We all know not listening changed the world. If not, grab your bible and read about Adam and Eve in Gen 2-3.
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by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 25, 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 8: Healing, Love, and Mercy.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 25, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Canada launched its national housing campaign on The theme is “Safe, secure and affordable housing is a human right.”
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | February 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
For members of the worldwide Vincentian Family, the practice of prayer, fasting, penance and almsgiving is something that should be lived throughout the year.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 24, 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 7: Praying Person.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
We all know not listening changed the world. If not, grab your bible and read about Adam and Eve in Gen 2-3.
by Ross Dizon | Feb 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the second man is from heaven. He bids us to be one with him, so that we who are of the earth may become...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.
by Elizabeth Astridge | Aug 9, 2016 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Looking for an interesting, insightful and challenging read on economic inequality and why the wealth gap is bad for everyone? Below is the beginning of an article from an interview with Charles Clark, economics professor at St. John's University in New York. Clark...
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
It is said that Alexander the Great— one of the greatest military figures in history, who conquered practically the entire known world in his day— one night, during a campaign, could not sleep, so he left his tent for a walk through the fields. While strolling he...
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 8, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family Office (VFO) is happy to share the Rules of Procedure drawn up by the Vincentian Family National Council of Panama. We are working with them to help strengthen the other Vincentian Family National Councils who are preparing their own Rules of...
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 7, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation
SlideShare presentation: Fr. Antonius Sad Budianto, C.M. of Indonesia talks about collaboration in the Vincentian Family. He presents some models of collaboration, describes his own experiences with collaboration, points out some of the challenges and offers some findings.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent did so much by doing the next right thing. J. Patrick Murphy writes in Mr. Vincent... Historians describe the climate during Vincent's lifetime as the little ice age. Half the crops failed; starvation was rampant; the number of poor increased exponentially....
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 5, 2016 | Formation
This week we commemorate the life of Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla. He was martyred during the Spanish Civil War on August 9, 1936. His memorial is celebrated on August 2. Learn more about Blessed Ceferino in this SlideShare presentation.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
You have opportunities to spread the message of God's love and God's justice. But you have to have something to say, and in more than just a "meme." Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., recently took the opportunity to address the graduates of Shimer College, a small...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Being able to "bend" to the will of God requires this: flexibility and suppleness in your spirituality. Why doesn't the palm tree fall in a storm when the oak is ripped from its roots? Well, three things really: lots of short roots, a "bundled-together" trunk, and a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Few things in nature compare to the company of a winding river. There is a special posture of presence, an invitation to prayer, when one enters a river space. It is the paradox of rushing and calm—a simultaneous acceptance of great mystery paired with rooted...