An important step in Mother Seton’s conversion took place on Ash Wednesday, when she first entered the Catholic Church.
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by Ross Dizon | August 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Famvin Media Resources | August 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
by John Freund, CM | August 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In many ways, he was very much like his peers. But in a most important way, he was different: He had a tremendous love for the Eucharist, His passion was Jesus Christ.
by Pat Griffin, CM | August 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
“Being Vincent de Paul” can prompt our reflection. The intent, however, should not be to compare ourselves to him but to allow our love for the poor to be inspired by his witness.
by Ted Trinko | Feb 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
An important step in Mother Seton’s conversion took place on Ash Wednesday, when she first entered the Catholic Church.
by Lisa Lickona | Feb 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Mother Seton didn’t walk the Way of the Cross alone during her life, but rather she surrounded herself with a community, with whom she journeyed in mutual dependence, step by step, along the path Christ set for them.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Lent is a time of listening… cleaning my ears to hear the Good News.
by Ross Dizon | May 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has gone up heaven. And from his throne he looks down on earth to lift up the helpless from the dust and raise the poor from the dump (Ps 113, 6-7). Jesus tells his followers to wait for the Holy Spirit. And they quickly ask if it is time for him to raise up...
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What gave her the strength to minister through three waves of a pandemic?
by .famvin | May 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This is an extraordinary month of May, we have seen things occur this month that never before in our lives have we experienced.
by Barbara Fragoso | May 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We young people are constantly changing, involved in an environment of responsibilities and challenges … and doing all of this seems like a long and arduous mission.
by .famvin | May 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Now that there is this coronavirus disease, the situation has gotten worse, especially for us who are old. We have even less food for all of us in the camp.
by John Freund, CM | May 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Mindwalk is a vehicle for contact, inspiration, mutual support. In short, a place of mutual encounter where people share their experience, learn from one another and inspired in their following of Christ the evangelizer of the Poor.
by Joetta Venneman, SCN | May 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This year, with the pandemic, many more of us have become more grounded in the reality of essential workers or front-line workers.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 14, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
As I read this story about Gregory’s journey, I tried to walk with him one of God’s sons as he found a welcome at Depaul USA in Macon Georgia.
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Vincent instructs them with the directive that they cannot think of themselves as set apart for the physical care of the poor nor for their spiritual wellbeing.