On May 9 we will celebrate the feast day of Saint Louise de Marillac. Learn more in this video by the Daughters of Charity International.
Formation
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
St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 1 of 5) (New series)
by Famvin Media Resources | May 3, 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.
St. Louise de Marillac: An Outgoing Woman Full of Tenderness
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2022 | Formation
One of the most outstanding and perhaps least commented upon aspects of St. Louise’s character is her tenderness.
A Vincentian Woman “Out of the Shade”
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2022 | Formation
A reflection by Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C. about Saint Louise as an unlikely agent of social transformation.
The 400th Anniversary of Our Charism
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A paraphrase of the opening line today from Isaiah reads: “How beautiful are the feet of the one who brings glad tidings, announces peace, carries good news, tells us that our salvation is here and now, and does all this by a life-changing proclamation. And that is,...
Pope Francis and Vincentians • See – Judge – Act
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
Many may be surprised to learn the “See – Judge – Act” methodology of Pope Francis’ vision has roots in the work of Ozanam .
Designing for Better Analytics: 5 Decisions Web Designers Fail to Make
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 12, 2017 | Formation, Social
Good website design should improve the reach of your news. Marcia Riefer Johnston of the Content Marketing Institute writes, When I say, “website design,” what comes to mind? Graphic design? Interface design? User experience design? How about analytics design? That’s...
Forgive as our heavenly Father Forgives
by Ross Dizon | Sep 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus calls us to repentance and forgiveness. And we heed his call in so far as we are ready to forgive our brothers and sisters. The Gospel teaches that we are to avoid those who refuse to listen even to the community. But the teaching is no reason not to forgive...
Mercy, the Key to God’s Heart
by Lynn L'Heureux | Sep 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Feel God’s Touch – Mercy, the Key to God’s Heart -- Silence is Golden Feel God’s Touch – God’s hand is always on us. Sometimes we don’t see or feel His presence, sometimes we do not see the light at the end of the tunnel or we have tunnel vision. But never despair. ...
Resources for Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 10, 2017 | Formation
September 11 is the feast day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M. Learn more about his life, his vocation and his martyrdom in this presentation and music video.
The Poor Are Our Masters
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis in his encyclical, The Joy of Gospel, when he wrote about the social dimension of Evangelization he mentions the special place of the poor in God’s people, by refereeing to some of the Gospel passages. Salvation came to us from the “yes” uttered by a...
Telling the story within the new story
by John Freund, CM | Sep 9, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“Tell the new story on top of the old story.” If you want to understand this situation or person today, think of that person or situation a long time ago. If you want to understand Pedro today think of Frederica in our history.
Depaul Young People’s Slovak Adventure
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 7, 2017 | Formation, News, Other Branch News
For almost 18 months a group of fantastic Depaul young men and women worked together, alongside Depaul UK’s ‘Your Chance’ staff in the North West, to plan, fundraise and finally travel to Slovakia to volunteer at Depaul Slovakia’s St Vincent's Night Shelter. Eight...