Jesus is King David’s just shoot. He comes to make the earth brim with justice. How he wishes that we get the name...
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A Vincentian View: And this will be a sign for you…
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This year something different in the Christmas readings captured my prayer and attention. Perhaps it suggests the times and the disposition of my mind and heart.
2020 Christmas Message of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., the President of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee
by Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. | December 23, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
2020 Christmas Message of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., the President of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee:
Incarnation – Call To Change
by John Freund, CM | December 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Jesus came to change our minds, not God’s! The Word became flesh to show us what God’s message and way of thinking looks like when lived humanly. Jesus is the living model of world-changing systemic change.
Spread the Unbelievable Good News
by Ross Dizon | December 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VIII
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”
A Vincentian Minute: Thoughts on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Part 1
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 21, 2021 | Formation
Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. presents a short video series on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, one of the principal thinkers of the Vincentian Way.
What is God Telling You?
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
What God is Telling You - Pain and Suffering - Guided by the Holy Spirit – Mending a Broken Heart Vincentian Day of Fast and Prayer – Tuesday, June 14, 2016 What God is Telling You - What has He been saying to you? Sometimes we think we hear the message, but are...
Our Calling As Vincentians
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 12, 2016 | Formation
This brief video speaks of our mission as members of the Vincentian Family. May it inspire and challenge us to do more. https://youtu.be/QGmdXnbxCaI Visit VinFormation to download a PowerPoint version of this video, to download the text, and for other online viewing...
Justice in Education #VincentiansofWherever
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Mary Arczynski, Colorado Vincentian Volunteer, talks about justice.... In school I discovered my passion for improving our societal structures, but by my senior year, I felt dissatisfied with pure discussion and felt a pull to act, to “do” something about all of the...
What was it like to learn from Vincent?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
You have seen the graphic for this series. What was is like to sit across the table from Vincent and learn from him? Each Tuesday the more pastorally concerned clergy would gather to learn from Vincent. Abelly states that more than 12,000 ordinands made their retreats...
Vincentians making a dent in the universe
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“I have a passion for the issues that face those we visit. And I know that advocacy would help. But I’m just one person. What can I do?”
St. Vincent the Teacher
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 10, 2016 | Formation
When you think of St. Vincent de Paul, what are the first words that come to your mind?
#famvin400 Stranger in our midst
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
One of the "sub-themes" of the coming 400th anniversary year is welcoming the stranger in our midst on a daily basis. Are there people suffering right next to us? Listen to this Matt Maher song. https://youtu.be/kq3-OyRh3Zw [box type="tick" size="large"...
Listen more, speak less
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
"Remember this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak." (James 1, 19) A group of students of the "San Vicente de Paúl" School of Barbastro, Huesca (Spain), wrote, during the activities organized on the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul,...
What do I do, Lord? Gospel/Vincentian Discernment
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“What Do I Do, Lord?” Gospel/Vincentian Discernment (Acts 1; John 15) There’s what you might call a woman’s quip about the man supposedly being the one who pursues the woman. It runs, “He chased her and he chased her and he chased her – until she caught him!” You...