The stories in Luke 15 (the lost sheep, coin and son) forcefully draw our attention to our importance in the eyes of God.
Reflections
A Vincentian View: Recognizing the Lord
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Each year during the Easter Season, I find myself fascinated by the idea that the friends of Jesus do not recognize him in the resurrected form.
A Vincentian View: The Company of Strangers
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Some years ago, I read a piece that discussed how much the modern world depends upon the work of strangers for its survival and wellbeing.
A Vincentian View: A Great Symphony of Prayer
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In preparation for the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis has invited the Christian community to center 2024 around the theme of prayer.
A Vincentian View: The Transfiguration – Listen
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
For the last years, I do not think that I have meditated on any theme more often that listening. Most recently, the line that ends the story of the Transfiguration has attracted me.
A Vincentian View: If you see something, do something
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
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.”
A Vincentian View: No Chaining the Word of God
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Four of Paul’s epistles are called “captivity letters:” Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon.
A Vincentian View: A Wider Holy Family
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
I amused myself with the thought that the “Christmas cards” of Mary and Joseph might look like the traditional religious cards that we sometimes use.
A Vincentian View: A Generous Heart
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 11, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Sometimes you see something that captures your imagination and dominates your thinking for a while. That happened to me recently.
A Vincentian View: The Decision to be Grateful
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
We need to be grateful for all the blessings that we receive and to express that awareness aloud in words and through deeds.
A Vincentian View: Building Up the Other
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 13, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Serving at a Catholic and Vincentian University offers me many opportunities to affirm and support our young sisters and brothers. Let us lift up our young, our future.
A Vincentian View: Pouring Out One’s Life
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 30, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
For someone who suffered as much as Paul, one must notice with what peace he looks toward the future.
A Vincentian View: A Too Merciful God
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 16, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Understand Jonah! He complains that the Lord is too merciful!
A Vincentian View: A Man Had Two Sons
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Listen carefully (again) to the first line of the parable: “A man had two sons.” Until the account of both sons receives a hearing, the telling cannot be completed or properly understood.
A Vincentian View: A Focus on Labor
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 4, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
I find a very Vincentian spirit in Labor Day. From the beginning, Louise and Vincent were serious about being hard workers themselves and promoting the ability to work among the poor whom they served.
A Vincentian View: From Homelessness to Hope
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 21, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The topic of homelessness continues to hold its place in my mind, but now with a particular emphasis upon the young on the streets of our cities.