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Formation
Beginning of the Path: Reflections on Ash Wednesday
by Girolamo Grammatico | February 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Valentine’s Day, Baptism, and Eucharist?
by John Freund, CM | February 14, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
At one level we say you can’t put a price tag on love. But at another level, Americans alone spend well over 20 billion on celebrating love on a day called Valentine’s Day.
Beginnings in Eden and in the Desert
by Ross Dizon | February 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 43
by Famvin Media Resources | February 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
CIF Asia 2024: Opening the Doors to Vincentian Family, India
by Fr. Thuruthel Joy, CM | Mar 9, 2024 | Formation, News
From February 4 to 14, 2024, the Southern Indian Province, under the guidance of the International Formation Centre (CIF), hosted a short course on ‘Vincentian Spirituality and Ethics’ at Karunalya, Belwadi, Mysore.
Lenten Examination of Conscience for Vincentians – Week 4
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
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.
Merciful Commitment • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Jul 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"So then, if there are any among us who think they’re in the Mission to evangelize poor people but not to alleviate their sufferings, to take care of their spiritual needs but not their temporal ones, I reply that we have to help them and have them assisted in every...
Saint Justin de Jacobis, Shepherd of the Burning Desert Plains
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 21, 2023 | Formation
A presentation about St. Justin de Jacobis (Feast day: July 30), an exceptional model of holiness and missionary life/ Based on an article by Marlio Nasayó Liévano, CM, Province of Colombia.
Are We a “Listening” Community?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I suspect we have all heard stories about or even lived with someone who was “hard of hearing.”
Deadline Extended! Young Adult Vincentian Small Faith Community
by Mary Pimmel-Freeman | Jul 20, 2023 | Formation, News
Attention Young Adults Ages 18-35! The next Vincentian Small Faith Community cohort will begin in August 2023 and continue through December 2023. The deadline has been extended!
For Future Generations!
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC | Jul 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations were adopted in early 2023 and supported by almost sixty leading experts in legal and human rights from different parts of the world.
A Vincentian View: Sower, Seed, and Soil
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day.
Be Honest! Do We Prefer To Serve the “Good Poor”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Who do we prefer to serve? The “good” poor? When I am honest with myself, I realize I prefer to serve. someone whose poverty I understand.
Rush to Condemn and to Exclude
by Ross Dizon | Jul 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Lowly, meek and patient, Jesus bears with the weak and annoying. We learn from him to bear with one another and not rush to judge.
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by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.