Formation

The Vincentian Virtues Today

by Famvin Media Resources | October 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The five Virtues passed down to us by St. Vincent both clash with and connect with characteristics of the present culture.

A Canadian View: A Diversity Alliance

by Jim Paddon | October 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Let us join in a diversity alliance that is inclusive of all racialized persons and fulfills what God has given us all.

Living in a Tent as a Retirement Plan

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 8, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment

Can you imagine being in the situation of an elderly homeless man living in a tent as a Retirement Plan?

Lessons learned during the pandemic, #15: To lean on God and to support one another

by Paula Martínez y Alberto Gómez | October 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We can affirm that “everything is grace.” Despite the fact that we have not left our house, we feel that we are in communion with the whole Church.

A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.

The Poor Will Always Be With You??

by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

Here I reflect on a “prequel” to the very first council, the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). I will also fast-forward to the two-year-long “sequel” taking place right now.