Formation

Firewood for the Soul: This Love we Speak of

by Samantha Hill | January 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.

Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill (January 11)

by Famvin Media Resources | January 7, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

This week we celebrate Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill who established the Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell, a branch of the Vincentian Family.

On the Edge of a Heart Attack • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | January 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

"The souls of poor persons have the image of God imprinted upon them, and therefore we're bound to honor the Blessed Trinity in them." Vincent de Paul (CCD:VII:conference 10). Reflection: A simple sentence but...what a sentence! A lucid...

January 7: Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, D.C.

by Famvin Media Resources | January 6, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

From the International Daughters of Charity website, "Sister Lindalva was the first woman to be beatified in Brazil. She was still a young Daughter of Charity, 4 years vocation, when she was martyred. Her fidelity to her vocation and her love for everyone without...

A Vincentian Minute: What Why How 06

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 25, 2024 | Formation

Fr. Rooney speaks about the things we do, and why and how we do it. This week: attending to the salvation of our souls.

Lenten Letter Group Reflection – Part 1

by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

Reflection for groups, on the Lenten Letter 2024 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family. Part One: Importance of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Wanting their Good, and Letting Ourselves be Loved • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent

by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Feb 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

"To love someone, properly speaking, is to want their good. According to this, to love Our Lord is to want His name to...

Palm Sunday Reflection

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

A short reflection for Palm Sunday for the Vincentian Family (slide presentation).

I Thought I Knew the Apostles!

by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

I have read and preached about the apostles for more than 50 years. I am just now discovering questions I wish I had asked… and prayed about.

Lent 2023: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, With Father Timothy V. Lyons, CM

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 30, 2023 | Formation

A video about the apparition of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and a reflection on how we can embrace the Blessed Mother’s example during Lent.

International Conference on Homelessness

by Lydia Stazen, IGH | Mar 30, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

DePaul University, in partnership with the Ruff Institute on Global Homelessness and the International Journal on Homelessness, hosted what may have been the largest-ever convening on global homelessness.