaculata University, has strong roots in the Germantown community as she attended St....
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 24, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: A Vincentian Family Sometimes it is hard not to take pride in being a member of the Vincentian Family. In my role as Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University, I have been in Kenya for the past week. I came...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2018 | Formation, Systemic change
Telling our success stories is a key to moving past the impasse of “no margin-no mission" Mission or Margin "No Margin, No Mission” is frequently heard in non-profit circles, especially from those charged with safeguarding the long-term viability of a non-profit. The...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 23, 2018 | Formation, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
"The biblical call to charity, justice and peace claims not only each believer, but each community." In 1994, the Catholic Bishops of the Unites States wrote, The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are...
by Ross Dizon | Jan 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches with astonishing authority. He expects those he has sent to proclaim the Gospel to every creature to carry out their mission with authority. Jesus does not teach as the scribes. These serve as official interpreters of the law and the prophets. ...
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 22, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We present a beautiful video summary of the three-day Vincentian Family Symposium, which took place in October 2017. May the memory of these beautiful moments encourage us to continue working with fidelity and courage in the service and evangelization of the...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 21, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Fifth presentation in a series of reflections by Fr. Rolando Gutiérrez, CM, Vice-Province of Costa Rica.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“They (people in poverty) look just like you and me.” The sentence caught me.
by Tomasz Zieliński | Jan 20, 2018 | Formation, News, Pope, Reflections
On Sunday, January 14, 2018 the Church observed 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Pope Francis celebrated Eucharist in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican for them. Some two-thousand Filipinos, 1.200 Ukrainians, 800 Romanians, 650 Hindus and other 45 nations were...