Formation
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?
The Joy of Mission from the Perspective of the Vincentian Family
by Vincentian Family Office | January 18, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
I am a student for the Congregation of the Mission (Province of Brazil) and am a participant in this marvelous reality that is being promoted by the International Office of the Vincentian Family and FAVILA: the Vincentian Confraternities.
The Congregation of the Mission’s Ministry to Form the Clergy
by Famvin Media Resources | January 17, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
St. Vincent soon realized that the fruit of the popular missions would quickly vanish unless there were good priests to continue conducting them; so, he makes seminary work a part of the purpose of his Congregation.
Living Into Collaboration – A Vincentian Laudato Si’ Point of View, Part 2
by Carol De Angelo, SC | January 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In Part 2, I ask us to reflect on how practicing contemplative awareness, attitude and intention and comprehensive compassion are important aspects of Vincentian-Setonian collaboration.
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.
A Canadian View: Welcome to 2022
by Jim Paddon | Jan 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
2022 has arrived! and 2021 is now history.
A Vincentian View: Journeying Together – To Bethlehem
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In an earlier post, I noted how the Holy Father’s summons to “synodality” attracts me. His call to “journey together”...
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...
Surprises and more surprises
by Ross Dizon | May 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus does not cease to surprise. He uses surprises to teach us everything, through the Holy Spirit, and to guide us to all truth. What a surprise of surprises surely for the disciples to see their Teacher alive after his crucifixion and burial! His entry into the...
Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (2)
by Javier F. Chento | May 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
2. What it means to be a member of the Family Basing myself on Fr. Eli’s clear ideas, I dare expand the horizon of what, in my humble opinion, could encompass relationships among the members of the Family in this year of Vincentian Collaboration, a year that could...
Image of God
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Image of God - Vincentian Hero’s Serve - Listen, Recognize the Truth – Come to the Table Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Please Pray for each other. I ask for special prayers for the people in Fort Mc Murray Alberta, Canada who are being...
Vincentian Family Leaders Reflections on Collaboration: Responses to Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.’s Letter of January 2015
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 9, 2016 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
St. Vincent de Paul told us “We should assist the poor in every way and do it both by ourselves and by enlisting the help of others…. to do this is to preach the gospel by words and work” (CCD 12: Conf. #195). The Vincentian family was invited to focus 2015 as the...
May 8: Death of Bl. Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, SC
by Famvin Media Resources | May 8, 2016 | Formation
On May 8, 1927, Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth, died at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. She was 26 years old. She is the fourth native-born American woman to have been beatified. Who was she?
What would Vincent do today? – Wrong question
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Before Henry Ford built his first car, he was quoted as saying: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would've said faster horses." The right answer, but the wrong question. The astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus asked in 1543: "Could it be that Earth orbits the...
Francis models pastoral care of the homeless
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2016 | Church, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Pope Francis not only raises consciousness about those who are homeless but in so many ways models comprehensive pastoral care of the homeless. After reading the following what questions does it raise for Vincentian Family ministries with the homeless. The Pope’s...
May 9: Feast of St. Louise de Marillac
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2016 | Formation
In the article "The Concept of Consecration in the Writings of Louise de Marillac," Sr. Carmen Urrizburu, DC, notes that in the convent where Louise was placed as a child after the death of her father, she came to understand that 'consecration' implied silence and...