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Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020
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
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.
The Pope Video • Church on the Way
by .famvin | Aug 7, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Church on the Way.
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?
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...
Fr. Pat Griffin – The Tomorrows of God
by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2015 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family
Fr. Pat Griffin reflects on “The Tomorrows of God” in his series Considering Consecrated Life
Vincentian Consecrated Life sight and sound
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Prayerful sight and sound reflections on Vincentian Consecrated Life
Apple not falling far from the tree
by Ross Dizon | Apr 21, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Easter (B), April 26, 2015 – Acts 4, 8-12; 1 Jn 3, 1-2; Jn 10, 11-18 We shall be like him (1 Jn 3, 2) There is no salvation except in the name of Jesus. He saves us by laying down his life for us. His name is synonymous with simplicity, humility,...
New insights into Vincent’s biography
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2015 | News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
New insights into Vincent’s biography
Pat Griffin “reads” a St. Vincent statue
by John Freund, CM | Apr 18, 2015 | Formation, News
Pat Griffin “reads” a St. Vincent statue
Truly necessary sin
by Ross Dizon | Apr 14, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Third Sunday of Easter (B), April 19, 2015 – Acts 3, 13-15. 17-19; 1 Jn 2, 1-5a; Lk 24, 35-48 We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ (1 Jn 2, 1) The risen Jesus is the invitation to sinners to believe in the God who writes straight with crooked lines....
14 Stations after the resurrection?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
14 Stations after the resurrection?