Today I would like to explore the “annunciation” of the greatest change in human thinking. Mary’s yes changed HER world … and OUR world!
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by John Freund, CM | June 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “The practice of your vocation consists in the frequent remembrance of the presence of God.”
by Famvin Media Resources | May 31, 2021 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity | 0 Comments
The third in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 30, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
Saint Vincent’s devotion to the Trinity was not an intellectual exercise but a search from his heart.
by Luke Donner | May 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Niagara University Students Luke Donner and Adam Kiedrowski had their research on youth homelessness and COVID-19 published in this month’s PaxLumina.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Today I would like to explore the “annunciation” of the greatest change in human thinking. Mary’s yes changed HER world … and OUR world!
by Ross Dizon | Apr 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes palpable God, whom no one has seen or touched. True disciples do not rest till their Teacher is palpable...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 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.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 22, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: “Hope in Ashes” When I play poker, I do so solely for enjoyment. You can tell that by some of the games which I will play. One may be familiar to you: “Blind Man’s Bluff.” In this poker game, each player receives one card face down. Then...
by Jim Claffey | Feb 22, 2017 | Formation, News, Systemic change
On February 14, a workshop on Systemic Change was started in Guatemala by two members of the Commission for Systemic Change. Here is the information we received from the first day: Two members of the Family’s Commission for Systemic Change arrived to the city of...
by Ross Dizon | Feb 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the beginning and the end of our efforts to seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. Christians should seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. To make sure we start out well and end successfully, all we need to do is follow Jesus. Jesus...
by José Antonio González P., CM | Feb 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In a reflection “Four Hundred Years Since the Birth of the Vincentian Charism: A Time to Remember, a Time to Strengthen Our Identity And a Time for Prophecy” Fr. José Antonio González P., CM invites us to step back to see the wider horizons of our Vincentian Charism:...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Live the Gospel – Vincentians Praying – New Covenant – Vincentians Embrace Faith Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Live the Gospel Mark 8:34-9:1 The true discovery of the true cost of being a disciple who is called... The Lord says that...
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 19, 2017 | Formation
In this video, we praise God for each of the many gifts we have received through the example of St. Vincent, and we ask God to enlighten us and bless us in our work with those who are poor and marginalized.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Social
I'm going to show my age (60). Bursting on the music scene out of Queens, New York in the mid-seventies, The Ramones are probably punk rock's best known band. Punk stripped down the rock music genre to its bare essentials, and a sub-group of this movement began to...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the first 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. I have often heard the phrase "a prophet...
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Feb 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“The worker De Ferrandine knows how to make thick cotton cloth with hair on one of its faces, ordinary cloth and silk cloth, that sells well in good weather; accepts to teach willing people, to work with him: he has found for sale some fully equipped workshops; it...