by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
“They (people in poverty) look just like you and me.” The sentence caught me.
by Tomasz Zieliński | Jan 20, 2018 | Formation, News, Pope, Reflections
On Sunday, January 14, 2018 the Church observed 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Pope Francis celebrated Eucharist in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican for them. Some two-thousand Filipinos, 1.200 Ukrainians, 800 Romanians, 650 Hindus and other 45 nations...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 19, 2018 | Formation
In the early days, while St. Vincent and his confreres were giving themselves to the evangelization of the poor, they clearly saw that the effectiveness of their mission to the people could not be sustained unless they also provided for the formation of the clergy.
by Denise El-Khoury | Jan 19, 2018 | News
Three months ago, we went to Rome to participate in the International Symposium of the Vincentian Family. It was the beginning of the realization of a dream that was born on the street, that lived on the street and which continues to live on the street. A dream, a...
by Ana Davila | Jan 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
I was discerning a Vincentian year of service for a while but I just didn’t know where. I honestly don’t know how this program ended up being the one I applied to, but I just couldn’t shake away the idea of it. I was so comfortable with my lifestyle that I knew I...
by Patricia de la Vega, DC | Jan 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Throughout my life I have sensed — thanks to my parents, family, friends, through the school, the parish — how my name was tattooed in the palm of God’s hand. How is this? Because it is not a feeling, but an experience. It is difficult to explain, but very real....
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jan 18, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Promotion of human rights was not a focus point for the representatives of the countries who gathered in 1945 in San Francisco to found the United Nations. But the horrors and brutality of the Second World War had convinced them of the need to include protection of...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 17, 2018 | News, Other Branch News
Once again, CVV was humbled to participate the Denver’s Marade (nope, that’s not a typo!) and celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What a powerful time to come together as a Denver community committed to justice for all. There is still work to be...
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 17, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The Holiness Quotient (Lk 2: 25-40) The initials “EQ.” Different from IQ, meaning Intelligence Quotient which measures mental ability, they stand for Emotional Quotient and refer to the degree to which one person can read the feelings and mood of another — or...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 16, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
It seems that most Vincentian Family groups don’t understand why people really share on social media. Yes, people use social media for entertainment, to connect with others, and to be heard. Some even use it for formation. But there’s a deeper motivation behind why...