Formation

The Small Graces We Receive from God • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | May 25, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We are not sufficiently grateful for God's little benefits. We thank Him for having created and redeemed us, and given us good parents, and a wife, and beloved children, and for so often giving us Himself in the Sacrament of the Altar. But besides these powerful...

Saint Vincent and Saint Louise Played a Central Part in the 17th-Century French Church

by Famvin Media Resources | May 24, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

In this presentation, Fr. Raymond Deville, S.S. invites us to “situate” Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac at the heart of the spiritual and missionary renewal in seventeenth-century France.

Questioning God’s First Question, Where Are You?

by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Do you remember God’s first question? It’s one parents often ask their children. But it is also one that has many meanings according to the context.

Justice’s Role to Prevent the Attack

by Jimmy Walters | May 23, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

Blessed Frederic Ozanam wrote, “Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveler who has been attacked. It is justice’s role to prevent the attack.”[

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Women 02

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 21, 2024 | Formation

Fr. Rooney continues his series on “Vincentian Women.” This week: Madame de Gondi.

To Grieve with the Evils of the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | Jul 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections

[If so are now] the evils, not of a single district, but of several districts of Paris; not only in Paris but in Lyon,...

July 19, 1813: First Vows of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s in Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA

by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 19, 2024 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

On July 19, 1813, vows were pronounced for the first time by Elizabeth Ann Seton and 17 other Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s who adapted the vow formula of the French Daughters of Charity.

How Did America Get So Mean?

by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Noted columnist David Brooks caught my attention! In a September 2023 reflection in the Atlantic Monthly (Subscription required), he wrote Over the past eight years or so, I’ve been obsessed with two questions. The first is: Why have Americans become so sad? … My second, related question is: Why have Americans become so mean?

Frederic Ozanam and Vincentian Formation

by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 7, 2023 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

The following video examines six elements that help spiritually form the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The text is adapted from the article “Frédéric Ozanam: Systemic Thinking, and Systemic Change," by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D. Vincentian Heritage...

A Canadian View: Summer Reflections

by Jim Paddon | Sep 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

As we approach the end of summer here in Canada, for myself and many others, we have had a summer of relaxation and an opportunity to enjoy time with family and exploring new and exciting parts of our vast nation.

Daughters of Charity Services Launches Vincentian Values Week 2023

by Daughters of Charity Services | Sep 7, 2023 | Formation, News

Vincentian Values Week is set to launch later this month, running from September 25 – 29.

A Very Personal Question (Matthew 16:13-20)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

To get at a pivotal question in Matthew’s 23rd chapter, consider the distinction between two types of answers, one standard and the other personal.

What Does Labor Day Mean For You?

by John Freund, CM | Sep 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Men and women may have different associations with the word “labor.” Men might think of labor in terms of a “ job.” Women might be more inclined to think of the “labor”in the context of giving birth. Today, I want to explore a deeper meaning of what we call Labor Day.

Gather Together Two or Three in Jesus’ Name

by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is always in his Church. Yes, he is in the midst of those who gather together in his name by the initiative of Providence. Jesus wants us disciples to know that we shall receive for sure what we pray for, but on one condition: we will have to agree on what to...