When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day.
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by Pat Griffin, CM | April 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The place of Mary sometimes surfaces in my reflections on the holy days of the Easter Triduum.
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I have never had my feet washed on Holy Thursday. Mostly, I have avoided the invitation in some way or another.
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
From a human point of view, water is inseparable from life.
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Have you ever considered that the stations of the cross (usually) encircle us when we gather in our place of worship?
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Suppose someone asked you in earnest to explain how the Lord holds the highest value in your life.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Sometimes, I need to preach on a Psalm. This past Sunday, our liturgy offered Psalm 100 as our response to the first reading.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 4, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
An important maxim in Christian tradition affirms simply lex orandi, lex credendi that can be rendered “The law of praying is the law of believing.”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Suppose that you served on the committee that debated the choice of the week to honor St. Joseph. What day would you pick?
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
All of us have probably seen a representation of that statue that sits on the desk of Pope Francis—the sleeping Joseph.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
All of us have probably seen a representation of that statue that sits on the desk of Pope Francis—the sleeping Joseph.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Remember the Exodus instructions to the people Israel in the desert? Each morning, they may collect only enough “manna” to feed them for the day (Exod 16:4-15).
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Mary knew Joseph. As we are attentive to her, we learn about the one who stood beside her for much of her life.
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Mary knew Joseph. As we are attentive to her, we learn about the one who stood beside her for much of her life.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The Babylonians destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem in 587 BC and took most of the people of Israel into captivity—moving them from their ancestral home to foreign lands. Psalm 137 engages the feelings of those displaced persons.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Psalm 19 points in a similar direction and enables us to continue to reflect on Joseph as a just man in relation to the law of his people.