Our relationships shape who we are — the good relationships and the difficult ones. Mother Seton’s life was filled with difficult relationships that left her wounded.
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by Vincentian Family Office | February 1, 2021 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
On January 21, 2021, Pope Francis had recognized the heroic virtues of the founder and the first president of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Spain, and declared him Venerable.
by Famvin Media Resources | January 31, 2021 | Formation | 2 Comments
In this video clip from the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia, Sr. Marge Clifford, DC tells us about Blessed Rosalie Rendu, DC whose Feast Day is coming up on February 7.
by Famvin Media Resources | January 29, 2021 | Formation | 1 Comment
The story of Bl. Marie-Anne Vaillot and Bl. Odile Baumgarten, Daughters of Charity martyred during the French Revolution on February 1, 1794.
by John Freund, CM | January 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
An environment of survival withers the hearts of our elderly, taking away their ability to dream. In this way, it cripples the prophecy that our young are called to proclaim and work to achieve.
by .famvin | Jan 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Our relationships shape who we are — the good relationships and the difficult ones. Mother Seton’s life was filled with difficult relationships that left her wounded.
by .famvin | Jan 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth invite you and your congregation to join us for a virtual book discussion and conversation with the author of “Under the Sky We Make: How to be Human in a Warming World,”
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 14, 2022 | Formation, News, Sisters of Charity
Vincent’s Village, a 93-unit Affordable Senior Development in Nanuet, N.Y., by the Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corporation, was dedicated on September 14 and is now fully occupied.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
My brothers and sisters of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, it is with great pleasure that I have this opportunity to address you today on a special theme that we, as a Vincentian Family, hope to promote throughout the year 2017. As you all well know, we are celebrating, as of January 2017, the inspirational birth of the charism of the Vincentian Family.
by Ross Dizon | Jun 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the embodiment of God’s shocking forgiveness, provides us with the opportunity to love with abandon. It is shocking to Simon the Pharisee that his guest lets a notorious sinful woman approach him. He doubts, therefore, that Jesus is a prophet. Simon and the...
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 6, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
6. The pastoral relationship with the laity in the Vincentian family. It’s time for the laity to set their clocks to the correct time. The idea may seem new, but it is part of our Vincentian cultural heritage and also of the Church in general, at least since Vatican...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jun 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Discovering God in Silence - God Gives Hope – Roll up Your Sleeves – Vincentian Leader a Servant Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Discovering God in Silence - I know I write about this often. I just believe it is the best place to be for...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 5, 2016 | Formation
On the feast of Pentecost, June 4, 1623, Louise, while at prayer, had a vision in which she saw herself serving the poor and living the evangelical counsels in community. She wrote this “lumière”, or Pentecost experience, on parchment and carried it with her as a reminder that despite her difficulties, God was guiding her life.
by Michael Whalen, CM | Jun 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Many English-speaking Catholics of a certain age, will recall the Stabat Mater hymn (“At the cross her station keeping”) that was so much a part of the praying of the “Stations of the Cross” during the Lenten season: At the Cross her station keeping, stood the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The charity of Christ urges me. A while ago, I wrote an editorial on women and the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the charism. After reading this article on .famvin about the role of women in the enfleshment of the charism of Charity some 400 years ago, two...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
The story of the impact of one of Vincent early sermons is well known in Vincentian circles, especially among the Ladies of Charity. Indeed, it is their “foundation story.” Four hundred years later that story is still being told. But it is a story with even wider...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 3, 2016 | Formation
In order to spread devotion to Mary as Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, an Association was formed shortly after the first medals were distributed in 1832. Gradually, other associations were established elsewhere in the world. It was not until 1905 that Pope Saint Pius X officially recognized the associations.