Vincentian Family

A Vincentian View: Joseph and Listening

by Pat Griffin, CM | January 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

In the current time with all our issues, St. Joseph can stand forth to teach us as a just man, as a worker and family man, as an obedient believer, and as a quiet person with an ability to listen.

What Paul, Vincent de Paul, and Martin Luther King Never Dreamed

by John Freund, CM | January 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

We all get surprised by life and its ups and downs. We are often forced to rethink our dreams. Sometimes we discover or rediscover our mission through these ups and downs.

A Vincentian View: The Whole Story

by Pat Griffin, CM | January 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

My friends, the whole story during this holy season invites us to strengthen our faith within our closest community and to express it in the widest world.

A Vincentian View: And this will be a sign for you…

by Pat Griffin, CM | December 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

This year something different in the Christmas readings captured my prayer and attention. Perhaps it suggests the times and the disposition of my mind and heart.

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: Go to Joseph

by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

In this year when Pope Francis has invited us to pay special assistance to the patriarch of the Holy Family, we have probably already heard the expression “Go to Joseph.”

A Vincentian View: If today you hear his voice…

by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

One of my favorite lines in the psalms rests within Psalm 95. The prayer starts with a wonderful summon to the people to praise.

“Looking to Heaven” – Fr. Pat Griffin

by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2015 | Formation

Yes, even now, in this Easter Season, we pray: “maranatha,” “Come, Lord Jesus.” We look to heaven for that glorious advent.

Family Profiles – The Marthas

by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family

We are the Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Wherever we are present, living and serving among people, we are known as The Marthas.

Happy Birthday to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (April 23, 1833)

by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2015 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family

Happy Birthday to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (April 23, 1833) For resources related to the Society, visit VinFormation’s collection “Resources tagged: Society of St. Vincent de Paul”. The collection includes video, presentations, prayers, and more. Today is also Frederic Ozanam’s birthday. He was 20 years old when he helped found the Society. For resources related to Frederic Ozanam, visit “Resources tagged: Bl. Frederic Ozanam”.