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A Vincentian View: The Holy Name of Jesus
From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”
A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man
In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.
A Vincentian View: The Guardian
I like the term “guardian.” It has an association with St. Joseph. Frequently he receives the title “Guardian of the Lord” and “Guardian of the Holy Family.”
The Gift of the Spirit
A Vincentian View: “The Gift of the Spirit” The readings in the Scripture for these days have directed our attention more than once to the gift of the Holy Spirit which Jesus promises the Christian community. On this past Sunday, we heard: “The Advocate, the holy...
Three Things which you didn’t know about Easter
Vincentian View: “Three Things which you didn’t know about Easter” We are halfway through the Easter season, and it is a good time for a short test. 1. Did you know that Easter is the pivotal celebration of the Christian calendar? Though Christmas might seem to hold...
The Journey
“The Journey” On this past Sunday, April 3, eighteen of our St. John’s University students completed the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) program. I confess to be touched and honored to have been there for this last step. I had been there for the...
The Cross: All About Giving
A Vincentian View “The Cross: All about Giving” In Christian circles, this past Sunday, March 20, is most often called “Palm Sunday” but also “Passion Sunday” since one proclaims the story of Jesus’ suffering and death. Now, the cross begins to move towards center...
A Vincentian View: The Loving Father
In this “Year of Mercy,” a consideration of the lessons which the Father teaches in the parable of “the Prodigal Son” cannot be denied. Sometimes, when I speak to groups of parents about this story, they place blame on the Father. They say: “He was too lenient and...
A Vincentian View: The Transfiguration
A Vincentian View The Transfiguration “A Sense of Perspective” When one travels on a plane, one sees that there are different kinds of people. I can identify two groups: there are “window people” and there are “aisle people”—I do not think that there is any such...
Honoring our Prophets
Father Pat Griffin concludes his series, Considering Consecrated Life, with a final post dedicated to Honoring our Prophets. This week, we come to the end of the Year of Consecrated Life, but its blessings continue. Along that line, the scripture readings from this...
A Consecrated Life – Father Patrick Griffin
Each member of the Vincentian Family—as all Christians–bears a consecration to God…
Personal judgment
In his weekly series "Considering Consecrated Life" Father Pat Griffin reflects on Personal Judgment. At the daily Eucharist during this past week, the First Book of Samuel provided the first reading. We heard the interesting story of the origin and commissioning of...