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Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 45
by Famvin Media Resources | February 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Zeal for God’s House
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | February 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 6
Firewood for the Soul: Love and Gratitude Multiplying
by Samantha Hill | February 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
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A Closer Walk (John 2:13-25)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Early in St. John’s gospel, we see Jesus resolutely striding into the outer courtyard of the Jerusalem Temple, a space bordering on what the Jewish people acknowledged to be God’s own Dwelling place.
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“Real Families”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
In my active years of helping families, I often heard two seemingly contradictory thoughts about parents in “real families.”
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Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 23
by .famvin | Mar 20, 2024 | Formation
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
Zooming our way into a digital world?
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the American literary classic, Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains and woke up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution.
From Deep Within (Romans 8:26-7)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
There’s a way of looking at our religion as a series of truths to be acknowledged and then followed out.
Praying the Our Father With New Ears
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Many years ago, I had the privilege of visiting the Vatican Museum of Modern Art with an accomplished artist. I thought I knew it well.
Win With the Victorious Over the World
by Ross Dizon | Aug 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has overcome the world. That is why those who put their faith and trust in him cannot but win in the face of trials, woes, doubts.
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 16
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
MISEVI Colombia On Mission – Bajo Cauca and La Mojana Sucreña
by Mary Frances Jaster | Aug 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
From July 8 – 17, 2023, members of MISEVI Colombia accepted a call to mission among people who live in impoverished areas in parts of Colombia.
Called to Continue the Mission of Jesus
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Aug 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the gospel of Luke, we have the great mission statement of Jesus: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind to let the...
Turn the Medal • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Aug 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"I must not judge a poor peasant man or woman by their appearance or their apparent intelligence, especially since very often they scarcely have the expression or the mind of rational persons, so crude and vulgar they are. But turn the medal, and you will see by the...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and the flag of the European Union
by .famvin | Aug 5, 2023 | Formation
In 1949, a design competition for a common flag was convened in Strasbourg. Many sketches, 101 in total, were presented, and Arsene Heitz's design, a little-known local painter, was the winner. In 1989, Heitz, already an elderly person, revealed that his design was...