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A Vincentian View: Out of your Mind
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Has anyone ever accused you of being “out of your mind?”
A Vincentian View: Ordinary Time
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Our liturgical year has again arrived at its longest season. After the preparation of Advent draws us into the joyful celebration of Christmas, we move to “ordinary time” until Lent leads us into the Easter Season and Pentecost.
A Vincentian View: Look Inside and Outside
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The flow of our celebrations in these weeks invite us to a place in the middle. Two feasts attract our attention and border out reflections.
A Vincentian View: A Message for the Baptist
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Are you surprised when John sends some of his disciples to Jesus to ask him who he is?
A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We call the several weeks that follow the celebration of Christmas, the “Christmas Season.” Similarly, many weeks follow the solemnity of Easter, and we refer to this stretch as the “Easter Season.”
A Vincentian View: The Spirit and Mary
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Our New Testament offers two particular contexts when the Holy Spirit filled the Blessed Mother. Of course, we can truly maintain that Mary always experienced this aspect of God’s presence, but two occurrences stand forth.
A Vincentian View: Good Friends
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Louise de Marillac on May 9th. This feast invites us to think of Louise, her gifts, and her ministry. Sometimes, I get caught up in a sidebar reflection.
A Vincentian View: The Whole Story
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
My friends, the whole story during this holy season invites us to strengthen our faith within our closest community and to express it in the widest world.
A Vincentian View: And this will be a sign for you…
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
This year something different in the Christmas readings captured my prayer and attention. Perhaps it suggests the times and the disposition of my mind and heart.
A Vincentian View: A Season of Yes
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We can recognize the effort and success that people of good will exert to move us beyond the moment and onto the right track.
A Vincentian View: Patrimony of the Poor
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Two readings that regularly show up towards the end of the liturgical year capture my imagination.
A Vincentian View: Healing
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Right now, healing, hope, and life mix together in my head and heart. They rest firmly within the Gospel message, and find application in our Vincentian charism.
A Vincentian View: The Christ of Vincent de Paul
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The pleasure of reading Vincentian authors on the meaning of Christ for Vincent, of looking at Vincent’s own writings and preaching, and of studying the events of his life has tendered me a blessing
A Vincentian View: A Shepherd’s Prayer
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Scholars generally divide the 23rd Psalm, the so-called Shepherd’s Psalm, into two parts.
A Vincentian View: Faithful to the Mission
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
In this academic year, St. John’s University, where I minister, celebrates its 150th anniversary.
A Vincentian View: Half the Story
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Have you considered how many of the stories in our NT can be read as half-stories? We might just stop in the middle!