In the middle of the Acts of the Apostles (c. 15), we find one of the first issues of exclusion in the young Christian community.
Pat Griffin, CM
Author
A Vincentian View: Acts of the Apostles
One of the great blessings of the Easter Season is the way in which the church directs our attention to the Acts of the Apostles in both the weekday and the Sunday readings.
A Vincentian View: Seeing and Believing
In the readings of the Easter Season, it sometimes seems that the two positions of “seeing” and “believing” are mutually exclusive.
A Vincentian View: Thoughts on the Cross
The cross stands at the center of our reflection in these days. Lent summoned us to follow Jesus to the Jerusalem that held the cross on which he would die. The Triduum draws us to the foot of the cross. Easter leads us away to the new life won on the cross. An empty...
A Vincentian View: Separation from the Father
A host of lessons arises within the story of the Prodigal Son. It continues to challenge and suggest as we reflect and recognize ourselves in the text.
A Vincentian View: Synodality and Listening
For me, the word most frequently invoked as one reflects upon and participates in the call to synodality in the current Church is “listening.”
A Vincentian View: Be Kind
Sometimes when I read the Scriptures, a word pops out for me in a way that it has not done before.
A Vincentian View: Blessed are the Poor
If you have ever seen Fiddler on the Roof, you may remember the prayer of Tevye.
A Vincentian View: The Prophet
This scripture reminds us of our responsibility to honor the prophets among us.
A Vincentian View: The Synod and the Spirit
Whenever I have taught the Epistles of Paul or instructed lectors on these texts, I emphasize that one must read these letters as if they were addressed to oneself and to a Christian community gathered to hear them.