In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus himself tells his followers: “Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.” It was a text that Louise and Vincent loved to quote.

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 | May 5, 2022 | Formation, Media
In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus himself tells his followers: “Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.” It was a text that Louise and Vincent loved to quote.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 1, 2022 | Formation
“That we have received a spiritually rich legacy from Saint Louise is certain.”
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 29, 2022 | Formation, Media, Vincentian Family
This presentation was created by the Vincentian Confraternity of Psychologists to share some advice to help those who help others to feel better, less anxious, and less worried about the pandemic.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2017 | Formation, Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the third of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. This section is the longest of the article....
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 3, 2017 | Formation, Media, Reflections
During Lent we orient ourselves toward Jerusalem/Calvary, where we’ll follow Jesus through the last week of his life. This Slideshare, based on one of the Lenten letters of Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., invites each of us to ponder our own life and death. [slideshare...
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 27, 2017 | Formation, Media, Reflections
“The mystery of the Holy Trinity”: this is the theme proposed by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, for the time of Lent, in a letter addressed to the entire Vincentian Family, which we have reproduced below. After the text, you will find links to download his letter in several...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2017 | Formation, Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the second of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. We will see how Vincent de Paul, his...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2017 | Formation, Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
This is the first of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. I have often heard the phrase "a prophet...
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 17, 2017 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media
Tomorrow is the feast day of one of our Vincentian Saints, Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. He was canonized by Pope Saint John Paul II in 2000. Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: His friends described him as filled with tenderness and compassion. He lived a long, full...
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 5, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Media
February 7 is the feast day of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C., whose humble example and message continue to reverberate in the minds and hearts of the Vincentian Family today.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 3, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Media
Sr. Guiseppina Nicoli, D.C. was beatified on this day, February 3, 2008. She is known for her work with poor and uneducated children. "Accompanied by the Sisters in her community, Sister Nicoli approached these young people with the gentleness of a...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 27, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Media
On January 28, 1840, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Sr. Justine Bisqueyburu, of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. This began a series of visits which culminated in a special gift of Mary: The Green Scapular. This is described in the presentation below. [slideshare...