by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2017 | News, Systemic change
… the Strategic Plan of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul in Australia is permeated with the spirit of welcoming.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Social, Social Media
How to measure…. We’re becoming accustomed to mounting social media campaigns for just about everything, What can media accomplish? What can it affect? Restating those questions from an evaluation perspective translates to: how can one measure the impact...
by Ross Dizon | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus alone is the gate we cannot do without to attain salvation. He is the gate through which we come in and go out without arousing suspicion. That is to say, coming in through him, we access lawfully and unquestionably the safety of the sheepfold. And going out...
by Luigi Mezzadri, CM | May 2, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
It has been 400 years since the days of Folleville and Châtillon. That long period has not weakened the Vincentian charism like the oak at the Berceau. It is as alive as a spring high in the mountains. The Polish artist, Mariola Zajączkowska-Bicho, on a sketch by...
by Lynn L'Heureux | May 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Proclaim with Joy – True Friends – Wednesday, April 25 Gospel – Why does the Son come? Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Proclaim with Joy I want to be a woman whose faith in God’s promises holds no matter how long there is no evidence of it—a woman...
by Vincentian Family Office | May 1, 2017 | News
This year, the Vincentian Family celebrates the 400th anniversary of the charism of its founder, Saint Vincent de Paul, a charism that currently is lived and celebrated by more than 225 branches around the world. Each of these branches, from their realities, live this...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 30, 2017 | Formation
In celebration of her birthday on Tuesday, watch this video overview of the life of St. Catherine Labouré.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2017 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, News
.famvin reminds us of the early impact of Vincentians in New York with articles such as “Life and Legacy of John Timon, C.M., First Bishop of Buffalo, New York.” Fast forward to now and the following article in The Buffalo News, “Remembering Buffalo’s first Catholic...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
“There’s a phrase that should never be used: ‘It’s always been done that way.’ That phrase, let me tell you, is bad. We must always be changing because time changes. The only thing that does not change is what’s essential. What...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 29, 2017 | Church, News
Sunday, May 7, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. From the USCCB: The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest” (Mt...