Daughters of Charity Services has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Mark Choonara.
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AIC Training Video Series for Feast of Saint Louise, Part 6
by Famvin Media Resources | June 12, 2021 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity | 0 Comments
The sixth in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
Imagine Saying This Today!
by John Freund, CM | June 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
What is most important to you – your nation, culture, class, race, gender — or first and foremost being in God and a new and international community of God’s people?
Call to Action to Address Systemic Racism
by Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates in North America | June 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
We are a group of Vincentian Family social justice advocates from Canada and the United States collaborating together to hear and respond to the cries of our Common Home, Earth, and her peoples. We especially choose to address systemic racism and our complicity in it.
Are the homeless to blame for their homelessness?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | June 10, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
We must debunk the myths around why people become homeless so we can move toward solutions. Most never stop to put themselves in the shoes of the people they see suffering from homelessness.
“Facing the Coronavirus” Presentation from the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 29, 2022 | Formation, Vincentian Family
This presentation was created by the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists to share some advice to help those who help others to feel better, less anxious, and less worried about the pandemic.
An Undervalued Gift
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Let me share an image of myself as an immature child at Christmas with an undervalued gift.
The Poor and the Humble Possess the Wisdom of God
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 19, 2017 | Formation
Listen to this brief audio recording: Now ponder the following quotes: “...the poor and the humble can...
Kenya VLM: Blessed is the FRUIT of your Womb, Jesus
by Isabella Davila, VLM '16 | Mar 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the FRUIT of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. While in a small village in Kenya, Africa called Chepnyal...
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 5 • Finding God in Administration #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the fifth 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. How many times have your heard or commented...
Education: A Place of Integration • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Mar 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Mademoiselle Le Gras questioned whether it’s advisable for our Sisters in the towns and countryside who teach school to take both boys and girls and, in the event that they do take boys, to what age they will keep them. There are many reasons in favor of that....
Heroism of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 17, 2017 | Formation
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day that Sister Rosalie Rendu was presented with the Legion of Honor Medal by Napoleon III for her service to the poor (March 18, 1852). Read the story below. "[Sister Rosalie] responded to calamities....
Treating Those Who Do Good With Justice #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 16, 2017 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Are you part of an agency or program that does good? Is it related or unrelated to the Vincentian Family? There's a justice issue that has implications for our our future. We want to do good. We want to do what we do well and we want to do it justly. Jeremy Kohomban...
Mike Says, “Welcoming Refugees is the Lord’s Work”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Have you ever had a moment when you just knew the Holy Spirit was at work right in front of you? When your spine tingles and your eyes grow wide?" So writes our friend, Mike Jordan Laskey. "I experienced one of those sacred encounters in a Catholic school basement in...
Gospel Stretching: Wideness
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 15, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Gospel Stretching (Mark 6:1-6) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the Sea. So begins the famous hymn written by Frederick Faber two centuries ago. Freeing and refreshing and life-giving and promising as it sounds, wideness can...
Ministry Planning and Beating Dead Horses
by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians—passed on from generation to generation—says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. But moderns think they have better strategies.