Vincentians Living God’s Will – Live the Beatitudes
Vincentians Living God’s Will – Vincentians Live the Beatitudes – Vincentians are Good, Unique and Beautiful Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Vincentians Living God’s Will If we want to please our good God of Mercy, we should not look so much to what we...
Joint Vincentian Family Commissions Meeting
On Monday, April 25, members of the Commission for the Promotion of Systemic Change and the Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met in Bayside, New York. Their purpose was to share with one another the work of their Commissions and to seek ways in which they...
Video Reflection on St. Vincent
In this video reflection, produced by the Daughters of Charity International, we praise God for each of the many gifts we have received through the example of St. Vincent, and we ask God to enlighten us, and to bless us in our work with those who are poor and marginalized.
To Be Witnesses of the Mercy Shown to Us
One of Fr. Thomas McKenna’s previous articles on .famvin titled, “Memories of Mercy,” narrates a beautiful story from the French novel, Les Miserables, Les Mis. It’s about Jean Valjean, and the life he leads in the very turbulent times of 19th Century France....
Halloween, and What Christians Celebrate
A few years ago, my sister-in-law told me about the changes in the classroom of my nephews, their activities and all those little things that helps children learn to socialize. Thus, among other stories, she told me this of my little niece, 5 years old then, facing...
Nuns Build 2016 – New Orleans
Hanging drywall? Installing floors? These are no easy tasks but that doesn’t scare away nearly 100 nuns and members of Catholic communities across the country from rebuilding houses in New Orleans. Nuns Build 2016, an effort done in conjunction with the St....
A More Secular and Lay Character • “Contributions” #3
This is the third of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study which was introduced in “The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church: A Formation Journey.” In that article, we also suggested a “Lesson Plan” for use...
The Link that Binds Two Hearts • Tales of the Miraculous Virgin
In a month, the Vincentian Family will greet the Virgin with special affection in its invocation of “Miraculous.” Surely this month many reflections will be published online, on her history, present, etc. But today we invite you to do something different:...
Transmitting Values in a Digital Age
Is the digital revolution creating monsters? How are values being transmitted in a digital age?
