Formation
This week: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (July 30)
by Famvin Media Resources | August 2, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Beginning around 1840, St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M., began providing spiritual assistance to the people of what is today the countries of Eritrea and Ethiopia,, and the people welcomed him and his guidance.
Finding our way back to Galilee with Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | August 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
I found my path back to Galilee with the help of Pope Francis. For me, it was by way of a homily he preached in Canada.
Synodality in the Life and Work of Saint Vincent de Paul #famvin2024
by .famvin | August 1, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation | 0 Comments
Saint Vincent de Paul is an emblematic figure in Catholicism, renowned for his profound commitment to the poor and marginalized. However, one of the lesser-explored aspects of his legacy is his approach to synodality.
A Vincentian View: “Earthen Vessels”
by Pat Griffin, CM | July 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The “earthen vessel” provides an illustrative image as we consider the ministry and mission of the Apostle James.
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The Latin American Vincentian Confraternities #famvin2024
by .famvin | Aug 6, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Confraternities are a dream of the Latin American Vincentian Family (FAVILA), turned into a beautiful reality, making the legacy St. Vincent de Paul began in 1617, when he founded the first Confraternity of Charity, dedicated to helping the most needy, the sick, the poor and the marginalized in Châtillon-les-Dombes, France, continues to be alive and active today, meeting the needs of Latin Americans.
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Bread from Heaven for Weak Wayfarers
by Ross Dizon | Aug 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the true bread from heaven that the Father gives us. To eat this bread means to gain strength and to live forever.
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Vincentian Places 21 – Val-de-Grâce
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 6, 2024 | Formation
Vincent became a personal adviser to Queen Anne of Austria, and regularly visited her at her villa at the Val-de-Grâce.
Distraction to Insight
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
I was implicitly taught to regard that as a distraction from focusing on the Body of Christ I just received. Suddenly, with insight, I became grateful for this “distraction”! What changed?
Synodality and its Silences #famvin2024
by Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, C.M. | Jul 11, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation
Synodality must include ecological concerns, addressing the environmental crises impacting the poor and marginalized.
Bottom Land (Mt 5:21)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
We all know the phrase, “getting to the bottom of it.” It means digging down beneath the outside appearances to the inner core of something
Heard any Shocking Statements?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Heard any really “shocking statements” in the last 24 hours?
Contemplation: True Presence
by Tim Williams | Jul 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Vincentians are doers, we are people of action. We love God, as St. Vincent said, “with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows.” [CCD XI:32] We believe, as Frédéric did, that “religion serves best not to think,...
Sent Ones, Men and Women, of Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Jul 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
As the Father sends him, so Jesus sends his disciples. These sent ones carry out what their Teacher tells them to do. By the sheer grace and will of God through Christ, the apostles preach, cast out many demons, and heal the sick. For they do not do so on their own;...
Vincentian Places 17 – Cahors
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 9, 2024 | Formation
Beginning in 1641, Vincent worked on the major seminaries of Annecy, Cahors, etc. The houses for rural missions became numerous, as did the houses of the Sisters.
International Association of Charities: Over 400 Years in the Service of our Neighbors #famvin2024
by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 9, 2024 | Famvin 2024, Formation, Vincentian Family
The origin of the International Association of Charities (AIC) dates back to a Sunday in August 1617 in Châtillon, France. During a mass, Saint Vincent de Paul called upon his congregation to assist a needy family.
Firewood for the Soul: Jesus is a Morning Person
by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | Jul 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.