by Ross Dizon | Aug 18, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 23, 2015 – Jos 24, 1-2a. 15-17. 18b; Eph 5, 21-32; Jn 6, 60-69 Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ (Eph 5, 21) Jesus’ flesh is true food and his blood, true drink. His words lead to eternal life....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2015 | Social, Vincentian Family
Looking for a quick way to see where FamVin is on social media? We’re all over the place! Here is a way to take a quick peek at our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram connections… visit social.famvin.org Here are some other perspectives on collaborating for...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Aug 17, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday August 18, 2015 Dear Vincentians: Welcome to Spain and all new individual members. We are so blessed to belong to such a caring giving family. We are different and live in different parts of the world, but we have a...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2015 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
The slave trade is not a thing of the past. It is simply once again coming out of the shadows. Today we are beginning to hear a lot about trafficking, especially about sex trafficking. Pope Francis draws attention to it in his 2015 World Day of Peace message. Human...
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 17, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The congregation of Sisters of Mary of the Miraculous Medal (Krankenjungfrauen or Nursing Sisters of Saint Vincent de Paul) were founded in 1878 in Ljubljana, Slovenia but traces its roots to the 1852 when Sister Leopoldine de Brandis, D.C. (1815-1900), became the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Father Patrick Griffin CM reflects on “Solidarity” in his series devoted to Considering Consecrated Life In my last essay, I wrote about “blame” as it arises in the story of Aaron and the golden calf (Exod 32: 1-24). This week, let me deal with an attitude which...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2015 | Vincentian Family
The Vinnies (Society of St. Vincent de Paul) in Australia provide a way to engage the next generation in learning to understand the needs of others. The Diocese of Broken Bay Australia carries this report on the work of the Mini-Vinnies The St Vincent de Paul Society...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, News
“People who don’t live on the border, they’ve read in the papers or on the Internet that women are being kept in prison-like facilities with their children,” Sr. JT Dwyer, a Daughter of Charity from San Antonio, said. “But they...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News
Sheila Gilbert, National President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, speaks about Managerial Overtime Exemption and asks that Vincentians Take Action. Dear Fellow Vincentians, As we know all too well and far too sadly, the “working poor” who we frequently encounter...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2015 | Formation, News, Reflections
In “Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!” Tracy Kemme, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, shares with profound honesty her reflections on a recent presentation “Younger Religious in the Time and Place we were Called to live”. I must admit...