Take some time and check out our newly renovated VinFormation site! Now also available in Spanish En español:...

by John Freund, CM | August 4, 2017 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
VinFormation, the site dedicated to VIncentian charism formation resources, offers a new eBook – Louise de Marillac, A Spiritual Woman
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 13, 2017 | Formation, News | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | April 25, 2017 | Formation, Social | 1 Comment
by Vincentian Family Office | April 3, 2017 | News | 0 Comments
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 13, 2017 | Formation, News
Take some time and check out our newly renovated VinFormation site! Now also available in Spanish En español:...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 25, 2017 | Formation, Social
Sometimes, you run into something on the web or on blogs that is just helpful to share. The Five-Hour Rule is one of...
by Vincentian Family Office | Apr 3, 2017 | News
On January 14 and 15, the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Honduras met. Here is a brief summary of this...
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 27, 2017 | News
On March 14 and 15, a meeting was held at the Vincentian Family Office in Philadelphia (United States) for the preparation of materials on Vincentian spirituality to offer to all the Vincentians of the world, by a team that intends to globalize the material produced...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 6, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Did you know that VinFormation maintains a Linkedin/Slideshare resource? Like this one on Collaboration? See them all here. Slideshares are also great for viewing on mobile when you're on the go! [slideshare...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 4, 2016 | Featured Videos, Formation
Learning to serve is the motto of VinFormation! Double-click the video to watch in full screen... https://youtu.be/ga2l-BX3Xl8 “Learning to Serve”, also known as “VinFormation” is... Learning to serve those living in poverty Changing our ways of thinking about how we...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A great vinFormation resource teaches what it’s like to be homeless and lose everything. Hobson's choice* is the literary way of saying one has no choice at all. The only option you have is the one that is being offered to you. We have all found ourselves in such...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
In her vocational journey as a Daughter of Charity, Blesssed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira was sent to Salvador in Bahia, Brazil to a shelter for the elderly called “Dom Pedro II”. Like Marguerite Naseau, the good country girl at the time of Saint Vincent (the “first...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
January 4: Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton In 1809 Elizabeth Ann Seton established the first congregation of religious Sisters to be founded in the United States. They were dedicated to the care and education of the children of the poor. This was their connection...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2015 | Formation
Visit VinFormation for educational resources about St. Vincent de Paul, whose Feast Day is September 27. Access YouTube videos, downloadable presentations and PDFs, interactive timelines, Vincentian games, and more.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 21, 2015 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
Over at our sister site, VinFormation, we read, On August 22, 1617, St. Vincent founded the First Confraternity of Charity at Chatillon-les-Dombes. The Confraternities later became what we know today as the AIC (International Association of Charities). In preparation...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2015 | Formation, News
Have you ever wanted to find ice-breakers for Vincentian Family gatherings? VinFormation offers some “Ice breakers that can be used as an effective way of kicking off a meeting or formation session. Get things off to a great start by scheduling an interactive, fun...