Formation
Death and Resurrection
by Erika Warnholtz C. | March 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What is the meaning of death for Catholics?
Palm Sunday Reflection by Fr. Rojan George, V.C. (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | March 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincent de Paul’s Devotion to St. Joseph
by Fr. PUDUSSERY Shajan CM | March 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Looking into the life of Vincent de Paul, we find, among all the saints other than Blessed Mother, Vincent had a great devotion to St. Joseph.
Lenten Video Series: Day 34, Prayer Gets You Through Life
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 34: Prayer Gets You Through Life.
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A “We” Virus?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections
A million refugees, no refugee camps: Poles open their homes to Ukrainians (Crux)…The headline immediately caught my attention – especially since the reality as I write has swelled to more like two million.
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Lenten Video Series, Day 14: Joy of Friendship
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Mar 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In the Summer of 1958, Jack McErlean discovered the joy of honor, the joy of faith, and the joy of friendship, through the sacrifice and hardship of military service.
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Have You Ever Thought About These Issues?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Did you ever think about these issues homeless people face? The following four headlines caught my eye during the past month.
From Value to Virtue: Learning to say #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
To say #IamVincent means to live a life of virtue. Actually, it means to live a life of five essential virtues. Fr. Santiago Azcarate, CM, Religious Advisor to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society in Spain, has written, Virtue can be seen as the crystallization of good...
A Vincentian View: Beginning with Mercy
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: “Beginning with Mercy” As it has for many of you, this “Year of Mercy” has provided many blessings in my life. The privilege of preaching and presenting on mercy has enabled and demanded that I spend some time reflecting on what this virtue means...
Students – Changing Their Worlds
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
have we forgotten perhaps about the valuable resource sitting in our classrooms today?
Resurrection Giving Encouragement and Hope
by Ross Dizon | Nov 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the resurrection and the life. That is why we should not lose hope. Some Sadducees try to show that, in view of levirate marriage, belief in the resurrection is absurd. In rebuttal, Jesus unmasks their lack of logic and their ignorance. First, he rejects...
Vincentians Living God’s Will – Live the Beatitudes
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentians Living God’s Will - Vincentians Live the Beatitudes – Vincentians are Good, Unique and Beautiful Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Living God's Will If we want to please our good God of Mercy, we should not look so much to what we want today,...
Video Reflection on St. Vincent
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 30, 2016 | Formation
In this video reflection, produced by the Daughters of Charity International, 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 to bless us in our work with those who are poor and marginalized.
To Be Witnesses of the Mercy Shown to Us
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Oct 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
One of Fr. Thomas McKenna's previous articles on .famvin titled, “Memories of Mercy,” narrates a beautiful story from the French novel, Les Miserables, Les Mis. It’s about Jean Valjean, and the life he leads in the very turbulent times of 19th Century France. The...
Halloween, and What Christians Celebrate
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
A few years ago, my sister-in-law told me about the changes in the classroom of my nephews, their activities and all those little things that helps children learn to socialize. Thus, among other stories, she told me this of my little niece, 5 years old then, facing...
A More Secular and Lay Character • “Contributions” #3
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the third 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...