Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
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by John Freund, CM | January 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Every family has favorites. Actually, there may be many favorites in a family depending on who you ask and their level of honesty.
by Valentyna Ryabushko, D.C. | January 18, 2024 | Conflict in Ukraine, Formation | 0 Comments
Christmas – what do Ukrainians today associate with this holiday? When does the preparation begin and how long does it last?
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” on August 28,1963 was scheduled to include a 3-hour program of speeches and performances by various civil rights leaders.
by .famvin | Mar 1, 2024 | Formation
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
by .famvin | Feb 29, 2024 | Formation
Three people continue to contemplate the experience of Lenten prayer.
by .famvin | Feb 29, 2024 | Formation
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 27, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
In a recent reflection on the site Invisible People, Robert Davis makes the point that handcuffs will never solve homelessness.
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Apr 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The history of Social Development at the UN continues to echo but more rhymes are needed so that it leads to a fulfillment of the promises of placing people at the center of development, eradicating poverty, providing productive employment and decent work, and creating social inclusion.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
One of the verses from a Gospel of the past week captured my thinking and prompted my reflection: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Suppose you just discovered you were instantly cured of painful cancer? Did someone wipe out a longstanding debt?
by Ross Dizon | Apr 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus who is close to the Father’s heart makes him known to us. It is crucial that we grasp what Jesus is, what he says and does. Those to whom Jesus speaks do not grasp what he teaches by way of a figure of speech. And they are not the disciples but the Pharisees. ...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork depicting St. Vincent de Paul.
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Apr 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
St. Francis De Sales in his famous book, Introduction to the Devout Life, writes about “constant spiritual attentiveness” as the most assured means of spiritual advancement. In the spiritual life of St. Vincent, especially as given in the book of Louis Abelly, we come...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 21, 2023 | Formation
In this presentation, Father Robert Maloney, C.M. writes of the Five Faces of St. Louise de Marillac (Feast Day: May 9).
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Over 50 years ago, a university student showed me a card. “If being a Christian were a capital offense, would there be enough evidence to convict you?”