Formation

A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man

by Pat Griffin, CM | November 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.

The Poor Will Always Be With You??

by John Freund, CM | November 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments

Here I reflect on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). I will also fast-forward to the two-year-long “sequel” taking place right now.

Brim with Jesus’ Justice and Love

by Ross Dizon | November 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Jesus is King David’s just shoot. He comes to make the earth brim with justice. How he wishes that we get the name “Lord-Our-Justice.” Monsieur Jean Gicquel, —he means well, though he picks the wrong time—, cannot but brim with zeal to help Monsieur Vincent. The...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VIII

by John Freund, CM | November 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”

Video: Mary’s Birthday

by Miraculous Medal Shrine | Sep 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

On September 8, we celebrate the Blessed Mother’s birthday.

A Journey Through Vincentian Spirituality – Part 2

by Mark Noonan CM | Sep 8, 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. Part 2.

Prioritizing (Lk 14: 25-9)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

There are hardly any words in all the gospels more blunt than the stark ones Jesus proclaims in Luke’s 14th chapter.

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...