Formation
A Daring Prudence – Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
“… create a Family that looks to the past for inspiration, but is also eager to create a vibrant innovative collaborative future in the service of the most abandoned.” Fr. Robert Maloney
Heaven, Where the Risen Christ Is
by Ross Dizon | May 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent IX
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Take care to give an account of your prayer as soon as possible after making it.”
St. Louise’s Road to Humility
by Famvin Media Resources | May 9, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
A presentation from Chapter 15 of “Louise de Marillac: Come Winds or High Waters” by Élisabeth Charpy, D.C., (2018).
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A Vincentian Minute: Things to repent about
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 8, 2022 | Formation
Fr. Rooney talks about issues for which the Vincentian Family needs to lead a cry for repentance. This week: Sometimes we forget who it is we serve!
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All of a Sudden…
by Eugénia Quaresma | Apr 8, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections
We are witnessing the high price to be paid for freedom, and the slow and arduous road to building peace through dialogue and negotiation.
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Heart Transplants – Physical… and Spiritual
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I remember well the stir caused when Christian Barnard in 1967 announced the first successful human heart transplant. Newly ordained, I joined with people around the world rejoicing in this miracle.
Non-violence and Vincentians #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 15, 2017 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Certainly, all over the world we have heard of the use of strategies for social change centered in non-violence and non-violent resistance. During this time, The United States celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his non-violent struggles against...
The Dream of Martin Luther King and the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Martin Luther King was not the only one who had a dream. Frederic Ozanam dreamt of circling the globe with a network of charity.
The 400th birthday of the Vincentian Charism • A Reflection by Fr. Maloney
by Robert Maloney, CM | Jan 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent always regarded 1617 as the birthday of his Family. Even though his three principal foundations had distinct juridical birth dates – the Confraternities of Charity in 1617, the Congregation of the Mission in 1625, and the Daughters of Charity in 1633 –...
Tolerate One Another, in Family and Community • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Jan 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“I thought you were above these small weaknesses. Do we think, my dear Sister, that we should never be contradicted? Do we think that everyone must give in to our wishes, and that they are obliged to find everything we do and say good? Is this not against the...
“Dream Dreams” prayer service
by .famvin | Jan 13, 2017 | Formation
The wording of this prayer service was originally used at a Vincentian Family Gathering with Fr. Gregory Gay at the conclusion of his visitation with Vincentians of the Eastern Province, U.S.A. It is about dreaming... of expanding our vision, of increased...
Could Andrew Garfield Be the Next “Vincentian of Wherever”?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Andrew Garfield, a fine actor soon to be seen in Martin Scorcese's "Silence," is on a journey. I'm sure there are others. Vincentians can walk with them. It was also clear that his “vast inner landscape” is, like many of ours, full of wounds and vulnerability. He...
A Vincentian View: An Examined Life
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: “An Examined Life” Socrates wrote: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” The sentiment gives color and force to the desire for making a retreat, a nightly examen, a preparation for the sacrament of reconciliation, a heartfelt psalm of thanks. ...
How Can I Learn About Systemic Change?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 11, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
How can I learn about using a systemic change approach?
Know the Son, Servant and Lamb of God
by Ross Dizon | Jan 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The only Son is the one who reveals God. Without the Son, we can neither know God nor attain salvation. No one knows the Father except the Son. And only those to whom the Son wants to reveal the Father can know the Father. Hence, Jesus is indispensable. We need...