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Lenten Examination of Conscience for Vincentians – Week 2

by Famvin Media Resources | February 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Each Friday of Lent we will share a different guide to help examine your conscience based on different aspects of our lives as members of the Vincentian Family.

To Vincentians Throughout the World This Lent

by Famvin Media Resources | February 23, 2024 | Formation | 1 Comment

This Lenten presentation is from a letter by former Superior General Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.

A Parable of the Bike

by John Freund, CM | February 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

The author’s reflections did not refer to pleasant bike rides in the safety of a park. He speaks of the hostility and risks faced by bike riders on busy city streets or highways.

Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 5

by .famvin | February 23, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.

Crucified Love

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 15, 2024 | Formation

“The Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity.” – Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI

Mary’s Magnificat and God’s Dangerous Dream

by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

This title of Mary Mother of the Church takes us beyond the magnificent privilege of her being chosen as the mother of Jesus.

Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 20

by .famvin | Mar 15, 2024 | Formation

Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.

I Actually Attended a Session of Vatican II

by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Yes! I figuratively rubbed shoulders with some 2000 bishops inside St. Peter’s! There are not many left who can say that.

Public Transportation – Convenience, Hassle, or Lifeline?

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Aug 24, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections

A 2015 Harvard study found that access to reliable transportation is the biggest factor in determining whether someone will escape poverty and avoid homelessness.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Person of Vincentian Holiness

by Shajan P Joseph CM | Aug 24, 2023 | Formation

The life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati from the perspective of Vincentian holiness.

Prayer Visuals (I Kings: 19; Matthew: 14)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

The Scriptures are filled with striking visuals for our lives of faith, and in particular for our lives of prayer. One is in chapter 19 of the Book of Kings, up on the mountain with the Prophet Elijah who is fleeing from the threats of Jezebel and her husband King...

Memories Keep Relationships Alive

by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

In this Vincentian Mindwalk I invite you to explore some of the ways our memories help us understand Jesus asking us to “do this in memory of me.”

All Things to All so as to Save All

by Ross Dizon | Aug 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the Teacher who shows us by words and by works what it means to become all things to all for the sake of God’s kingdom.

Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 18

by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.

Returning to the Sources

by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Aug 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

“The up-to-date renewal of the religious life comprises both a constant return to the sources of the whole of the Christian life and to the primitive inspiration of the institutes, and their adaptation to the changed conditions of our time.” This verse from Vatican...