Formation
Our God is Rich in Mercy: What does that Mean for the Missionary?
by Pat Regan, MCA | September 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Let us consider the implications for the missionary of a God who is “rich in mercy.”
Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020, Resources from uscatholic.org
Visit to the Tomb of Frederic Ozanam (video)
by Famvin Media Resources | September 4, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
Visit the tomb of Frederic Ozanam in this video from VinFlix. Commentary by Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M.
A Reflection on Recent Events in Our Country
by John Freund, CM | September 4, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Michael Thompson, Bowie, MD, an affiliate of the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, USA offers his personal reflections on recent events in our country.
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? IX
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
“…the direction in which missioning moves— toward the poor people of the world, trying to be God’s love for them, and at the same time finding in them God’s love.”
Vincentian Feast Days This Week
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 29, 2021 | Formation
August 30 is the Feast Day of Blessed Ghebre-Michael, and September 2 is the memorial of the Congregation of the Mission’s Martyrs of the French Revolution.
From DePaul University: Cultivating Student Success By Providing Information Technology Services
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 27, 2021 | Formation
In this video from their “Seeds of the Mission” series, Tyneka Harris Coronado talks about her work as a project leader in Information Services at DePaul as being a mix of Servant Leadership and Vincentian Personalism.
The Pope’s “take-aways” in his 61 one-line tweets
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2015 | Formation
The Pope’s “take-aways” in his 61 one-line tweets. No matter where one stands the Pope’s encyclical “Laudato Si” generated lots of attention even before its release.
Blessed Fredrick Ozanam “I am a Father!”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2015 | Formation
“After so many favors that were set down in my vocation in this world, a new blessing has come to me, to know the greatest joy probably it is possible to experience here below: I am a father!” –Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, in a letter to his friend Theophile Foisset, July...
“The Vincentian Question.”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2015 | Formation
Podcast: "The Vincentian Question." Edward R. Udovic, DePaul University The Vincentian experience over four centuries can be summarized as an answer to "the" Vincentian question: "What must be done?" What must be done here and now in the situation that faces us to...
Telling our stories – Good news and bad news
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Dave Barringer, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers some insights into the importance of telling our stories. As we learn in our culture change seminars (hint:sign up for this pre-conference day at National Assembly!) our beliefs are shaped in large part...
Vincentian Family: Red Educativa Vicentina
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 18, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
There's a new member of the Vincentian Family! When the Company of the Daughters of Charity decided, in 2013, to reconfigure as one Province what were originally four provinces in five countries of South America -- Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay --...
Praise Be || Laudato Si
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 18, 2015 | Formation, News
The long awaited papal encyclical on the interaction of humans and their environment was released today. It's prompting reflection and commentary everywhere. "This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and...
Collaborate From Anywhere
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 18, 2015 | Formation, Social, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Collaboration begins with getting to know the Family. Social media can get it done.
Sleeping soundly
by Ross Dizon | Jun 16, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), June 21, 2015 – Job 38, 1. 8-11; 2 Cor 5, 14-17; Mk 4, 35-41 Whoever is in Christ is a new creation (2 Cor 5, 17) Those who are truly new in Christ do not lose sleep even over life’s most violent storms. They put their trust in...
Vincentian perspective in the “new evangelization”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2015 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections
What is the contribution of a Vincentian to the Church’s task of evangelization?