Formation

Ladies of Charity Advocacy: DACA Upheld; Need For Comprehensive Immigration Reform

by .famvin | July 11, 2020 | Formation | 1 Comment

As Ladies of Charity, we support justice for all the poor and marginalized of our world… this is only a temporary fix to the issue of immigration, and a real final solution is needed.

St. Francis Regis Clet, who followed the will of Providence in good times and in bad

by .famvin | July 10, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments

“My brothers and sisters, the saints make holiness real for us.” – Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.

“Bring Good News To the Poor” – Jesus’ Mission Statement

by John Freund, CM | July 10, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Jesus Mission statement is short. “Bring Good News to the poor.” Six words! They were the most powerful words in his life. What did these words mean to Saints Vincent and Louise? Us?

Laudato Si’

by Jim Paddon | July 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

As we recognize this fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical letter, Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Good), the Vinfam social justice collaborators have been discussing this topic over the past two monthly calls.

Binge-watching the Gospel of Mark?

by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

BInge-watching viewers report a greater understanding and knowledge of the show and character development, versus viewers who don’t binge-watch. Might that be true if we “binge-read” the Gospel of Mark?

A Shelter or a Way Out Of Homelessness?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jun 24, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

St Vincent believed that if you gave a hungry person a sandwich you fed that person for a day. But that did not solve the underlying problem.

Sustainable Development Goal 13

by Jim Claffey | Jun 24, 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.

Kenya – Vincentian Family Asset Management Workshop

by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2015 | Formation, Systemic change

Some 120 people from various branches of the Vincentian Family gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for an intense three-day workshop focused on wise asset management, strategic planning and grant writing.

Griffin – Considering Consecrated Life “Lenten Observance

by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

Two liturgical events during the Christian year stir me. Both transpire during the time of Lent and lead to my observations.

Formation in the Year of Collaboration

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 23, 2015 | Evangelization, Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

Many of you are using and contributing to our fantastic resource called VinFormation. If you click on the word "Formation" on the black navigation bar above, you'll go right to it! Its motto is, "Learning to serve," and that's just what we hope we are doing and the...

Frederick Ozanam – “The Book of the Sick”

by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2015 | Formation

The original work is an assemblage of passages from scriptures that he read with his wife, Amelie. It was at her suggestion that he collected them into a manuscript.

Snowflakes, and Vows, that wake up the world

by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

Although community is largely what draws me to this vocation, I did not previously understand how deeply woven it is into poverty, celibacy and obedience.

Wise Asset Management in Kenya

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 22, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Systemic change

Exploring strategies for systemic change, wise asset management and grant writing is the focus of a gathering the Vincentian missionaries in Nairobi, Kenya these days. Sharing wisdom and seeking wisdom to move from subsidy to self-sufficency is the theme of the event....

FamVinES on Social Networks

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 21, 2015 | Formation, Social Media, Vincentian Family

Our Spanish speaking users of the FamVin network can now keep up on the go with the latest news of and from the Vincentian Family on our social media sites Facebook "famvin" and Twitter "famvinES", or anyone can click the "social" link on the black navigation bar...