Some preparatory materials are being provided ahead of the 2022 CM General Assembly, for reflection and sharing. One of the documents is “The identity of the CM at the beginning of its fifth centenary” by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, CM.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Our Illness Teaches Us Sensitivity
by John Freund, CM | February 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“… When one has experienced in oneself weaknesses and tribulations, one is more sensitive to those of others.”
Lenten Video Series: Day 5, Filled with God’s Love and Joy
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 5: Filled with God’s Love and Joy.
Lenten Reflection: Two Suggestions, this Lent
by Famvin Media Resources | February 21, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
Presentation of a classic Lenten Letter of Fr. Robert Maloney, CM.
Faith for Earth
by Sr. Caroljean Willie, SC, Ph.D. | February 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Laudato Si’ provides a roadmap for navigating the very uncertain times in which we find ourselves today. We are facing an ecological crisis which is both a profound moral and cultural crisis.
Pope Francis – Mothers Hold Things Together!
by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
We hope that everything will be all right and then, like a bolt from the blue, an unexpected problem arises. Our expectations clash painfully with reality.
Quick Quiz On Homelessness (Most Will Flunk)
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Everything you thought you knew about the homeless population is wrong, at least if your source is the one most people cite- the media or your own personal experience.
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: I Come into This World to Leave Charity
by Josephus Jules S. Vivas | Oct 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Everyone leaves a mark in this world in one way or another. It is only natural for people—considering that we are feeling and thinking creatures—to affect our surroundings, let alone to influence each other. Whether we like it or not, every single one of us is bound...
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: To Do Something with Soul, Creativity, or Love
by Kristel Mae V. Dimakiling | Oct 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
M E R A K I to do something with soul, creativity, or love; when you leave a piece of yourself in your work. There are over a million words in the English language. Some have been borrowed from another language, adapting the style and the context upon usage in daily...
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: In the Eyes of St. Vincent de Paul
by Alexius Bantoto | Oct 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
It is still vividly written in my mind. I saw a man holding a cup in his hand one afternoon as I was traversing my path home after a long, tiring day. His eyes were sullen. His skin was marked with bruises. His clothes were tattered. He extended his empty cup at...
A Vincentian View: “Our” Kids
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: “Our Kids” Founder’s Week (September 20-27) at St. John’s University celebrates St. Vincent de Paul whose spirit rests at the heart of our University. This year, the theme for our remembrance was “Vincentian Education: Illuminating minds, creating...
Seeing As The Beginning Of Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Seeing is the necessary beginning of systemic change. Systemic change requires looking anew at something we see...but do not see. This kind of seeing is really more like reading, reading the "signs of the times." St. Vincent was a man of the concrete whose starting...
Coming Soon: An Online Formation Journey
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 4, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
A Formation Journey: A study of Vincentian Father Corpus Delgado's "The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church." Keep an eye out for this image! Beginning this coming Saturday, October 8, .famvin presents a ten-part series for individual...
Samaritans, Jews and Other Peoples Glorifying the Lord
by Ross Dizon | Oct 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is our peace. He breaks down, then, the wall of enmity among Jews, Samaritans and other peoples. Jews and Samaritans hate each other. Consequently, one group takes the other to be incapable of doing anything good. When such enmity prevails, a scorned person’s...
Helping Others as Jesus Would – God Does Not Make Mistakes
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Helping Others as Jesus Would - God Does Not Make Mistakes - Vincentian Mission - Thirsting for God Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Helping Others as Jesus Would We are called not only to see Jesus in others, but also to be Jesus to others. Helping others and...
Short Reflection
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 2, 2016 | Formation
As part of your restful (hopefully) Sunday, or any time, spend a nice minute and a half listening to Sister Suzanne share a reflection about her work serving seniors in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.