Promotor of Young Ireland, organiser of famine relief in Wicklow, co-founder of the Holy Faith Sisters, Irish speaker, pilgrim, and a mean handball player: this was John Gowan.
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by Famvin Media Resources | July 29, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
“When a person or a place impressed him, he drew a sketch of it. Such sketches dot his diary.”
by Famvin Media Resources | July 1, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
In February of 1791, three missionaries including Fr. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., departed for China.
by Vincentian Family Office | June 25, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
by Vincentian Family Office | June 16, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
June 27, the starting date of the XLIII General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, is just a few days away.
by .famvin | Jan 19, 2023 | News
Promotor of Young Ireland, organiser of famine relief in Wicklow, co-founder of the Holy Faith Sisters, Irish speaker, pilgrim, and a mean handball player: this was John Gowan.
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 16, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Reflections
Reflection on this story from my past history as a missionary has helped me to grasp more fully the understanding of Advent as the great mystery which leads us to the celebration of the Incarnation of Christ at Christmas. By Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 18, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
In Vincent’s time, the poor were largely neglected, illiterate, and spiritually ignorant. The clergy were sadly inadequate. St. Vincent founded the Congregation of the Mission to preach to the country poor and to help reform the clergy.
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 30, 2020 | Formation
Let us commit to clothing ourselves in an attitude that will help us to “turn the medal over”.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
“God is with us. This is the message of hope that we want to shout from the rooftops, that we want to beam over the airwaves, that we want to put on the front page of our publications and post on our social media accounts.”
by Christopher Grosso | Sep 19, 2020 | News
On September 27, after livestreaming Mass for the Feast of the Solemnity of Saint Vincent de Paul the same livestream will premiere the new documentary “Ready and Able: A Vincentian Story.”
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 11, 2020 | Formation
A presentation about St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
I am not aware of anyone writing about the impact of Zooming on the Vincentian Charism. I offer this “Mindwalk” as personal reflections.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 26, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (feast day: July 30) faced and overcame many challenges and hardships. His humility, goodness, and charity inspired vocations to the priesthood and converted many others in 19th century Abyssinia.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 24, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
They sailed to Baltimore, MD, primarily to establish a seminary in the Louisiana territory.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
We haven’t been awake to how digital technology is changing the landscape of our lives.
by .famvin | May 23, 2020 | News
Pope Francis named the current bishop of Juneau and apostolic administrator for Anchorage, Andrew E. Bellisario, CM as the new metropolitan archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau.