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St. John Gabriel Perboyre and the message of the Cross

by Famvin Media Resources | September 10, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

In the crucifix St. John Gabriel Perboyre contemplated the greatest mystery of love.

Lessons of Frederic Ozanam: Charity and Community Service

by Famvin Media Resources | September 6, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

“Ozanam’s definition of Christian charity involved treating poor persons as equals to increase social engagement and transform all of society.”

September 2: Vincentian Martyrs of the French Revolution

by Famvin Media Resources | August 30, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments

Blessed Louis-Joseph François, C.M., one of five blessed C.M. martyrs of the French Revolution, was a zealous defender of the Catholic Church.

Prayer for Birthday of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

by Famvin Media Resources | August 25, 2024 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

Prayer service for the birthday of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on August 28.

Mortification: A Condition for Following Jesus

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 26, 2021 | Formation

Presentation on the virtue of mortification in mind and spirit, as taught by St. Vincent de Paul.

References to St. Joseph in St. Vincent’s Letters

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 14, 2021 | Formation

This presentation highlights several references to St. Joseph from St. Vincent’s correspondence.

Walking through each day with St. Vincent

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 12, 2021 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

Practical advice as we strive to follow in St. Vincent’s footsteps each day.

Year of Mercy – special concern of Vincentians

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...

Visual aid for prayer for refugees

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...

Presenting Visually: Vincentian Family Philippines

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...

Frederic Ozanam and collaboration

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...

Serve: The Family in the Philippines

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...

Journey of Faith – Congregation of the Mission USA

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”