On December 6, 2020 thousands of members of the Vincentian Family gathered together through the internet for a moment...
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by Javier F. Chento | March 30, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
On March 28th, more than 650 people from all over the world gathered together on Facebook Live for a moment of prayer led by Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Javier F. Chento | March 29, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 1 Comment
In the face of the present coronavirus pandemic, the Council General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul invites Vincentians worldwide to pray.
by Jean Pierre Renouard, CM | March 25, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Father Jean Pierre Renouard, CM, a Vincentian scholar and researcher, composed a prayer to the Holy Trinity, asking for the intercession of our patron to eliminate this epidemic that is invading the world.
by Famvin Media Resources | March 20, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Father Maloney offers a group of practical rules that experience teaches are helpful for those who want to pray.
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 12, 2020 | Formation, News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
On December 6, 2020 thousands of members of the Vincentian Family gathered together through the internet for a moment...
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Nov 20, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
In the Advent letter of this year, “marked with so much suffering, anxiety, and fear,” Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, the 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to fix our eyes on “Somebody who lives in us, whose Spirit fills every corner of our being.”
by Vinicius Teixeira Ribeiro, CM | Apr 20, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Part IV of “Prayer according to Saint Vincent de Paul”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the third of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. This section is the longest of the article....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
We're all looking to refresh our Lenten practices. As Family with a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother, why not walk the 40 days with Mary? Kathleen Beckmann writes: Mary enriches our spiritual journey always. Perhaps we can consider living the Lenten season with...
by Amanda Lopez | Feb 25, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Do you feel called to serve as a spiritual director? Developed by Dr. Vie Thorgren, SCNA/SCLA, and sponsored by the Center for Spirituality at Work in Denver, the Vincentian Formation Program for Beginning and...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the second of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. We will see how Vincent de Paul, his...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the first of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. I have often heard the phrase "a prophet...
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 6, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
1. Moment of Understanding: Four centuries separate us from the events that gave life to the Vincentian Charism. A room with a dying old man who confesses, a pulpit in which a sermon is preached, an abandoned parish in which his new priest cares for a needy family, a...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
To imitate the saints. A laudable goal? Listen, download for later, or read on... Fr. John Guy Winfrey wrote, Oscar Wilde once said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” It is certainly a common place response. I recall...
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 22, 2017 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The Interprovincial Commission of the Congregation of the Mission in Spain, appointed by the Provincials to prepare the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism, offers us a prayer so that we can use it both personally and in groups, on the occasion of the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 29, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The other day, Philip Kosloski invited those in the Jesuit tradition to an annual examen (recalling of God's activity and our response). Vincentians need it, too. Here is how an examen might look for Vincentians: After placing yourself in God’s presence, first give...