"These five virtues should be like the faculties of the soul of the entire Congregation. Just as the soul knows by the...
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by John Freund, CM | April 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Today I ask are there any roads I didn’t take… or maybe not followed far enough?
by Ross Dizon | April 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
by Famvin Media Resources | April 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork depicting St. Vincent de Paul.
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | April 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In chapter fourteen of the book of Exodus, we have the famous passage which describes the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites.
by Mitxel Olabuenaga, C.M. | Aug 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
"These five virtues should be like the faculties of the soul of the entire Congregation. Just as the soul knows by the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the American literary classic, Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains and woke up 20 years later, having missed the American Revolution.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 9, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
There’s a way of looking at our religion as a series of truths to be acknowledged and then followed out.
by Sr. Migdalia Flores, DC | Jul 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Sister Migdalia, a Daughter of Charity who has been working in El Paso, is a member of the “confraternity of Vincentians on the Border.” Here she shares with us the first of two reflections.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A National Association of Vincentian Lawyers already exists in Peru. And others are springing up in other Latin American countries. Many hope to form an International Association of Vincentian Lawyers.
by Marie A. Copeland | Jul 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis has said that, “Human trafficking is the most extensive form of slavery in this twenty-first century!”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
All of us have probably seen a representation of that statue that sits on the desk of Pope Francis—the sleeping Joseph.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
The next time you watch a flock of geese, pause for a moment — think about what they can teach us about ministry in general and, especially, “long-haul” ministries of systemic change.
by Ross Dizon | Jul 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus leads and completes the mission of those he sees fit to choose on his own initiative. They, in turn, keep their eyes on him; he shows them to be like him and do as he. It is Jesus who takes the initiative to choose his apostles, missionaries or those he sends. ...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Luke 4:18 – “He has sent me to… bring good news to the poor.”
by Mary Frances Jaster | Jul 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In 1993, my husband Bill and I set out on a new journey and, together with the Vincentian priests and brothers, birthed the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (which is now part of MISEVI).
by .famvin | Jul 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In 1793, Elizabeth Ann Seton met a dashing man who sweetly called her his dear “Eliza.” That man, William Magee Seton, became the husband Elizabeth dearly loved.