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Seton Shrine Debuts “Seeker to Saint” Video Series

by .famvin | June 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The Seeker to Saint series, produced by The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, is part of a year-long commemoration of the 200th anniversary of her passing into heave

AIC Training Video Series for Feast of Saint Louise, Part 8

by Famvin Media Resources | June 19, 2021 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity | 0 Comments

The eighth in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.

“Vincent’s Shades of Tolerance” by Fr. Jack Melito, CM

by Famvin Media Resources | June 18, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments

A presentation based on one of the essays from “Saint Vincent de Paul: Windows on His Vision,” a collection of informal essays about Saint Vincent de Paul, his life and his spirituality, by Rev. Jack Melito, CM.

A Perfect Storm

by John Freund, CM | June 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

I have only recently become conscious of the “perfect storm” faced by the early Christian community at the time Mark collected the stories of Jesus and made use of them to ultimately give hope in a disastrous situation.

A Polarized Church – Then and Now

by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Often, history can be boring. It seems little connected to our lives. That is unless it is our history!

The Heart of Jesus in the Spirituality of St. Louise de Marillac

by Famvin Media Resources | May 5, 2022 | Formation

In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus himself tells his followers: “Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.” It was a text that Louise and Vincent loved to quote.

A Canadian View: What are Nature’s Laws?

by Jim Paddon | May 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

The laws of Indigenous Peoples around the world are often referred to as “Nature’s Laws.”

Die as Does Jesus on the Cross

by Ross Dizon | Apr 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

Obeying God and keeping his word, Jesus dies on the cross. Christians ought to die in the same way. We hear, not rarely, “Such life, so too the end.” That is to say, we die as we live. So, St. Vincent rightly teaches that to die like Jesus Christ, one has to live...

Lent Is A Time To Quietly Examine Our Relationships

by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Lent Is A Time To Quietly Examine Our Relationships - Struggling With Temptations - Indebted To God - Happiness Is A Choice Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Lent Is A Time To Quietly Examine Our Relationships We examine our relationships with others as well as with...

Reflections on the AIC Charter: What Motivates Our Actions

by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 2, 2017 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity

In this YouTube video, learn the principles behind “what drives the AIC”.

The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 7 • “Human Promotion” and “Integral Development” #famvin400

by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

This is the seventh 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. The title of the seventh section of the...

Search for the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Louise

by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Mar 31, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

"I had not yet learned of the situation at the house [hospital] of the poor. But my God, my dear Sister, who is going to live there and what will happen to the work of the Ladies of Charity, if their patients are obliged to go to the hospital? You will see that the...

.famvin Resources on Catholic Social Teaching

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 31, 2017 | Formation

Blessed Frederic Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was an important figure in the Catholic social movement that gave rise to what today we call the social teaching of the Church. In a talk given to representatives of the SSVP in Ontario, author...

Women On The Move: St. John’s Celebrates International Women’s Day with Spotlight on Women Refugees and Migrants

by Meghan Clark | Mar 30, 2017 | Formation, News

All around the world, women move not only themselves and their families to safer locations but they move their communities to overcome injustice. Commemorating International Women’s Day, the St. John’s CRS Global Campus Committee organized a panel of experts focusing...

God is Good #IamVincent

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

"There was one week in December when I felt like everything went wrong." Vincent would have known what you're talking about! He said, "Your soul will be blessed, Sister, if you bear patiently the troubles of mind and body His Providence sends you, or which come to you...

My Folleville • A Video From Fr. Tomaz Mavrič

by Javier F. Chento | Mar 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections

The second video of this series takes us to the small church of Folleville. Father Tomaž Mavrič recalls to us Saint Vincent entering that place to encounter a reality of spiritual poverty. Today, after 400 years, we see that the charism inherited from Saint Vincent...

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