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New VinFormation Site is Live!
Take some time and check out our newly renovated VinFormation site! Now also available in Spanish En español:...
The Five-Hour Rule
Sometimes, you run into something on the web or on blogs that is just helpful to share. The Five-Hour Rule is one of...
Meeting of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Honduras
On January 14 and 15, the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Honduras met. Here is a brief summary of this...
Meeting in Philadelphia on Vincentian Formation
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...
VinFormation Slideshares
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...
#IamVincent: Learning to Serve
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...
What It’s Like To Be Homeless and Lose Everything
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...
January 7: Feast of Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira
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...
Resources for Feast of St. Elizabeth January 4
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...
Resources for the feast of St. Vincent
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.
At VinFormation: the First Confraternity 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...
Ice-breakers for Vincentian Family gatherings
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...