Formation

The Congregation of the Mission in Ireland

by Famvin Media Resources | October 22, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, News | 0 Comments

Learn about the Congregation of the Mission in Ireland in this video produced by Vincentian Family Ireland.

Are You a Cafeteria Catholic?

by John Freund, CM | October 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

Over the decades I have noticed that the connotation of “Cafeteria Catholic“ varies according to who is doing the calling and what the issue is.

Your choice! – “Bridge” or “soft incarceration”?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 21, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments

I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”

Stumbling Along ‘The Way’ (Mark 10:35-45)

by Tom McKenna, CM | October 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments

Most of us know the image backing the word “scandalize;” i.e., somebody tripping over a stone in the road.

The Treasures’s Location (Hebrews 11:1-19; Lk. 12:32-48)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” (Lk 12:34)These words of Jesus shine a light on what it is that a given society values — what it treasures most, what tops its list of things most sought after?

If These Moccasins Could Speak!

by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?

The Pope Video • For The Elderly – December 2017

by Elizabeth Astridge | Dec 9, 2017 | Church, Formation, Reflections

This month, the Pope asks us to pray for the Elderly -- Let us keep in mind our elders, so that sustained by families and institutions, may with their wisdom and experience collaborate in the education of new generations. [youtube...

Reconciliation and Vincentians

by Jim Paddon, SSVP Social Justice Chair | Dec 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

I was able to watch and listen to Prime Minister Trudeau’s very sincere and humble apology to the Innu people which was followed by the equally emotional acceptance by Toby Abed of the residential school survivors. As I listened and shared a tear with these two men, I...

St. Louise’s Devotion to the Immaculate Conception

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 8, 2017 | Formation

Louise often spoke of the Immaculate Conception, prayed to Mary as the Immaculate Conception and instilled this devotion in her Sisters. Learn more in this SlideShare presentation.

Inventive Unto Infinity – A Presence Hidden in Plain Sight

by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

I must admit that I never saw the connection that was hidden in plain sight. In the Eucharist, for those who believe life is changed, not ended.

A Giving Tuesday Morning #IamVincent

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 7, 2017 | News, Reflections

It was Giving Tuesday. While most college students were sound asleep Tuesday morning, Justin Crawford woke up early to volunteer at Community Missions of Niagara Frontier. By 6:15 a.m., the Niagara University junior and several of his peers were clad in hairnets and...

A Vincentian View: Remembering to be Grateful

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Vincentian View: Remembering to be Grateful Just about two weeks have passed since we celebrated Thanksgiving. I spent the day with many members of my family and felt the blessing which accompanies such a gathering. Leading those closest to me in prayer before we...

Gospel of Jesus, Messiah and Son of God

by Ross Dizon | Dec 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

The Gospel, the Good News, is Jesus himself, his preaching, his ministry. That is why his presence fills us with consolation, joy and hope. The Gospel implies newness, which shows up in the beginning. That is because John the Baptist is a different, a new, prophet....

Attacking the Real Causes of Misery

by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Dec 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

In 1848, on the occasion of the celebration of the General Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, at the celebration of the 15th anniversary of its foundation, brother Antoine Frederic Ozanam, at the request of the then General President (Adolphe...

Mary, Our Model

by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 3, 2017 | Formation

A meditation for this week, about our Blessed Mother. Downloadable, Slideshare.