Formation
Have You Ever Been Afraid?
by John Freund, CM | August 13, 2021 | Reflections | 0 Comments
The feast of the Assumption holds great hope for us.
What’s in a Name?
by Jim Claffey | August 12, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Let us celebrate the name change in the best possible way: by becoming real stewards of creation, and by consciously praying that name.
Acquiring A Taste (Ps 34,9; John 6)
by Tom McKenna, CM | August 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
People develop tastes for different things.
Can Stories Change the World?
by John Freund, CM | August 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Parents learn quickly the power of story as a pacifier. But the stories also shape values. Stories and the lived stories of our example are how we learn our values. Jesus knew the power of stories! Do you really want to change things? Tell a story!
Trinitarian Living (John 16: 12-15)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The mystery of the Trinity is definitely that: a mystery who’s depth and range we can never come close to penetrating.
Re-evaluating Childhood Beliefs
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I would be surprised if you haven’t re-evaluated some of your childhood beliefs.
Bless, Break, Share, and Serve
by Ross Dizon | Jun 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Christ shares his blood with us as we bless with him the cup of thanksgiving. And he shares his body as we break the...
July 19, 1813: Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s Pronounce Vows
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 16, 2017 | Formation
This Wednesday is the anniversary of the date when St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the first Sisters of Charity made vows using the Vincentian vow formula.
Am I a Person of Desire?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Finally we ask, are we persons of desire, swept up and swept away by the call God gives?
Updating the Vincentian Family • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Jul 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The Procurator General "asked me if we considered ourselves regular or secular. I told him that we aspired only to the latter. He told me that such a thing was without precedent [...]. He said many good things about the Company and added that he did not disapprove of...
July 16: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish, Nova Scotia
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 14, 2017 | Formation
This weekend is the anniversary of the arrival in 1894 of the first Sisters of Charity in Nova Scotia, who would become the Sisters of St. Martha. In this video, Sister Brendalee Boisvert, a Sister of St. Martha, talks about her call and her congregation....
Unbreakable: Vincentians of Wherever
by Cathryn Dutton, CVV ’18 | Jul 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
I composed this poem thinking about the ties to service and those less fortunate that my service with CVV instilled in me. There are so many things in the world that try to pull us out of our purpose of being companions on the journey and so many circumstances in the...
A Vincentian View: The Childlike
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Childlike Some time ago I read a quotation from William Makepeace Thackeray and its truth holds a firm place in my mind: “‘Mother’ is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children." Whenever I am around small children—whether in...
Systemic Change Lessons We Can Learn From Ozanam
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
In his lifetime Frédéric Ozanam neither heard nor uttered the phrases “systemic change” or “systemic thinking.” Yet an incident in his life illustrates a compelling argument that he was committed to helping people move from poverty to a sustainable life, a key element in changing systems that entrap people in poverty.
Things Ordinary, Yet Eye-Opening
by Ross Dizon | Jul 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In Jesus dwells bodily the fullness of God. He is the fullest meaning of things, which he uncovers for us to see. Being on top of things and aware of what is going on, Jesus tells the parable of the sower. He turns the sower of people’s experience into a “Gospel...
Lazarists and Migrants Passing Through Greece
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2017 | Formation, News, Reflections
A report from Père Agapit, CM describing the work of confreres with a wave of migrants passing through Greece.