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A Vincentian View: An Art Gallery

I love to teach about the Psalms.  When I do, the first image that I offer to suggest the breadth and depth of these biblical poems/songs is an Art Gallery.

A Vincentian View: Inspiration

We pray for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit as we pray and live the Gospel. 

A Vincentian View: On the Way for a Visit

On the campus of both Niagara University and St. John’s University, identical life-size metal statues of the Blessed Mother stand outside in grassed areas.

A Vincentian View: Tongues of Fire

We live in a world and at a time that has much need for the energizing fire of the Holy Spirit.

A Vincentian View: A Time for Retreat

One of the Pilgrimage Festivals of Judaism is Shavuot.  It translates into English as “weeks’ and thus is sometimes called the “Feast of Weeks” as it marks the seven weeks (the “week of weeks”) between Passover and the feast. In Greek (and English), the translation used for Shavuot is Pentecost. This celebration marks the time […]

A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd

In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.”  I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.

A Vincentian View: Recognizing the Lord

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

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

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

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.