Formation
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Listening
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In the current time with all our issues, St. Joseph can stand forth to teach us as a just man, as a worker and family man, as an obedient believer, and as a quiet person with an ability to listen.
What Paul, Vincent de Paul, and Martin Luther King Never Dreamed
by John Freund, CM | January 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
We all get surprised by life and its ups and downs. We are often forced to rethink our dreams. Sometimes we discover or rediscover our mission through these ups and downs.
Willing to Hear and Proclaim Jesus
by Ross Dizon | January 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Would Vincent Say Today
by John Freund, CM | January 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What do you think he might say if you asked him about recent events in our world?
A Vincentian Minute: From Cross to Crown
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 7, 2022 | Formation
Fr. Rooney, in an Advent/Christmas series on the mystery of the Incarnation in Vincentian thought and practice, reflects on the spirituality that surrounded St. Vincent.
When Your Whole World Changes
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
We use the word “apocalyptic” to describe such catastrophic events. But that is not what the word apocalypse meant in biblical terms. Then it meant to reveal something new.
Memorial of Blessed Lindalva Justo, Daughter of Charity (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 7, 2022 | Formation
A Mass that was streamed live on Apr 9, 2021 from the martyrdom chapel located at the Dom Pedro II Shelter in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Pentecost Meditation for Vincentians
by Famvin Media Resources | May 15, 2016 | Formation
How will I allow the Holy Spirit to transform my mind and heart, and ignite my will to serve Christ in the poor, in the days ahead?
Mater Misericordiae: Mary, Mother of Mercy
by Michael Whalen, CM | May 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
For multiple and varied reasons the month of May has come to be associated with Mary, the Mother of Jesus. In the United States it is the month in which Mother’s Day, First Communions, many ordinations and weddings are celebrated. It is also associated in the...
Do Vincentians have the smell of sheep?
by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Few visitors to the Internet have not read about Pope Francis telling priests to “be shepherds with the smell of sheep." “The priest who seldom goes out of himself … misses out on the best of our people, on what can stir the depths of his priestly heart. … This is...
Are You Being Truly Collaborative? #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 13, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
If you want to say "IamVincent," you have to be collaborative. There's no other way. In an article on leadership at the Training Industry blog, we read, The word “collaboration” is thrown around a lot these days. What do organizations mean when they tell their leaders...
This Week in Vincentian History
by Famvin Media Resources | May 13, 2016 | Formation
Find out what was happening in North America during this week of May in 1849, 1878, and 1888.
Vincentian Family: Lebanon
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 13, 2016 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Beginnings August 21, 2013 – Convened by Father Ziad HADDAD CM, Visitor of the Congregation of the Mission in the Middle East, the leaders of the various branches of the Vincentian Family in Lebanon had their first meeting as one Vincentian Family. The meeting took...
It’s Called Perspective #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The grandmotherly woman tugged gently on my arm, silently commanding me to stop walking for a moment. “Oh, the women’s coats in the size you requested are over that way a little more, ma’am,” I said. “Would you like me to bring the rack closer to you?” We were at St....
Location, Location, Location #IamVincent @SJUMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Dennis Gallagher writes to us about our spiritual location. A friend of mine who is a realtor has often said this mantra in obtaining sales: location, location, location! In business being in the right place at the right time seems to make the sale. Knowing your...
The Saints as Bibliography
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The Saints as Bibliography Acts 4:8 There’s a writer who characterizes the lives of the saints as “bibliographic entries onto the life of the Lord Jesus Christ.” A bibliography: a series of additions to the one story; i.e., variations on how Jesus’ story plays...