Fr. Rooney talks about issues for which the Vincentian Family needs to lead a cry for repentance. This week: Sometimes we forget who it is we serve!

by Celestino Fernández, CM | June 13, 2025 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Missionaries are witnesses of a faith lived with total dedication and a hope rooted in the Risen Christ. Their Easter joy drives them to transform suffering into life and to bring God’s love to the most forgotten corners of the world.
by Famvin Media Resources | June 13, 2025 | Formation | 0 Comments
Vincent de Paul’s canonization process was initiated by the Congregation of the Mission 37 years after his death.
by Benito Martínez, C.M. | June 13, 2025 | A Weekly Reflection with Louise, Formation | 0 Comments
During the Fronde uprising, Louise de Marillac opposed sending young refugee women to assist the Sisters, fearing confusion and harm to both groups. The reflection highlights the gender biases of the time and calls for greater respect and support for those who embrace celibacy in service to God and the poor.
by .famvin | June 12, 2025 | Formation, Outstanding Vincentians | 0 Comments
Stéphanos II Ghattas, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, was a dedicated leader who embodied Vincentian values, promoting social justice, interfaith dialogue, and pastoral care for the poor and marginalized. His legacy extends beyond Egypt through his global influence, fostering unity among Christians and building bridges with other faiths.
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 8, 2022 | Formation
Fr. Rooney talks about issues for which the Vincentian Family needs to lead a cry for repentance. This week: Sometimes we forget who it is we serve!
by Eugénia Quaresma | Apr 8, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation, Reflections
We are witnessing the high price to be paid for freedom, and the slow and arduous road to building peace through dialogue and negotiation.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
I remember well the stir caused when Christian Barnard in 1967 announced the first successful human heart transplant. Newly ordained, I joined with people around the world rejoicing in this miracle.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2015 | Formation
Buen provecho! Tracy Kemme, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, in her monthly column for Global Sisters Report for the National Catholic Reporter, reflects on lessons she first began to learn some 7 years ago in Ecuador. She offer much food for thought in...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentians are like punters says David Barringer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. In his weekly column Your Servant Leader October 22, 2015 he compares Vincentians to punters. My son is a college football player. Well, sort of. He is on a college team but...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2015 | Formation, News
Letters of Frédéric Ozanam: soon available in Spanish Excellent news for Spanish-speaking Vincentians : after five years of study, research and translation, the Spanish edition of the letters of Frédéric Ozanam will soon see the light of day, with the permission of...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
In his reflection titled Someone Who Knows, Fr. Tom McKenna, reflects on Downton Abbey's 'upstairs-downstairs' structure and someone who knows both sides. (Hebrews 4: 14-16; Mark 10:35-45) In the letter to the Hebrews, and then again in Mark, we come across two...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 20, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), October 25, 2015 – Jer 31, 7-9; Heb 5, 1-6; Mk 10, 46-52 You are a priest forever (Heb 5, 6) Jesus is our High Priest, the only Supreme Pontiff really, the bridge-builder that gives us human beings access to God. Tested in every...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 19, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Service of Charity – Choose Happiness - Remembering – Vincentian Pilgrimage Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday October 20, 2015 Greetings Vincentian Family: Always take time to pray for one another and especially our youth, our future. We always...
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 19, 2015 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida are an international community founded on April 11, 1799 by Jeanne Antide Thouret. At the age of 22 and after seeing a vision of hands reaching out to her through a cloister grille, Jeanne Antide decided to join a community...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
The Vincentian Family needs to continue to pay attention to the wisdom which surrounds us and particularly which arrives from places where we (perhaps in our pride, perhaps in our distraction) are not prepared to recognize it.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2015 | Church, Formation, News, Pope
Highlights from Pope Francis on World Mission Day 2015 The missionary dimension, which belongs to the very nature of the Church, is also intrinsic to all forms of consecrated life, and cannot be neglected without detracting from and disfiguring its charism. Being a...