From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”
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A Vincentian View: Recognizing the Lord
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Each year during the Easter Season, I find myself fascinated by the idea that the friends of Jesus do not recognize him in the resurrected form.
A Vincentian View: The Company of Strangers
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Some years ago, I read a piece that discussed how much the modern world depends upon the work of strangers for its survival and wellbeing.
A Vincentian View: A Great Symphony of Prayer
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In preparation for the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis has invited the Christian community to center 2024 around the theme of prayer.
A Vincentian View: The Transfiguration – Listen
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
For the last years, I do not think that I have meditated on any theme more often that listening. Most recently, the line that ends the story of the Transfiguration has attracted me.
A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.
A Vincentian View: The Guardian
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
I like the term “guardian.” It has an association with St. Joseph. Frequently he receives the title “Guardian of the Lord” and “Guardian of the Holy Family.”
A Vincentian View: A Vincentian Family
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 24, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: A Vincentian Family Sometimes it is hard not to take pride in being a member of the Vincentian Family. In my role as Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University, I have been in Kenya for the past week. I came...
Pope Francis, St. Vincent and a Gen-X CEO
by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
What do Pope Francis, St. Vincent and a Gen-X CEO have in common? Visitors to this site will easily see connections between Pope Francis and St. Vincent. What might not be so obvious to them is how a Gen-X CEO belongs in their company.
Vincentian Family Prayer
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 29, 2017 | Formation
A prayer used by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, combined with music and images submitted from around the Vincentian Family for the 400th celebration.
Revision of the Vincentian Liturgical Calendar
by Tomasz Zieliński | Mar 14, 2017 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM sends us this communication, where he explains last revision of the Vincentian Liturgical Calendar. Rome, 8 March 2017 To all the members of the Congregation of the Mission To all the Daughters of Charity To all...
The Dream of Martin Luther King and the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Martin Luther King was not the only one who had a dream. Frederic Ozanam dreamt of circling the globe with a network of charity.
Meeting of Vincentian Family Leadership in North America
by Sr. Julie Cutter | Oct 22, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
Twenty one leaders of the Vincentian Family in North America gathered in New Orleans October 14-15 for their annual Leadership meeting. The goals for this gathering of presidents/elected leadership/provincials/directors were to: Continue to develop and deepen...
First Assembly of Vincentian Family – Croatia
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 10, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
The first assembly of Vincentian Family Croatia was held on September 17, 2016 in Novigrad na Dobri. It was held in the Pastoral Centre Vincentinum and was led by the CMs. The Vincentian Family in Croatia comprises of six branches: the Congregation of the Mission,...
Day of Prayer: The Vincentian Family of Puerto Rico
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 3, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
With the participation of a large group of members of the different branches of the Vincentian Family, on Saturday, September 17, the Vincentian Family of Puerto Rico met in the parish "San Vicente de Paúl" to celebrate a day of prayer. Here are some pictures of the...
Restorative Justice Symposium
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 24, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family has joined together to present a Restorative Justice Symposium on September 3, 2016 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 350 High Street, in Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of this symposium is to introduce both Catholics and...