Formation

Arts Highlight “Year for the Homeless”

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 11, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments

Arts help calling people to prayer, commissioning a special requiem Mass and holding a series of fundraisers via Zoom to help the homeless.

Sustainable Development Goals, 1 and 2

by Jim Claffey | February 11, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 Comments

Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.

In Praise of Complaining! (Job 7:17; Mk 1: 29-31)

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Job has the well-deserved reputation as a complainer. Throwing up his hands, he whines to God, “How long is this misery going to lasts, this drudgery, these troubled nights.” (Job 7:1-7)

Connecting Lent, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | February 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment

At first glance, it may seem like quite a stretch to connect Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and Systemic Change. But hear me out. Actually, it is not that hard.

Fishers of Men and Women, Sinners All

by Ross Dizon | Feb 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the leading fisher of men and women. Those he calls are also, though sinners, to be fishers of other...

Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XVIII

by John Freund, CM | Feb 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

The originality of Saint Vincent’s version of Christianity is one of the reasons that he is one of the great saints in history.

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians and Catholic Social Teaching 3

by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 30, 2022 | Formation

Fr. Rooney reflects on the principle of association in Catholic Social Teaching, as described by former Vincentian Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M.

Blogging for Others

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media

In a little blog called "The Known Soul" I encountered this. After the distractions fade away, what are we left with? What sorts of things have we glanced past while we run around all day long? It was one evening a few weeks ago that I looked outside, and saw the...

St. Vincent, Kevin Spacey and sending the elevator back down

by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

An elevator goes up, goes down. People get on and off. I live in a large Vincentian community facility where at 78 I like to think I am in the mid-range age group of this community (okay maybe upper). It is no surprise that the elevator is crucial for so many of us....

Appreciative Discernment and Vincentians

by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

During the three weeks of the 42nd General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission the delegates will frequently employ a method called Appreciative Discernment (AD) or appreciative inquiry (AI). The material following the definition of AD/AI is adapted from a...

Celebrating Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: July 4

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 1, 2016 | Formation

Pier Giorgio Frassati, the son of a prestigious politician and newspaper man, was wealthy enough to do anything he wanted, but he chose the narrow path. He loved the poor, was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and is a model for young people everywhere....

White Flag Flies #IamVincent

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

Army of Me's "White Flag Flies" is a haunting lyric and melody. It’s takes a soldier To live with the strife It takes a hero To lay down his life It looks like a graveyard But darling it’s ripe So let’s change the world now We’ll set it on fire...

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 29, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses

St. John's University has announced the launch of the Journal of Vincentian Social Action, a new contribution to Vincentian Scholarship. Available online through Digital Commons, the journal provides a scholarly forum for those working to address community-defined...

A Vincentian View: More

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 29, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

A Vincentian View Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, CM “More” At the center of the Queens’ campus of St. John’s University stands the eleven year old Church of St. Thomas More. The majority of the funding for the Church came from an alumnus of the Law School, and he also...

Go Forth! #AG2016CM

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 29, 2016 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation

Homily of G. Gregory Gay, C.M., Monday, June 27, 2016, General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission Readings: Amos 2:6-10, 13-16 Matthew 8:18-22 For these past twelve years as superior general, I have spoken with you on many different occasions. Each year I...

A Heritage of Systemic Change

by Jim Claffey | Jun 29, 2016 | Formation

We have a great heritage. Sharing that heritage can help the systemic change process and the process of collaboration within the Family. Two men born in April, with feast days in September, but otherwise very different individuals in significant ways. How did two such...