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Lenten Examination of Conscience for Vincentians – Week 6
by Famvin Media Resources | March 22, 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.
Two Lenten Meditations (Slide Presentation)
by Famvin Media Resources | March 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“Our contemplation of the crucified Lord can not remain merely a pious exercise…” – Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 25
Which are you? A “Whack-a-mole” or “Big picture” Person?
by John Freund, CM | March 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
It occurs to me that there are two approaches to problem-solving. – “Whack-a-mole” and “Big Picture.”
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The Small Pleasures of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Apr 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
I do not like and do not share in any way the rigorist doctrines of some Christians, who, without even realizing it,...
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Saint Louise’s example shows us some common pitfalls to avoid
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 26, 2024 | Formation
We can learn something by looking at the various stumbling blocks that St. Louise may have encountered.
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A Polarized Church both Then and Now
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Growing up, I was fascinated by fading pictures meticulously glued into some decades-old family albums. There I saw pictures of my mother and father before I was born.
A Canadian View: Refreshing Our Social Justice Approach
by Jim Paddon | Oct 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The term social justice can mean different to different people. It can also leave us confused on exactly what it is or is not.
More Than (Matthew 20:1-16)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
There’s an ancient (1964!) song entitled “More Than”– More than the greatest love the world has known/ this is the love I give to you alone.”
Putting Newest Cardinals in Their Place
by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In speaking to the newest group of Cardinals, Pope Francis reminds them … and us… of an often-ignored passage from the Acts of the Apostles.
Dare the Wise and Learned to Be Truthful
by Ross Dizon | Oct 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the sign of contradiction. He brings to light what we harbor in our hearts. He cannot but dare us to be truthful. Jesus does not fail to dare the wise and the learned to choose the good that they learn and receive. That is to say, he asks them to act as...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 24
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Blessed are the poor in spirit – a Call to relationship
by Mary Frances Jaster | Oct 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I recently read a reflection written by Clarence Jordan, founder of Koinonia Farm, who was trying to find a word that best describes “blessed”
A Vincentian Minute: Things About Vincent 03
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 1, 2023 | Formation
Fr. Rooney talks about St. Vincent de Paul during the month of September, also known as “Vincentian Month”. This episode is called “Martyrdom”.
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: A Male-Only Society in its Beginnings
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 30, 2023 | Formation
In times of Frédéric Ozanam, women were virtually absent from the university. That is why, having emerged the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the vicinity of the Parisian university, in its early days women did not participate in it. The first female Society of...
Do What The Son Of God Did • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Sep 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"To be true Daughters of Charity you must do what the Son of God did when He was on earth. And what did He do mainly? [...] He worked constantly for His neighbor, visiting and healing the sick and instructing the ignorant for their salvation. How fortunate you are,...