Recorded just days before he was ordained a Priest, Deacon Volodymyr Radko sat down with us to talk about the sacrifices that come with the process of discernment.
Formation
Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Climate Justice
Relive the Beatification Ceremony for Frederic Ozanam (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | April 23, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
A video produced by the SVdP USA lets you experience the sights and sounds of being in Paris for the beatification ceremony which took place during the World Youth Days, 1997.
Can You Put Yourself In This Picture?
by John Freund, CM | April 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
I am not an Ethiopian at the beginning of a thousand-mile journey. Actually, I am on a lifelong journey of trying to “put on the mind of Christ,” to see things as Jesus, the stranger in my life, sees them.
A Canadian View: Diversity is a Fact….Inclusion is an Act
by Jim Paddon | April 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
As a Canadian, I know for myself and perhaps others, we tend to think systemic racism only exists in other countries but if we look at it from within our borders, we can see it exists here too.
A Vincentian View: Separation from the Father
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
A host of lessons arises within the story of the Prodigal Son. It continues to challenge and suggest as we reflect and recognize ourselves in the text.
What Is Your Dream Today?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
“Stop that day-dreaming!” I suspect that each of us heard those words at least once in our childhood. Often it would be followed up with. “There’s work to do!”
Radical Giving of Self
by João Soares, C.M. | Dec 18, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
My name is Brother João Soares, CM and I am Portuguese. It is with great joy that I write these lines and share with you something about my life as a young man, as a seminarian and as a Vincentian. Those three adjectives best describe me. I am a young man who is 23...
What’s the Best Way to Teach Social Entrepreneurship? @SJUMission @NiagaraUniv @AdamsonUni @MountStVincent @DepaulU
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 18, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Social entrepreneurship is a strategy for systemic change. With some clear ideas on social entrepreneurship, Alastair Wilson writes in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, There are huge opportunities for universities to make immensely valuable contributions to the...
A Spiritual Spiral • “Contributions” #10 #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the tenth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
Universities Collaborate to Develop Formation Program
by Therese Horvat | Dec 17, 2016 | Formation, News
The University of Saint Mary (USM), Leavenworth, hosted an initial planning conference in late October for universities and colleges sponsored by or sharing the charism of congregations in the Charity Federation to begin to create a “Charity Formation Program” for...
Louise de Marillac: Do Not Aim for Positions
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | Dec 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
"My Most Honored Father, The manner in which Divine Providence has always willed that I speak to you causes me to turn to you very simply in this matter concerning the accomplishment of the holy will of God and the obstacles which experience has shown might hinder the...
Continuation of the Incarnation
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 16, 2016 | Formation
Think about the following: “The Incarnation is not an event of the past … Christ wants to be active among us.”
Together We Can
by Javier F. Chento | Dec 16, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News, Reflections
The Daughters of Charity have had a presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo for over 90 years. The people living in Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, come from different parts of the country. Although 64% of the population of Lemba is educated, only about 3% are...
From Value to Virtue: Passion
by Santiago Azcarate, CM | Dec 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
To say #IamVincent means to live a life of virtue. Actually, it means to live a life of five essential virtues. The fifth is Zeal: the virtue of passion. With a desire to encourage love and respect for the poor, the Rule of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society refers to...
Mapping Herstory #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 15, 2016 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Reflections
Mapping can tell a good story. The AIC-USA is determined about the project of mapping herstory. In a creative new part of their website called "Spotlight on Associations," the Association of International Charities in the USA is using mapping to tell stories of the...