We all know Pope Francis is advocating for “listening church.” How might listening apply in our efforts with the homeless community?
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by Ross Dizon | December 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | December 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Who are the dented coins in my life?
by Famvin Media Resources | November 29, 2020 | Daughters of Charity, Formation | 0 Comments
SlideShare Presentation for November 29: Foundation of the Company of the Daughters of Charity
by René Stockman | November 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 5 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti”, followed by a more personal reflection.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Nov 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
We all know Pope Francis is advocating for “listening church.” How might listening apply in our efforts with the homeless community?
by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
When you hear that someone is “acting out” it usually isn’t heard as a compliment.
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Here I reflect on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). I will also fast-forward to the two-year-long “sequel” taking place right now.
by Ross Dizon | Feb 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is our Teacher and Master, which also means we must learn to do everything that he commands and teaches by words and works, and to proclaim his Gospel. Setting aside his experience and knowledge as a fisherman, Simon believes in the words of the carpenter from...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
In Father Gregory Gay's last Lenten Letter as Superior General he uses stories to help us reflect on Lent as a time of fasting and prayer. For both themes he tells a story from his personal journey, a Jesus story and invites us to write a new story, our story. Lent:...
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 1, 2016 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
We Vincentians are part of a wonderful spiritual family. We drink from the springs of the purest evangelical love, with charity being at the center of our spirituality and our action. This year 2016, we celebrate the Year of Vincentian Collaboration, an event that...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 1, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
This week Lynn L’Heureux reflects on the following: Holiness Sets Us Free - Why do I say “Blessings”? - Walk with God - Beacon of Light Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 2, 2016 Dear Vincentian Family: Pray for each other and pray for peace. ...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 31, 2016 | Formation
Reflect on the lives of two Daughters of Charity, martyred during the French Revolution: Sister Marie Ann Vaillot and Sister Odile Baumgarten.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Father Pat Griffin concludes his series, Considering Consecrated Life, with a final post dedicated to Honoring our Prophets. This week, we come to the end of the Year of Consecrated Life, but its blessings continue. Along that line, the scripture readings from this...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 31, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, News, Social
[Jan. 25, 2016] As I write to you, I am happy to announce that famvin.org/en has a new editor! Working now along side Fr. John Freund, Elizabeth Astridge -- a Vincentian Lay Missionary of the United States -- will be helping to shape the future of .famvin. She will be...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“Formation:” Learning to See God’s Presence (Mk. 3:7-12) One way of looking at this story of healing in Mark is to see it as a case of the wrong people discerning the right things. On the one hand, you’ve got these hoards of people following Jesus, and in so dense...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent was not always a saint. What were the key formative events? Eamonn Flanagan, CM, from the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, offered these reflections originally published in 1982 in "Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation...