Everything started on July 18, 1830 in the chapel at Rue du Bac of the Daughters of Charity, when Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Labouré for the first time.
Reflections
The Small Pleasures of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A Polarized Church both Then and Now
by John Freund, CM | April 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Growing up, I was fascinated by fading pictures meticulously glued into some decades-old family albums. There I saw pictures of my mother and father before I was born.
A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.” I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.
Mother Theresa and her “call within a call”
by John Freund, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In 1946, during a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Mother Teresa received what she called, “the call within a call.” The Lord asked her to begin a new religious community that would live and work with the poorest of the poor.
Prophetic Episcopal Message Washes Up On Beach (Part 1)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The story echos one that appeared in the Washington Post earlier this year. A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200...
Sacramentals (Mt 10:27-32)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The years-ago world of sacramentals — as you might remember, these were the scapulars and medals and holy cards and statues you’d find in a Catholic home.
A Canadian View: Charity, Social Justice and the Vincentian – Part One
by Jim Paddon | Mar 14, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As I meet and talk to fellow Vincentians about social justice, I am often asked what social justice is.
Feet in Two Worlds
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 13, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Now a citizen of two worlds, each one operating from different instincts and expectations, he was pulled.
Does This Project Look Familiar?
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Try your hand at expressing how some projects work… or don’t work.
Pass over from Death to Life, from Evil to Good
by Ross Dizon | Mar 12, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has the words of eternal life. They go and listen to him, those who seek to pass over from death to life, from evil to good. Jesus goes up the mountain to pray. Coming along are Peter, John and James. Why choose them? It is surely not because they simply do...
The Vincentian DNA
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Mar 11, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
To have Vincentian DNA means to have the same principles as our founders, to act with the same primitive spirit that inspired Ozanam and his followers…
Lenten Meditation: The Cross for Vincentians
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Some thoughts, this Lent, about sharing the self-giving love of Christ with each other.
A Voice From Ireland, UK & Europe: God Has No Country!
by Dee Mansi | Mar 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
I keep this mantra ‘God has no country’ close to mind when I question international decisions on border blunders and migration.
Sisters of Charity Federation Lenten Video Reflections
by Sisters of Charity Federation | Mar 9, 2019 | Formation, News, Reflections
The Sisters of Charity Federation is hosting a series of online video reflections during Lent, beginning Sunday, March 10.
The Pope Video • Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities
by .famvin | Mar 9, 2019 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities