“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” (Lk 12:34)These words of Jesus shine a light on what it is that a given society values — what it treasures most, what tops its list of things most sought after?
Reflections
The Visitation as “Paying it forward”
by John Freund, CM | December 31, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In her visitation journey to Elizabeth, Mary was simply “paying her gift forward” by offering her elderly cousin much welcomed assistance.
Manifestations, Revelations, Apparitions
by Ross Dizon | December 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Three Epiphany Words (Mt 2:1-12; Is 60:1-6)
by Tom McKenna, CM | December 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 4 Comments
This thread of “Stop, Look and Go” winds through the words and actions of this Feast of Epiphany.
From Christ’s Mass to Merry Christmas… and Back
by John Freund, CM | December 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A visitor from outer space might be forgiven for not seeing the connection between what happened 2000 years ago and the last week of December each year.
If These Moccasins Could Speak!
by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?
Burn with Zeal for the Kingdom of God
by Ross Dizon | Aug 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus cannot but burn with zeal for God’s kingdom. For he has come to proclaim it, to bring it in, and to bring it...
MISEVI International
by Mónica Villar Guisado | Apr 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A reflection from Monica Villar, who is a member of MISEVI Spain and also a member of the International Coordinating Team of MISEVI International.
Lenten Reflection (Presentation)
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
This Lenten Reflection is from Deep Down Things by Richard McCullen, C.M.
We Forget Mary Was A Teenager
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2019 | Featured Videos, Formation, Reflections
It is so easy to forget Mary was a teenager. She was an ordinary young girl who heard an angel say something amazing to her.
Social Justice Conversations: The Many Sides of “Acting Justly”
by Sister Margaret Louise Brown, DC | Mar 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
When we measure how we are “acting justly,” it’s much easier to think and act on corporal needs or, for some, to give money to provide for these good works.
The Inner Compass
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
All of us possess something like this, a hidden spot where we can feel the deep push and pull of God’s Spirit. We might even call it that inner compass.
Learning Not To See Homelessness
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2019 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
My stereotypes of what homeless people look and act like taught me how not to recognize homeless people.
Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord
by Ross Dizon | Mar 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us that God is unbelievably good. And he invites us to go to him so that we may taste and see the goodness of God.
The Value of the Family in the Life of the Vincentian
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | Mar 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A wise Vincentian said: “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is content to occupy the third place in our lives, that is, after God and the family.”
Ethiopia: Interview with Sister Medhin Tesfay
by .famvin | Mar 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Sister Medhin Tesfay (44) has belonged to the Daughters of Charity for 26 years and works in the diocese of Adigrat in the northern part of Ethiopia.