Vincentian Family

A Vincentian View: Ordinary Time

by Pat Griffin, CM | January 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Our liturgical year has again arrived at its longest season. After the preparation of Advent draws us into the joyful celebration of Christmas, we move to “ordinary time” until Lent leads us into the Easter Season and Pentecost.

A Vincentian View: Look Inside and Outside

by Pat Griffin, CM | January 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The flow of our celebrations in these weeks invite us to a place in the middle. Two feasts attract our attention and border out reflections.

A Vincentian View: A Message for the Baptist

by Pat Griffin, CM | December 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Are you surprised when John sends some of his disciples to Jesus to ask him who he is?

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: Journeying Together – Joseph and Mary

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Pope Francis has decided that an emphasis in our Catholic community for the next few years will focus our attention on the concept of “synodality.”

A Vincentian View: The Holy Name of Jesus

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

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

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

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: Lessons Learned

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

The situation caused by the coronavirus has provided a certain level of instruction for many of us.

A Vincentian View: A Night that Begins in Loneliness

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

I think that I can point to a number of elements in the Gospel story of the passion and death of Jesus that suggest that feeling of loneliness.

A Vincentian View: Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Did you have a chance to see Pope Francis’ “Urbi et Orbi” blessing on March 27? Faith and prayer held the center in this simple yet dramatic event.

There has got to be a better system!

by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change

We must think of the bigger picture beyond and own immediate needs and even beyond first aid measures as important as they are.

A Vincentian View: A Psalm

by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

I make no secret of the fact that if I could teach only one book of the Bible, I would choose the Psalms.

A Vincentian View: The Meaning of Work

by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Work without the opportunity to find its purpose and its contribution to creation in the service of others is work that can dehumanize.

A Vincentian View: Our Silence

by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

I have often given talks on the importance of silence and on the need to listen. I know the value of these attitudes in prayer and in fruitful conversation. From the silence can emerge new ideas and insights.