Reflections
Advent 2021 – Waiting In Hope
by .famvin | December 4, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
The Pope Video • Catechists
by .famvin | December 4, 2021 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catechists.
I Predict the Synod will…
by John Freund, CM | December 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Church has begun a three-year process focused on not only truly listening to each other.
A Canadian View: Inter-Generational Trauma, Poverty & Racism, Part Two
by Jim Paddon | December 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
I would like to examine the relationship between trauma, poverty and (systemic) racism over my next three articles. Part Two discusses poverty.
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 10
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
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.
The Pope Video • For Small Businesses
by .famvin | Aug 6, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Small Businesses.
Challenges of “Walking the Talk”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
There are times when I have thought of another “Yeah, talk is cheap”! Other times I have stood on the sidelines in awe, watching how well another ”walks the talk.”
A Vincentian View: “Belonging to God”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 31, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: “Belonging to God” All of us know what a seal is. In our day, it may take the form of a logo or insignia or symbol which is on a shirt or a scarf or a car or almost anything else. When we see that emblem, we know who made that...
Some Things We Can All Agree On!
by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change
We pray in thanksgiving for the privilege and responsibility of being able to organize as individuals politically. We pray that each of us, as citizens, feel compelled to exercise our right and responsibility to vote…
First and Greatest of All the Commandments
by Ross Dizon | Oct 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches that the first and the greatest of all the commandments is to love God and the neighbor. The Teacher practices, moreover, what he teaches. According to Jewish teaching, there are 613 commandments. Of these, 365 are prohibitions and 248 are positive...
There is a Dream in You
by Francisco Vilhena | Oct 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
"Saint Vincent received the vocation to go forth as a gift." This sentence from Fr. Luigi Mezzadri’s article has echoed in my mind from the moment I read it. The vocation to go forth is a sign left by Saint Vincent de Paul, both in the sense of always advancing from...
“Does Europe Still Have Christian Values in its Treatment of Migrants?” Asks an Ethiopian Cardinal at the Synod
by Bernard Massaarini, C.M. | Oct 28, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
For the second year in a row I have been given the mission to accompany a small pastoral team for migrants in the Diocese of Landes. We’ve increased our numbers by inviting a Daughter of Charity from the Berceau community who provides French lessons and a layman from...
Missionary Call of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M.
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 27, 2018 | Formation, Missions inter gentes, Reflections
As every October, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) has written a letter to all the members of the CM requesting their generosity, both personal and material, to continue the work of evangelization in different parts of the globe. The...
Surprised Into Prayer By the Vincentian Film Festival
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses
I must admit “Finding Charity in Art: The Challenge of the Vincentian Festival” surprised me into prayer! “
A Canadian View: Words, Action and Prayer
by Jim Paddon | Oct 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
As a long time Vincentian with a specific interest in social justice, I have occasionally worried about allowing our unique Vincentian charism getting lost or forgotten in the rush to address social justice and develop and advocate for systemic change which can give...
On Listening
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 24, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“On Listening” (Luke 11: 16, 29-31) One of the most gratifying compliments is to hear that you listen well. It conveys another’s feeling that something of his or her inner self has gotten through, that not just the words but the deeper resonances of those words have...