Formation
Reflection on the Chapel of the rue du Bac
by Famvin Media Resources | June 6, 2021 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Formation | 0 Comments
Based on a sermon by Jean Daniel Planchot, CM.
AIC Training Video Series for Feast of Saint Louise, Part 5
by Famvin Media Resources | June 6, 2021 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity | 0 Comments
The fifth in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
AIC Training Video Series for Feast of Saint Louise, Part 4
by Famvin Media Resources | June 5, 2021 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity | 1 Comment
The fourth in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
The Pope Video • The Beauty of Marriage
by .famvin | June 5, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: The Beauty of Marriage.
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXX
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 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
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 24, 2022 | Formation
Fr. Rooney explains why seeing Christ in the poor should mean seeing the risen Christ in the poor, as well as seeing the crucified Christ in the poor.
When Justice and Peace Shall Kiss
by Archbishop emeritus Sylvain Lavoie | Apr 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Given that adequate housing is an issue of social justice, it might be helpful to look at the concept of justice in light of the need for a home for all.
The Reality of Temptation
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Mar 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Once again we are in the season of Lent. The Gospel passage for the first Sunday of Lent always invites us to reflect about the Temptation of Jesus. Soon after Jesus’s baptism and descent of the Holy Spirit upon him Jesus was tempted by the devil. Jesus is entrusted...
Vincentians of Wherever: Get Political!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 5, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The approach to poverty in American politics generally—and in public child welfare specifically—has always been influenced by the widespread understanding of poverty as primarily a moral and personal failing, rather than a structural issue. Jeremy Kohomban & David...
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 3 • Vincent in the midst of today’s battles #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the third 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. This section is the longest of the article....
Public or Private Education • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Mar 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Monsieur, Louise de Marillac, widow of Monsieur Le Gras, secretary to the Queen, Mother of the King, very humbly supplicates Monsieur des Roches, Rector of Notre-Dame de Paris, informing him that the sight of the great number of poor in the Saint-Denis district leads...
Lenten Reflection: Resurrection Faith
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
During Lent we orient ourselves toward Jerusalem/Calvary, where we’ll follow Jesus through the last week of his life. This Slideshare, based on one of the Lenten letters of Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., invites each of us to ponder our own life and death. [slideshare...
What If We Devoted The Season To Caring For Immigrants And Refugees?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Our friend and "Vincentian of Wherever," Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at National Catholic Reporter. I wonder how the country might change if we Christians doubled down on our Lenten observance this year — not just as individuals focusing on our own spiritual...
Walking With Mary during Lent: 10 Little Steps
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
We're all looking to refresh our Lenten practices. As Family with a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother, why not walk the 40 days with Mary? Kathleen Beckmann writes: Mary enriches our spiritual journey always. Perhaps we can consider living the Lenten season with...
Talk, Speech, Deed
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Talk, Speech, Deed (1 Cor 2: 1-5) In one of the many commentaries on the quality of the rhetoric in the recent campaign, I came across a distinction I had never thought of – the difference between talk and speech. Talk, whatever comes to you on the spot, or from off...
Tempting but Destructive Suggestion
by Ross Dizon | Feb 28, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God-Man. He himself unmasks the deceit in the devil’s tempting suggestion: it is either God or man. From the perspective of our faith in the Word made flesh, we cannot but reject such tempting suggestion. It is not true that one must choose either God or...