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

by Famvin Media Resources | May 16, 2025 | Formation | 0 Comments
Louise de Marillac was a woman of many gifts. She learned to wait patiently to discover God’s will and then she did it.
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 | Sep 10, 2024 | Formation, Media
In the crucifix St. John Gabriel Perboyre contemplated the greatest mystery of love.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 6, 2024 | Formation, Media
“Ozanam’s definition of Christian charity involved treating poor persons as equals to increase social engagement and transform all of society.”
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 30, 2024 | Formation, Media
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.
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 6, 2023 | Formation, Media
Fr. Bruce Krause, C.M. prepared these PowerPoint slides of special places in the life of St. Vincent de Paul.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 29, 2023 | Formation, Media, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Slide presentation based on the article “Mental Prayer: Yesterday and Today – Some Reflections on the Vincentian Tradition” by Father Robert P. Maloney, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 27, 2023 | Formation, Media
Father José María Román, C.M. explains why Saint Vincent de Paul is to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church. (Part 3 of 3)
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 26, 2023 | Formation, Media
"The originality of his version of Christianity is [a] reason that makes Saint Vincent de Paul one of the great saints in history." - José María Román, C.M. [slideshare...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 26, 2023 | Formation, Media
Fr. José María Román, C.M. speaks to us about the religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 22, 2023 | Formation, Media
Missioners — priests and brothers, Daughters of Charity, and [lay] members of confraternities of charity are for St. Vincent, first of all, baptised Christians.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 8, 2023 | Formation, Media
Frederic Ozanam’s practical theology foreshadowed seismic shifts in Catholic social theory 100 years into the future.
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Media, Reflections
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 28, 2023 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Media
Blessed Louis-Joseph François, Blessed Jean-Henri Gruyer, Blessed Pierre-René Rogue, Blessed Jean-Charles Caron, and Blessed Nicolas Colin were martyred along with many others during the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792 after they refused to take an oath that would have placed them under the authority of the state.