Formation
Vincentian Prayer Images: Two-tiered Society
by John Freund, CM | July 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
St. Vincent and Saint Louise were keenly aware of a two-tiered society in their day
Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
by Famvin Media Resources | July 19, 2020 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.
July 18: First Apparition of Mary to St. Catherine Labouré
by Famvin Media Resources | July 17, 2020 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Formation | 0 Comments
The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia is proud to announce its Saint ALIVE program, in which St. Catherine Labouré comes to life, sharing the story of Mary and the Miraculous Medal.
I Know What the Poor Need and Want!
by John Freund, CM | July 17, 2020 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
To be a missionary is to leave one’s proper world and one’s secure place in the world in order to enter the world of the other; it is to leave one’s place in order to enter the place of the poor and to accompany the poor with the gospel.
Gather the Scattered, Lost, Separated
by Ross Dizon | Jul 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is our peace and rest. He is with us to gather those whom the bad shepherds have scattered, misled and...
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? II
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
JESUS SAYS, “GOD CHERISHES EACH OF YOU, PARTICULARLY THE POOREST AMONG YOU.”
Unaccompanied Minors at the Border
by Sr. Migdalia Flores, DC | Jul 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Sister Migdalia, a Daughter of Charity who has been working in El Paso, is a member of the “confraternity of Vincentians on the Border.” Here she shares with us the first of two reflections.
“Evangelized by the poor” – will we walk away sad?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
“To learn how to receive with humility. To learn to be evangelized by the poor”
Have your boarding pass ready
by Ross Dizon | Jan 20, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), January 25, 2015 – Jon 3, 1-5. 10; 1 Cor 7, 29-31; Mk 1, 14-20 The time is running out (1 Cor 7, 29) The proclamation of the kingdom of God is also an invitation to repentance. “The kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink,...
Evaluating the “Francis effect”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Is Francis bringing people back to church?
Baptism – Hold the Net – Blinded by the Lights – Ordinary Time
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jan 19, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Baptism – Hold the Net – Blinded by the Lights – Ordinary Time
“Journey of Vincent” Video: Enhanced Definition Version
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2015 | Formation
“Journey of Vincent” Video: Enhanced Definition Version
Evangelized By the Poor: The Salvific Power of Those Living in Poverty
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Evangelized By the Poor: The Salvific Power of Those Living in Poverty
Up close and personal
by Ross Dizon | Jan 13, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), January 18, 2015 – 1 Sam 3, 3b-10. 19; 1 Cor 6, 13c-15a. 17-20; Jn 1, 35-42 Whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with him (1 Cor 6, 17) Our Lord reveals himself to the clean of heart who show interest in him. He offers...
What is the Vincentian Way?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 11, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
What is the Vincentian Way? Reflections from Mike Syslo, National Senior Director of Governance of the Vincent de Paul Society We often hear the expression, “That’s the way we do things as Vincentians.” Or the reverse is heard as well: “That’s not the way Vincentians...
Fr. Pat Griffin, CM – “Stories About Angels: Living in Faith”
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2015 | Formation
Fr. Pat Griffin, CM – “Stories About Angels: Living in Faith”