In the middle of the Acts of the Apostles (c. 15), we find one of the first issues of exclusion in the young Christian community.
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Gracious Acts (2 Corinthians, 8:7-15)
by Tom McKenna, CM | July 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A two-word phrase Paul inserts in his letter to the Corinthians is so brief as to go almost unnoticed, but it opens onto a truth at the heart of the Gospel.
Vincent Outgrew “Zip Code” Politics!
by John Freund, CM | July 14, 2021 | Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Vincent grew beyond his original ministry zip code!
Gather the Scattered, Lost, Separated
by Ross Dizon | July 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? II
by John Freund, CM | July 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
JESUS SAYS, “GOD CHERISHES EACH OF YOU, PARTICULARLY THE POOREST AMONG YOU.”
Wait for Jesus Christ to Come Back
by Ross Dizon | May 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, who came to the world from the Father, now leaves the world to go back to the Father. True Christians cannot...
Politics – Did you know…?
by John Freund, CM | May 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Last week Pennsylvania held primary elections. I take voting seriously! I am also curious. So I decided to ask Google...
May 30: Feast of Bl. Marta Wiecka, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 26, 2017 | Formation
This week we highlight a member of the Vincentian Family, on the road to Sainthood. From the Daughters of Charity International website: For the Vincentian Family, each 30th of May is the Feast Day of Sr. Marta Wiecka, a Polish Daughter of Charity, whose life was...
Sr. Virginia Searing: Building Peace After Decades of Civil War in Guatemala
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 26, 2017 | News, Reflections
In the 1990’s, after 36 years of civil war between the state forces and guerrillas separated families and took lives in Guatemala, Sr. Virginia Searing, a Sister of Charity of New York and Sr. Barbara Ford arrived and noticed, “the people they were helping still had...
Collaboration #2: The People #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 25, 2017 | Collaboration, Formation
Last year (2015-2016) was the Year of Collaboration for the Vincentian Family. With all the activity and planning around the 400th anniversary, we can forget that to say #IamVincent means to do the work. Here's the second of a three-part "reworking" of...
Collaboration #1: The Culture #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 25, 2017 | Collaboration, Formation
Last year (2015-2016) was the Year of Collaboration for the Vincentian Family. With all the activity and planning around the 400th anniversary, we can forget that to say #IamVincent means to do the work. Here's the first of a three-part "reworking" of a timely article...
Past Filling Present (I Corinthians 15:1-2)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Past Filling Present (I Corinthians 15:1-2) At this jubilee time we come to celebrate so many years of Vincentian service and gospel witness, years that number up into the hundreds. And as with any anniversary it’s a time to look back to all that’s happened, but also...
Ascension of the Poor Lying in the Dust
by Ross Dizon | May 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Uncategorized
The ascension of Jesus proves that God lifts up the lowly and fills the hungry with good things. On the day of the ascension itself, Jesus appears once more to the apostles. He tells them that in a few days they will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. The news...
End Homelessness Throughout The World
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 23, 2017 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections
One of the four common projects that Fr. Tomaž Mavrič has encouraged members of the Vincentian Family to participate in during this 400th Anniversary year is a project to end homelessness throughout the world, which includes caring for refugees, migrants, street...
Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord – Vincentians Work Hard with God
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord - Vincentians Work Hard with God - JOHN 12:44-50 - Charity and Love Prevail Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians are Happy Serving our Lord The desire for happiness is, at its core, the desire for God. The fulfillment...
Vincentian Pilgrimage from Holland to Gannes
by Vincentian Family Office | May 22, 2017 | News, Reflections
We share this chronicle on the peregrination made to Gannes by a group of members of the Vincentian Family of The Netherlands: There he stood, at the middle of the road, when I descended the bus near the church of Gannes, a little village, somewhat above Paris,...