Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, at Ranquine, a hamlet near the village of Pouy, in the southwest of France.
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by John Freund, CM | March 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This week let’s look at how Mary modeled living life as Church.
by Mark Pranaitis, CM | March 7, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
When I was a boy, maybe 6 or 7, Sr. Angela taught me and my classmates that heaven was this great place where we would praise God all day long for eternity. My response? “Huh? boring!”
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 2, 2024 | Formation
Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, at Ranquine, a hamlet near the village of Pouy, in the southwest of France.
by Salvatrice Murphy, DC | Apr 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
On the day I became a sister there was an Incorporation Ceremony before friends, family, and a whole host of Daughters...
by Mary Frances Jaster | Apr 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Resurrection! What a beautiful aspect of our Church, that every year, we reflect on Jesus’ resurrection and have the opportunity to recognize our own daily resurrections.
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Sep 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"I’m well aware that people think of simplicity in general as truth or purity of intention: truth, because it sees that our thoughts conform to the words and other signs by which we express them; purity of intention, because it makes all our acts of virtue tend...
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 23, 2023 | Formation
The service of the poor occupies such a prominent position in Ozanam's life that it becomes of interest to know how he performed it. It was essentially a service of love. His manner towards the poor was considerate and deferential as towards his equals. He invariably...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation
Missioners — priests and brothers, Daughters of Charity, and [lay] members of confraternities of charity are for St. Vincent, first of all, baptised Christians.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Everyone has an idea of what the Catholic Church needs to appeal to people today!
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
As usual at this time, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, President of the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, has sent a reflection to the entire Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul on September 27.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
“Listen and Respond.” If there ever were a pair of words to stir up action, these are the ones.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
This Mindwalk is a reflection on a saying attributed to a contemporary change agent – Shane Claiborne “Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
by Ross Dizon | Sep 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes known to us God, who is good to all and has mercy on all he has made, and whose thoughts and ways we are to admire. The landowner is good to the jobless. But there are those who, rather than admire him, grumble. These are the ones who have worked for...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
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