Formation
Lenten Video Series: Day 7, Praying Person
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.
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (1 Cor: 10:31)
by Tom McKenna, CM | February 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
How is that the glory of God supplies motivation, gives the impetus for getting up and doing something?
Seeing Beyond My Nose
by John Freund, CM | February 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
“Move us to create healthier societies and a more dignified world, a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war. May our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth.”
Lenten Video Series: Day 6, Examine Me
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | February 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 6: Examine Me.
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XX
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.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians and Catholic Social Teaching 5
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 13, 2022 | Formation
Fr. Rooney reflects on the principle of preferential protection of the poor and vulnerable in Catholic Social Teaching, as described by former Vincentian Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M.
Patience in Consecrated Life
by .famvin | Feb 13, 2022 | Formation
What, then, is the virtue of patience?
The Company of a Winding River
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...
“I Have Seen and So Can Testify To…”
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“I have seen and so can testify to…” (John 20) So much of the New Testament is about witnessing. “We have seen and testified to…the Eternal life that was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard.” (1 John 1:1-2) In one way...
Greetings from the Superior General to the Daughters of Charity
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 3, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News, Social, Social Media
Newly elected Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič CM greets Daughters of Charity in the world. The message is delivered in six official languages of the Company. Dear sisters! It is with great joy and thankfulness that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all...
Friendship as a Key to Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Have you ever thought of friendship as a key to systemic change in our approach to poverty? If you lost everything, how long would it take you to get something to eat, find a place to stay, and a get some work? Tough situation? Yes! But nothing compared to the...
Trust Firmly and Without Reservation
by Ross Dizon | Aug 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus assures us that God trusts in us. We trust God because he first trusts us. Better than any prophet, Jesus’ embodies the divine invitation to trust. That is because the Teacher explains in simple terms that God is the heavenly Father who loves all his children...
Putting the Economy at the Service of the People and the Poor
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 1, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections
During World Youth Day in Poland, Pope Francis kept communicating to thousands of young people throughout the world the message of joy and hope that comes from Jesus Christ and his Gospel. Especially significant was his quiet, respectful and religious presence in...
Vincentians Bring Mercy
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentians Bring Mercy - God is Always on Time - God Calls us to Give Up - Vincentians Give Freely Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday August 2, 2016 Vincentians Bring Mercy - When our hearts are not fully devoted to God, we are not truly committed to being...
Vincentian Pioneers in America: Part 2
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 31, 2016 | Formation
July 31 is the anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA. Learn more about the origins of the Vincentian Family in the United States in this SlideShare presentation.
The Good Samaritan and Systemic Change: A Call to Youth
by James Claffey | Jul 31, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
I wonder how many homilies over the years have urged us to be like the Good Samaritan! Young people making a pilgrimage to Krakow this month are a “summons” to the entire Church to ditch the “bad systems” which encourage a merciless heart, Archbishop Mark Coleridge...