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Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 42
by Famvin Media Resources | February 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Leave God for God
by Mary Frances Jaster | February 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What meaning does this have for MISEVI today as we prepare for an Extraordinary Assembly in Bogota, Colombia in April of this year? How are we called to “leave God for God?”
Firewood for the Soul: Comfort in others
by Samantha Hill | February 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: What Why How 03
by Famvin Media Resources | February 4, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Fr. Rooney speaks about the things we do, and why and how we do it. This week: a collaborative approach.
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Lenten Conferences of Fr. Lacordaire No. 18
by .famvin | Mar 13, 2024 | Formation
Lenten Series of reflections taken from the Conferences of the Rev. Lacordaire.
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Bear Much Fruit Means Die with Christ
by Ross Dizon | Mar 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus loves others to the end, to being lifted up on the cross. His death proves true that the grain of wheat that...
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Contemplation: To Do a Little Good – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
by Tim Williams | Mar 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org In Monsieur Vincent, the 1947 movie about our patron’s life, he is asked...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 1
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork depicting St. Vincent de Paul.
Vincent’s Constant Attention to the Presence of God
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...
Five Faces of St. Louise de Marillac
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).
Could You Be Convicted of “Mercying?”
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?”
Dear Church
by Mary Frances Jaster | Apr 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The privilege of being part of the Vincentian Family Justice Representatives also involves a serious responsibility to learn and grow with issues of social justice.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Lightness of Divine Mercy
by Elisabeth Scalia | Apr 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
For humans, finding a balance between justice and mercy is always difficult. But St. Elizabeth Ann Seton understood that God’s grace transcends earthly limits, and allows mercy to fall lightly from heaven on our hearts and minds.
Paying It Forward (Acts 2:42-47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the Acts of the Apostles, we come across a behavior that is not quite self-explanatory.
Are There Any Roads You Have Not Taken?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Today I ask are there any roads I didn’t take… or maybe not followed far enough?
Revive the Faith of The Faltering
by Ross Dizon | Apr 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus feeds us with his word and his body and blood. He makes us live and seeks to revive the faith of those who falter. For sure, Jesus did revive the hopes of those who longed to see their homeland free from the rule of Rome. If he did not do so, the crowds would...