Formation

Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020

by .famvin | August 15, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments

With a crucial election this year, the Ladies of Charity USA Advocacy Committee is focusing on aspects of preparing ourselves to vote.

The Challenge that Young Vincentians Face During this time of Pandemic

by Sidney Batista França | August 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

During this time of pandemic, young people have been encouraged to come to the forefront and to assume great responsibilities.

St. Louise Established Our Lady as the Mother of the Company of the Daughters of Charity

by .famvin | August 14, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments

Faced with potential difficulties in obtaining Church approval of the Daughters of Charity, St. Louise undertakes a pilgrimage to Chartres to ask for the help of Our Lady.

Do You Remember 9/11… and 8/4?

by John Freund, CM | August 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

The explosion on 8/4 will be seared into the minds of every person in Lebanon. Beirut, with its estimated 300,000 homeless is almost already forgotten in world media.

From DePaul University: The Power of History to Build a Better Future

by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 6, 2021 | Formation

DePaul’s library is home to special collections and archives that give direct accounts of those advocating for change in our world.

Leaven or Fungus for “Thy Kingdom Come!”?

by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Leaven is “a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.” Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. When are we leaven … and when are we fungi for the Kingdom?

Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water

by Jim Claffey | Aug 5, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.

Gospel of Life – Giving of Yourself – Does Jesus Still Appear Today – Sometimes We Need to Prune

by Lynn L'Heureux | May 4, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Gospel of Life – Giving of Yourself – Does Jesus Still Appear Today – Sometimes We Need to Prune

Jesus Living – “As if”

by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

Fr. Tom McKenna, CM offers these thoughts on Jesus as the “AS IF” person.

Fr. Pat Griffin – “The Ends of the Earth”

by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

Celebrating the spread of the Gospel

“Vincentian” mothers across 3 centuries

by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections

Three Vincentian models of motherhood

Seeing Christ in the Humble One Who Serves – T. McKenna

by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

So we sense these two opposing streams: be humble; be in your very self a manifestation of God’s glory.

The jar of costly anointment – A waste? A gift of all?

by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

S. Tracy Kemme offers an inspiring reflection on the "alabaster jar of costly ointment" in the context of her upcoming profession of first vows as a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati. Who was the woman who came to anoint Jesus. Where did she come from? Did she know...

Not your usual fertility center

by Ross Dizon | Apr 28, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

Fifth Sunday of Easter (B), May 3, 2015 – Acts 9, 26-31; 1 Jn 3, 18-24; Jn 15, 1-8 Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth (1 Jn 3, 18) Jesus guarantees fruitfulness to those who believe and remain in him. Calling himself the true vine, Jesus makes his...