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 | May 9, 2025 | Formation | 0 Comments
Perhaps we have not been fully aware of the size and value of that legacy she has left us.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 7, 2025 | Formation | 0 Comments
St. Louise de Marillac prayed for “gentle power,” the ability to see Christ in all people and to use an infinite love for them to fulfill their needs.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 2, 2025 | Formation, Media | 0 Comments
St. Louise de Marillac was a pioneer social worker, educator, and advocate. Her projects were implemented according to surprisingly modern standards of care and were the basis for other developments in their respective fields.
by Famvin Media Resources | April 25, 2025 | Formation, Media | 0 Comments
Louise’s spirituality was not some doctrine but involved clothing herself in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 24, 2022 | Formation, Media
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 | Jun 17, 2022 | Media, Vincentian Marian Youth
Learn more about the history and mission of this dynamic branch of the Vincentian Family!
by Famvin Media Resources | May 29, 2022 | Formation, Media
“The great things God does within a human soul are simple. Sanctity simply means love.” – Sr. Jozefa Watroba, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 4, 2017 | Formation, Media
Souls that are truly poor and desirous of serving God should place their trust in the coming of the Holy Spirit within them believing that, finding no resistance in them, He will give them the disposition necessary to accomplish the holy will of God which should be...
by Famvin Media Resources | May 26, 2017 | Formation, Media
This week we highlight a member of the Vincentian Family, on the road to Sainthood. From the Daughters of Charity International website: For the Vincentian Family, each 30th of May is the Feast Day of Sr. Marta Wiecka, a Polish Daughter of Charity, whose life was...
by Famvin Media Resources | May 21, 2017 | Formation, Media
Today is the anniversary of the first missionaries to leave France for Madagascar, May 21, 1648. The voyage took about 7 months and obviously there were many dangers. Read more about the men who risked their lives to bring the light of the gospel to a faraway land,...
by Famvin Media Resources | May 14, 2017 | Formation, Media
St. Elizabeth and St. Louise are women who knew... the happiness and struggles of marriage, the joys and concerns of motherhood, the challenges of parenting alone... and the love of a generous God in whose Providence they put all their trust. Read more in the...
by Famvin Media Resources | May 7, 2017 | Formation, Media
"Anxiety over her son was the last major obstacle to the tranquility she needed to begin the Company. By 1633, she could devote herself to the spiritual formation of the Daughters and to foster the love they had for each other, which in turn was to be motivated by the...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 28, 2017 | Formation, Media
It was during medical school that Gianna became an active member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 23, 2017 | Formation, Media
Shortly after Frederic Ozanam's death, Pope Pius IX addressed a delegation of four hundred members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who had been sent to Rome: "My children, you are crusaders of Christ in a world which will listen no longer to sermons, nor heed...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 21, 2017 | Formation, Media
Sunday is the birthday of Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Paris of the early 19th century was in the grip of great upheavals.
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 9, 2017 | Formation, Media
Brief SlideShare presentation of the life of Blessed Marguerite Rutan, Daughter of Charity, martyr of the French Revolution.