This Vincentian Mindwalk explores a vastly more powerful and long-lasting wildfire, that has lasted over 2000 years and transformed over two billion lives today.
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by Pat Griffin, CM | July 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Suppose that you served on the committee that debated the choice of the week to honor St. Joseph. What day would you pick?
by John Freund, CM | July 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
The quick answer is… find a pair of rose-colored glasses.
by Ross Dizon | July 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | July 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincent’s inner experience of the divine… what was its texture, shape, and direction?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This Vincentian Mindwalk explores a vastly more powerful and long-lasting wildfire, that has lasted over 2000 years and transformed over two billion lives today.
by Ross Dizon | Jun 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus loves us to the end, to giving his life for us. To follow him means to give up our bodies and pour out our...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 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 Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 25, 2017 | Formation, Social
Sometimes, you run into something on the web or on blogs that is just helpful to share. The Five-Hour Rule is one of those things. The Five-hour rule is about lifelong learning and the commitment to it. Online learning is the wave of the present (no, not the future...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 25, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the last word about unheeding, cold and uncaring hearts turning into hearts that listen, are burning and welcoming. The disciples heading toward Emmaus know that the word, like the flames shooting out of burning brush, spreads quickly. Hence, the question of...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Apr 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
God in the Garden - Vincentians Seek - We Need to Pray - Vincentians Do Not Judge Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast God in the Garden In the beginning, God made a garden, rich with compost and humus, a black loam that smelled of dawn. Seeds began sprouting in this...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 23, 2017 | Formation
Shortly after Frederic Ozanam's death, Pope Pius IX addressed a delegation of four hundred members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who had been sent to Rome: "My children, you are crusaders of Christ in a world which will listen no longer to sermons, nor heed...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 23, 2017 | Formation
In a recent article, "Four Lessons from Leading Companies Responding to the Refugee Crisis," Philippe Sion, Jaclyn Marcatili, Laura Watry give a "map" for the Vincentian Family when thinking about homelessness. They said, Inspired by a recent blog written about the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2017 | Formation
See what happens when instead of putting people in boxes we separate and look for what we have in common.
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Apr 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"You have too great a love of holy poverty and too much confidence in God to do that. These are the two pillars of the Company of the Daughters of Charity. [...] I do not know if I am mistaken, but I believe that Our Lord always desires more confidence than prudence...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 21, 2017 | Formation
Sunday is the birthday of Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Paris of the early 19th century was in the grip of great upheavals.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 20, 2017 | Formation
Commenting on a recent article, MaryAnn Dantuono, President of the Ladies of Charity (AIC) USA said, This is a delightful recognition. (ed. note: LCUSA was recognized for the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the Confraternities of Charity in France. The...