But what does it really mean to “give something up” or “offer something up” to the Lord?
Formation
St. Louise de Marillac Video
by Famvin Media Resources | May 23, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
For the next few moments, reflect on this video from the Daughters of Charity International.
Our Faith Encouraged Us In Our Mission To Serve
by Mary Cleire Miguel, Angela Valdellon & Karen Cabula | May 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Guidance services from a Vincentian school during this time of Pandemic.
The Commitment, Courage, and Stamina of St. Louise de Marillac
by Famvin Media Resources | May 21, 2021 | Formation | 1 Comment
A presentation about the numerous ministries or works which St. Louise planned, executed, and developed.
The Spirituality of “Nouns and Adjectives”
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
It could be said that we are living in a culture of adjectives that forgets about the nouns that name the reality of things. But also a culture of the insult as the first reaction to any opinion that I do not share.
A Vincentian View: Thoughts on the Cross
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The cross stands at the center of our reflection in these days. Lent summoned us to follow Jesus to the Jerusalem that...
Is anybody listening?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Listening is more than waiting for a chance to respond or rebut the other.
Singing on Social: A Discernment Reflection
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 7, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Reflections, Social
In a new video to aid in religious discernment, Daughters of Charity Liz Sjoberg and Brenda Fritz make music together. It's a beautiful piece. https://youtu.be/MSzJDiBTz1Q
Zeal that Is Unflagging, Consuming and Consummating
by Ross Dizon | Feb 7, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, like his Father, is the source and summit of all righteousness. He fulfills the law and the prophets. And his zeal proves him in this regard. First, his zeal for God and for the law and the prophets consumes Jesus. This zeal shows, of course, in his cleansing...
Jesus is Knocking – Open the Door
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Jesus is Knocking - Open the Door - Beautifully Ordinary - Walking in Mystery Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Jesus is Knocking Jesus knocks at the door of our hearts and eagerly desires to dine with us at the sacrificial meal we call the Eucharist. He wishes to...
Consecration to Charity: The Novelty of the Vincentian Charism
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 6, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
1. Moment of Understanding: Four centuries separate us from the events that gave life to the Vincentian Charism. A room with a dying old man who confesses, a pulpit in which a sermon is preached, an abandoned parish in which his new priest cares for a needy family, a...
Feast of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 5, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
February 7 is the feast day of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C., whose humble example and message continue to reverberate in the minds and hearts of the Vincentian Family today.
Going Corporate and Volunteering: Vincentians of Wherever
by Shaughnessy Miller | Feb 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Going corporate and volunteering: they are not mutually exclusive! Corporate America gets a pretty bad rap. Images of stifling your personality and will to live in a cubicle prevail and are especially repulsive to the full-time volunteer. And while I won’t deny that...
Welcoming the Stranger: Common Ground
by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2017 | Formation
Welcoming the stranger is not only a theme of this 400th anniversary of the Vincentian Family. It is a core value of virtually all faiths. The call to “welcome the stranger,” through protection and hospitality, and to honor the stranger or those of other faiths with...
Respect between the Native-Born and Muslim Immigrants • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Feb 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“How many heretics have been converted since the Daughters of Charity have been working in the hospitals! Recall that, in 1659, a sister who had been in the hospital of Saint-Denis said that, during the year, five or six heretics were converted, including the son of a...
February 3: Beatification of Giuseppina Nicoli, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 3, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
Sr. Guiseppina Nicoli, D.C. was beatified on this day, February 3, 2008. She is known for her work with poor and uneducated children. "Accompanied by the Sisters in her community, Sister Nicoli approached these young people with the gentleness of a...