A good story reflects some reality even if it is told in different clothes.
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by Ross Dizon | August 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
by John Freund, CM | August 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincent grasped and was grasped by the pure generosity that is sending the Word to the poor, the Sending to which Jesus gives flesh.
by Vincentian Family Office | August 23, 2021 | Formation | 1 Comment
by Famvin Media Resources | August 22, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
Fr. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. presents: three things about Blessed Frederic Ozanam.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
A good story reflects some reality even if it is told in different clothes.
by Ross Dizon | Jul 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the roundabout way that means much more to us than all the other...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Jun 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Saint Louise de Marillac wrote to St. Vincent: "If your Charity heard Our Lord say what He seems to me to have said to you, in the person of Saint Peter, I hope it was that He wanted to build this Company on your Charity" (L. 199). She encouraged the Daughters of...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 23, 2017 | Formation
One of the unique aspects of the Vincentian charism is the important participation of lay people in carrying out the work of getting to know and serving those who are poor and marginalized by society, face to face, out in the world where they live. This was built in...
by Chae Wohn | Jun 22, 2017 | Formation, News
Graciela Covarrubias takes the Vincentian question, "What must be done?" to heart. When this third-year student observed her peers having trouble defining DePaul's mission, she decided to take action. "Over time, I noticed that other students couldn't explain DePaul's...
by Manchester University CC | Jun 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
When I first signed up to be a Vincentian Volunteer, I must confess that I did not completely understand what it meant to be a Vincentian. I knew that it had to do with St. Vincent de Paul who spent his life serving the poor and less fortunate, and that was enough...
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"I was a stranger and you welcomed me": this is the motto that guides us Vincentians during this year in which we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the charism. The story that we are now introducing became viral only a month ago: a boy from a secondary school in the...
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“Come on In” (Ex 34, 2 Cor 13, John 3:16) The Feast of the Holy Trinity is an especially daunting one for the preacher. How even to touch on it, this Mystery of mysteries? A tentative step is by way of the imagination, and so I ask you to put yourself imaginatively...
by Ross Dizon | Jun 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus alone makes us see the Father fully. We can see the Father fully, even here below, through his only Son. He is in the bosom of the Father there above. That is because the only Son has become flesh and dwelt among us in Jesus. He is the same as the one who is...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Step by Step – Prayer Rejuvenates Us - God Watches Over us - Land of the Living - John 16:20-23 Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Step by Step Almighty, eternal, just, and merciful God, grant us in our misery that we may do for your sake alone what we know you want us...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 18, 2017 | Formation
Who did St. Vincent say that Jesus was? As we consider the points in the Slideshare presentation below, it becomes clear that to St. Vincent, the imitation of Christ is not a theory but a way of life. Thank you to Fr. Bruce Krause, C.M. for permitting us to share this...