You must look at yourself and any conscious or unconscious biases you may have. You must speak out when you hear others act or comment about someone.
Formation
Vincentian Places 04 – Toulouse
by Famvin Media Resources | April 23, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
After his secondary studies at Dax, Vincent entered the university. He finished his studies at Toulouse in 1604 and received the baccalaureate in theology.
Firewood for the Soul: Run Down
by Samantha Hill | April 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Wordplay 04
by Famvin Media Resources | April 21, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Fr. Rooney reflects on the multiple meanings of “Vincentian” words. This week: Evangelization.
The Call of the Vincentian Charism: Reflections on the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations
by Girolamo Grammatico | April 21, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Find out how the Congregation of the Mission welcomes Pope Francis’ invitation to be “pilgrims of hope” and “builders of peace”, deepening the papal message and praying together for missionaries and vocations.
Lenten Video Series, Day 1: To Make Holy
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Sacrifice, at its root, means “To Make Holy.” Father Aidan Rooney, C.M. joins us at The Miraculous Medal Shrine to open up our 2022 Lenten Series: The Joy of Sacrifice.
A Vincentian View: Be Kind
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Sometimes when I read the Scriptures, a word pops out for me in a way that it has not done before.
400 Years – A Time to Step Back
by José Antonio González P., CM | Feb 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a reflection “Four Hundred Years Since the Birth of the Vincentian Charism: A Time to Remember, a Time to Strengthen Our Identity And a Time for Prophecy” Fr. José Antonio González P., CM invites us to step back to see the wider horizons of our Vincentian Charism:...
Vincentians Live the Gospel – Vincentians Praying
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Live the Gospel – Vincentians Praying – New Covenant – Vincentians Embrace Faith Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Live the Gospel Mark 8:34-9:1 The true discovery of the true cost of being a disciple who is called... The Lord says that...
Video Prayer to St. Vincent
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 19, 2017 | Formation
In this video, we praise God for each of the many gifts we have received through the example of St. Vincent, and we ask God to enlighten us and bless us in our work with those who are poor and marginalized.
Open Your Eyes • A Music Video
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Social
I'm going to show my age (60). Bursting on the music scene out of Queens, New York in the mid-seventies, The Ramones are probably punk rock's best known band. Punk stripped down the rock music genre to its bare essentials, and a sub-group of this movement began to...
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 1• Still So Much to Learn #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the first of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. I have often heard the phrase "a prophet...
Giving Work and Teaching a Trade • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Feb 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“The worker De Ferrandine knows how to make thick cotton cloth with hair on one of its faces, ordinary cloth and silk cloth, that sells well in good weather; accepts to teach willing people, to work with him: he has found for sale some fully equipped workshops; it...
Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet: February 18
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 17, 2017 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Tomorrow is the feast day of one of our Vincentian Saints, Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. He was canonized by Pope Saint John Paul II in 2000. Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: His friends described him as filled with tenderness and compassion. He lived a long, full...
The “Good Works Team” @SJUmission #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
On Tuesday, February 7, St. John’s redshirt senior Sandra Udobi was named to the 2017 Allstate Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Good Works Team®. The team honors college basketball student-athletes who have shown dedication to bettering the lives of...
Your Call • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
by Tomaz Mavrič, CM | Feb 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a new series of three videos, Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, CM invites us to continue to deepen the meaning of the Vincentian charism, of which we celebrate the 400th anniversary during this year 2017. The first of this new series, "The Globalization of Charity" was already...