Formation
To Love Another Person Is To See the Face of God (Part IV)
by .famvin | January 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This is the last segment devoted to this theme. In the last installment I told a story in which I attempted to communicate some of the presuppositions that can prevent one from actually loving another person. (Part IV)
January 25th, a Pivotal Date for the Vincentian Family and the Congregation of the Mission
by Vincentian Family Office | January 25, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
On January 25th, the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, we celebrate the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission.
The Original Apostolates of the Congregation of the Mission
by Famvin Media Resources | January 24, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 2 Comments
Holy Cross Chaplet for Deliverance from Covid-19
by Joseph J Arackal V.C. | January 23, 2021 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Fr Joseph J Arackal offers this Holy Cross Chaplet for Deliverance from Covid-19.
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XV
by John Freund, CM | Jan 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
While the rich have many persons to serve them, the poor have no servants but the Daughters of Charity.
Famvin Ireland Video Blog: Epiphany and New Year Reflection
by .famvin | Jan 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Fr. Paschal Scallon, Provincial of the Irish Province of the Vincentians, gives a short video reflection on the Epiphany and New Year.
New Year’s Letter from Bro. Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 10, 2022 | Formation, News
First of all, we wish you all a blessed and peaceful 2022. Thank you for the many wishes we received and we hope to share with you that blessing and peace in the new year.
Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (4)
by Javier F. Chento | May 23, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
4. On retirement and “early retirement” of family members... The bourgeois society in which we are immersed sneaks through the cracks of our familiar habitat, whether of one kind or another, of one branch or another. Creeping all too frequently into our life, and our...
Vincentian Charism ~ Beatitude People
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Day of Fast and Prayer – Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Vincentian Charism - Charism is a mystery. The meaning of the charism is revealed during the course of history and the Vincentian experience. No one — not even Saint Vincent — completely understands all the...
VFCAP goes to Taiwan!
by Vincentian Family Office | May 23, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation
Knowing the need for deeper collaboration among Vincentian Family groups in Taiwan, the Congregation of the Mission Chinese Province organized a workshop for Vincentian collaboration last week, May 16-19, 2016 . Ms. Pamela Mantuhac, a member of the design-team of...
St. Louise and the Blessed Trinity
by Famvin Media Resources | May 22, 2016 | Formation
It may be difficult for us to see any kind of practical relevance in the doctrine of the Trinity; it remains a mystery. But consider how Fr. Jerome Magat explains it in a May 24, 2013 article called Imitating the Trinity: The Trinity reveals to us the master plan of...
The tomb of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, now and then
by Javier F. Chento | May 22, 2016 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The tomb of Blessed Frederic Ozanam is located in the crypt of the historic church of St. Joseph des Carmes in Paris. The church was the scene of some of the bloodiest massacres of ecclesiastics of the infamous Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. Visitors...
Introducing a New Section on Collaboration!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 22, 2016 | Announcements, Collaboration, Formation
To keep collaboration up front, .famvin has created a new section on collaboration. Fr. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M., international coordinator for .famvin, introduces the section on this video. (Don't forget our "Find it!" page....) https://youtu.be/X-wqZ9cTstc
When am I most the image and likeness of God?
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
We all know that we were made in the image and likeness of God. But think about the question Fr. Pat Griffin asked retreatants in his closing conference at a recent retreat. “When do I most experience myself as made in God’s image and likeness? I was amazed as he...
Pestered by God?
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever felt pestered by God? Tracy Kemme, SC has…and I suspect we all have at one point or another. Although she writes out of her experience as a young Sister of Charity of Cincinnati I suspect she is tapping into something that many can relate to regardless...
Strengthening our Service #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 20, 2016 | Formation, News
Sometimes we need help in strengthening our service. Here's an example of how a Vincentian institution tries to take the best that the academic community has to offer in order to serve the poor better. Vincent was always after that. Do you want to say #IamVincent?...