As we conclude the Easter Season on Pentecost, we move away from the readings from the Acts of the Apostles. For the past six weeks, these stories have packed our weekday as well as our Sunday liturgical readings. It has been exciting and encouraging to hear about the...
Pat Griffin, CM
Author
A Vincentian View: The Force of the Spirit
The Paraclete draws us closer together around important values and with mutual respect. The Paraclete then sends us forth to deal with the people of our world in a supportive and Christian manner.
A Vincentian View: Christ is Alive
Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Christus Vivit (“Christ is Alive”), was released on March 25th of this year.
A Vincentian View: Innocent
As we reflect upon the meaning of the cross in this Holy Week, the third evangelist’s writing draws us to consider the suffering of the faultless in an emphatic way.
A Vincentian View: The Love of a Father
An analysis of each of the persons in the story would reward our study, but let me single out the way the father responds to his younger son’s return.
A Vincentian View: Blood Sisters and Brothers
As a Vincentian Family, we know the close ties that we have with those who are poor among us. A DNA test might reveal that it is not just a matter of the spirit but also of the blood.
A Vincentian View: What’s in a Name?
Growing up, those not familiar with my family would frequently confuse our names. I confess to some annoyance when someone got my name wrong.
A Vincentian View: Follow the Leader
All of us remember the children’s game, “follow the leader” – a “leader” guides a group through a series of actions and adventures that others would imitate
A Vincentian View: Weariness and Thirst
The “weariness of the journey” can capture the sense of so many of us who take up the responsibilities for our Church, communities, and families.
A Vincentian View: A Call to Conversion
I am struck by the way in which “the feast of the Conversion of Paul” creates a context at beginning and end with which Vincent’s bounds his remembrance.