I have never had my feet washed on Holy Thursday. Mostly, I have avoided the invitation in some way or another.Â
Reflections
A Vincentian View: A Vincentian Crèche
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 6 Comments
An invitation from the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy asked me to create a reflection for their digital Advent + Christmas crèche calendar for 2022
A Vincentian View: Thanks for Saving Us
by Pat Griffin, CM | November 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In the Gospel of the day, we hear the crucified Christ ridiculed at the end of his life. Listen to the way in which each group mocks Jesus.
A Vincentian View: Precious in God’s Sight
by Pat Griffin, CM | November 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The stories in Luke 15 (the lost sheep, coin and son) forcefully draw our attention to our importance in the eyes of God.
A Vincentian View: If you see something, do something
by Pat Griffin, CM | October 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
All of us have become familiar with the incentive that has become part of our national effort to protect each other and our country: “If you see something, say something.”Â
A Vincentian View: Come to the Water
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
From a human point of view, water is inseparable from life.
A Vincentian View: The Way of the Cross
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever considered that the stations of the cross (usually) encircle us when we gather in our place of worship?
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Listening
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In the current time with all our issues, St. Joseph can stand forth to teach us as a just man, as a worker and family man, as an obedient believer, and as a quiet person with an ability to listen.
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â