by Beth | Feb 26, 2003 | Formation
Text of presentation by John Prager, CM at the Vincentian Month for Advisors to the Vincentian Family.Whenever we look back to the past for insight into present-day realities there is a danger of creating something that never existed. That is particularly true for...
by Beth | Feb 20, 2003 | Formation
 TAIPEI, February 20, 2003 (Provincial News 1/03): Fr Maurice Sullivan CM and Fr Laurie McNamara CM (both of the Australian Province) recently attended a Formators’ Workshop on Culture and Charism in Taipei (Taiwan) from 9-19 February. The workshop was an...
by Beth | Feb 14, 2003 | Formation
The creation of the Formation Centre is the concrete result of a long process of reflection at the Central Council of Montreal, Canada.The main priorities are of the Centre are formation and recruitment. Two people are responsible for promoting both of these...
by Beth | Feb 13, 2003 | Formation
“The Theological Dimension of Community Life” by Ignacio Fernà ndez de Mendoza, C.M. The Church has a long tradition with many different types of community life. The varied experiences of life in common usually coincide in one fundamental element: all...
by Beth | Feb 8, 2003 | Formation
The young men, meeting in that first Conference of Charity in 1833, had no thought of it developing beyond a local grouping, and most certainly not a world-wide organization. In fact, at the end of the first year when the Conference split into three, a number were...
by Beth | Feb 6, 2003 | Formation
Reflections on the role of habits (“intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire”) and obedience from the participants of the Formator’s Meeting in Nairobi.A. A habit: “For our purposes, we will define a habit as the INTERSECTION of knowledge,...
