Formation
Family Historians
by John Freund, CM | December 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
St. Matthew was trying to get his Jewish audience to think about the very unlikely people who played a part in salvation history.
A Canadian View: 2020 Vision
by Jim Paddon | December 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The term 2020 vision refers to our eyesight as being near perfect. The year 2020 gave us a vision of many issues…
Vincentians – Celebrating and Challenging
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 17, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Let’s remember what we learned during COVID-19, especially how we managed to maintain our personal relationship with those who, in addition to the daily challenges of living in poverty, must now weather the effects of the pandemic.
Advent Reflections: Vincentian Family Office (Part Three)
by Emile Ghali, CM | December 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
During the Advent Season, each one of the four members of the International Vincentian Family Office will offer a brief video. Part Three
Whatever Became of Sin… and Compassion?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.”
Rejoice in the Lord, for He is Near
by Ross Dizon | Dec 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is near. He will rule the world and all peoples with justice. Hence, those who wait for him, and seek his...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History X
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent was convinced that the poor exist because society is badly organized and the wealth badly distributed.
Lenten Shift: Papal Perspectives
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Papal perspectives on the living of the Gospel have always shaped and challenged the Vincentian story. It is part of our Lenten Shift, metaphorically "shifting gears" in Lent. Change what you do. Change what you see, change what you read. We fast so we can feed the...
Offering Hope to Children Affected by HIV/AIDS #IamVincent @NiagaraUniversity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Hope sometimes is in short supply. Vincentians give many things and struggle for many things. It’s worth the struggle. This article from Niagara University (text and photos) tells it all. It is 10 o'clock on a Monday night, and New Yorker David Loewenguth, Niagara...
Who is the Patron Saint of Social Workers?
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 11, 2016 | Formation
March 11: Anniversary of the Canonization of St. Louise de Marillac In different times we hold up different models as examples of holiness. In our present time, we find holiness in people such as [Saint] JPII, Mother Teresa and Sr. Dorothy Stang. They were people so...
Journey to Discovery: #IamVincent @AdamsonUniversity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In "A Journey to Discovery: Volunteering, the Vincentian Way," Jan Roelrey Tecson of Adamson University writes about "...life-changing experience was so striking that I continued to join the summer missions even after I graduated from Adamson." Many thanks to Pamela...
Step it Up for Gender Equality — U.N. Initiative
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | Formation, Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
AIC's Natalie Monteza was Facebooking up a storm on International Women's Day (March 8). Guillermo Campuzano, C.M. -- the C.M. representative at the United Nations -- wrote me about this, too. Here's a good summary of what the U.N. is up to. Senior United Nations...
Down the Tubes. #IamVincent #WeAretheChurch
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 9, 2016 | Church, Formation, Reflections
Down the tubes. Down the drain. Commentaries by many say that is the future of the Church. But Vincentians know better. Vincentians are the Church. And the Church is growing and healthy. In an article on HuffPost filled with both hope and desperation, Kevin Wright and...
A Vincentian View: The Loving Father
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In this “Year of Mercy,” a consideration of the lessons which the Father teaches in the parable of “the Prodigal Son” cannot be denied. Sometimes, when I speak to groups of parents about this story, they place blame on the Father. They say: “He was too lenient and...
Collective Impact: Three Basic Questions
by .famvin | Mar 9, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
by Mike Clark In providing services and programs to assist those in poverty, there are several basic questions we need to ask ourselves to determine whether or not what we are doing is making a difference. Namely: How much did we do? How well did we do it? Is anyone...
Condemn, and you foster retrogression and death
by Ross Dizon | Mar 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus does not condemn us sinners; he invites us to renewal. Although without sin, despite his being like us, Jesus refuses to condemn the woman caught “in the very act of committing adultery.” No doubt, those who brought her want to affirm their strict adherence to...