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Formation
New Soil
by Nicolette Mantica | October 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
On the first day of attending my new elementary school, my mother said to me, “Just bloom where you’re planted!”
Discovering the deepest needs of those we serve
by Famvin Media Resources | October 4, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
Reflections on Laudato Si´
by Sr. Donna Geernaert, SC | October 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
A collaborative spirit is evident in Pope Francis’ writing and publication of his encyclical, Laudato si´: on Care for our Common Home.
Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020, Climate Justice
From DePaul University: Helping Students Experiencing Food Insecurity
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 3, 2021 | Formation
In this video from their “Seeds of the Mission” series, Rick Moreci, Director of Housing, Dining, and Student Centers at Depaul University, talks about their student Food Pantry.
Which Labor Day Are You Celebrating?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Is Labor Day the last hurrah of summer? The weekend to catch supposedly fantastic sales? A recognition of the dignity of work? It is all that and more!
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Satu-Mare
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 4, 2016 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
They were founded 1842 by Bishop John Ham (1781-1804) in Satu-Mare (Szatmar, then Austria-Hungary, now Romania) for diverse apostolic and charitable services because of his concern for the poor, the sick, the neglected, and the education of youth. He sent some...
Vincentians of Wherever: Kelly Fitzpatrick
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Serving is a big part of what it means to be a Vincentian, wherever you are. To put yourself on the side of God’s poorest, and to reflect on that experience is what has helped us understand our charism throughout the centuries. Anyone can serve, but to peer more...
New Year’s resolutions from Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions for 2016? If not, there's still time, and Pope Francis has some ideas for you. These are the ten things that he called upon Vatican employees to do: 1. “Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this...
Seek earnestly the light of the nations
by Ross Dizon | Jan 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
God reveals himself to the Gentiles who seek him with all their heart. He offers them the opportunity to be “coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.” The Magi, wise for knowing how to recognize humbly that...
Reflections on the AIC Charter
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Reflections
Reflections on the AIC Charter In preparation for the 400th anniversary of the International Association of Charities (AIC), a new AIC document, the AIC Charter, has been drafted. This document will replace the Basic Document, published in 1981 and updated in 2001....
Vincentian question to end 2015
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Mercy was a motivating factor behind each of the charitable works of St. Vincent and the early Congregation of the Mission, Daughters and Ladies of Charity. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy Frederic's E-Gazette raises an excellent End-of-Year question, which is...
Resources for Feast of St. Elizabeth January 4
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
January 4: Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton In 1809 Elizabeth Ann Seton established the first congregation of religious Sisters to be founded in the United States. They were dedicated to the care and education of the children of the poor. This was their connection...
Gaze that brings life and makes holy
by Ross Dizon | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
God’s gaze is on the lowly. He wants to turn slaves into adopted children. But how do those favored with God’s glance prove themselves? Possessing a penetrating gaze, God bypasses someone with an impressive appearance. He takes from the pasture the youngest, the last,...
All Roads Journey to Jesus
by Lynn L'Heureux | Dec 28, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
All Roads Journey to Jesus – The road most traveled, for Vincentians, is the road to service and when we arrive at our destination we see the face of Jesus.