St. Louise de Marillac died in 1660, yet she wasn’t canonized until 1934. Here is a very brief presentation about her canonization.

by Famvin Media Resources | June 24, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
The story of the Martyrs of Arras, based on “In the Footsteps of Vincent de Paul: a Guide to Vincentian France” by Father John E. Rybolt, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | June 17, 2022 | Vincentian Marian Youth | 0 Comments
Learn more about the history and mission of this dynamic branch of the Vincentian Family!
by Famvin Media Resources | May 29, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
“The great things God does within a human soul are simple. Sanctity simply means love.” – Sr. Jozefa Watroba, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 27, 2022 | Formation | 0 Comments
Father Robert Maloney, C.M. writes: “I offer these five Marian faces as a way of reflecting on the rich, varied tradition surrounding the Virgin Mary.”
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 8, 2020 | Formation
St. Louise de Marillac died in 1660, yet she wasn’t canonized until 1934. Here is a very brief presentation about her canonization.
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 6, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Jean-Marie Odin, CM leaves a great legacy in the history of the Congregation of the Mission. He became one of America’s most renowned Catholic frontier missionaries.
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 1, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Story of the “Song on the Scaffold” of Blessed Pierre René Rogue, C.M., martyr of the French Revolution.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 31, 2016 | Formation
Reflect on the lives of two Daughters of Charity, martyred during the French Revolution: Sister Marie Ann Vaillot and Sister Odile Baumgarten.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 26, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Many institutions in the Vincentian and Setonian Families help foster their missions by using social media. At St. John's University, with a clearly defined Vincentian mission, social media teams provide information that can feed the hearts and minds of students,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 20, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
One of my Vincentian friends sent me a link to an organizational development slideshare presentation about leaders and leadership that reminded me of work being done by Vincentians at DePaul University as part of Vincent on Leadership: the Hay Project. (You can view...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Year of Mercy: Presentation and Video for Vincentians This year the Church focuses on mercy, forgiveness, and healing in a special way. We, Vincentians, can and must be witnesses of mercy. In this special presentation, also available as a YouTube video, we reflect on...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
From Rose Mullarkey in the UK, we received a short but powerful prayer on behalf of refugees. The prayer was composed by Fr. John Feeney of Shrewsbury, UK. VinFormation prepared a meditative version on Slideshare, to enable you to pray for and with the suffering...
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 15, 2015 | Formation, Social, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
So, you've made yourself a powerpoint and you want to share it. The problem is, some people like Windows desktop computers, some people like Macintosh, and some Linux. Some use tablets. Some only use their smartphones. So, you post your powerpoint for download, and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2015 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
How did Frederic Ozanam and his companions collaborate in founding the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? The history of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is quite simple. It is about the dream of a group of friends. They went to a Daughter of Charity for help. The rest...
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 31, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
When the Vincentian Ministry began in the Philippines in 1862, only the Congregation of the Mission (CM) and the Daughters of Charity (DC) were part of St. Vincent de Paul’s “double family” in the country. The Ladies of Charity (LC), Society of St. Vincent de Paul...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation has SlideShare presentation depicting the history of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States. Journey of Faith is based on John Rybolt’s “The American Vincentians: A Popular History of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States 1815-1987”