Formation

St. Francis Regis Clet – Feast Day: July 9

by Famvin Media Resources | July 4, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments

Learn about St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. and his Vincentian mission in China around the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, in this presentation.

New video in the Seton Shrine’s Seeker to Saint series: “Storybook Romance”

by .famvin | July 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In 1793, Elizabeth Ann Seton met a dashing man who sweetly called her his dear “Eliza.” That man, William Magee Seton, became the husband Elizabeth dearly loved.

The Pope Video • Social Friendship

by .famvin | July 3, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Social Friendship

The Charity of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (Feast Day: July 4)

by Famvin Media Resources | July 2, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments

A video and some notes on charity written by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was a conference member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at the time of his death on July 4, 1925 at the age of 24.

Upset, Dismay, Annoy, Distress

by Ross Dizon | May 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the peace between natives and foreigners, whites and blacks, men and women. One, then, need not be upset by...

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

by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Resurrection and New Life Part 2

by Famvin Media Resources | May 15, 2022 | Formation

Fr. Rooney asks us to remember that Easter is a season of deepening our faith. This week: Vincentians are heralds of the Resurrection!

Generosity, A Vincentian Virtue • A Weekly Reflection with Louise

by Benito Martínez, C.M. | May 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

"I will truly desire [your heart] once it returns to God and demonstrates to Him that it only wants what He wants and when it examines the future in order to carry out acts of valor and generosity." (LDM, l. 152). "You are generous enough to bear this burden and to...

May 9: Feast of St. Louise de Marillac

by Famvin Media Resources | May 5, 2017 | Formation

As St. Louise’s feast day approaches, we would like to highlight a series of three videos in which Sr. Louise Sullivan, DC talks with Sr. Elisabeth Charpy, DC about St. Louise’s life and works.

I Care About Homelessness: #IamVincent

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Mary Ann Campellone is a Vincentian of Wherever. Of Philadelphia to be exact. She's taken the mission of Vincent -- learned at her parish in Philadelphia -- deeply into her work situation at Mercy Career and Technical High School. Combining it with the charism of the...

A Vincentian View: Seeing and Believing

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

A Vincentian View: Seeing and Believing Two words seem to emerge regularly in our Gospel readings of the Easter Season: one word is “seeing” and the other is “believing.” I think these powerful words go together as we think about the way in which we express and grow...

Gate We Cannot Do without to Attain Salvation

by Ross Dizon | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus alone is the gate we cannot do without to attain salvation. He is the gate through which we come in and go out without arousing suspicion. That is to say, coming in through him, we access lawfully and unquestionably the safety of the sheepfold. And going out...

Icon of the Charism: Divided by History, United by Charity

by Luigi Mezzadri, CM | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

It has been 400 years since the days of Folleville and Châtillon. That long period has not weakened the Vincentian charism like the oak at the Berceau. It is as alive as a spring high in the mountains. The Polish artist, Mariola Zajączkowska-Bicho, on a sketch by...

Proclaim with Joy – True Friends

by Lynn L'Heureux | May 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Proclaim with Joy - True Friends - Wednesday, April 25 Gospel - Why does the Son come? Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Proclaim with Joy I want to be a woman whose faith in God’s promises holds no matter how long there is no evidence of it—a woman who uses her voice...