Vincentian Family
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.”
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A Vincentian View: The Work of God
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
One of the verses from a Gospel of the past week captured my thinking and prompted my reflection: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”
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A Vincentian View: A Triduum with Mary
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 12, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The place of Mary sometimes surfaces in my reflections on the holy days of the Easter Triduum.
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A Vincentian View: Washed Feet
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 29, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
I have never had my feet washed on Holy Thursday. Mostly, I have avoided the invitation in some way or another.
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.
Seeing Our Own Poverty, Clothing Ourselves in the Spirit of Jesus Christ
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 30, 2020 | Formation
Let us commit to clothing ourselves in an attitude that will help us to “turn the medal over”.
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.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Getting To Know Our Family
by John Freund, CM | Sep 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What couldn’t we do if we got to know other branches of our Vincentian Family, especially in our local area?
Change Agents – Our Heritage
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A description of a change agent – “one who can make changes happen by inspiring and influencing others.” How does that fit you, St. Vincent de Paul, and the Vincentian Family?
Vincentian Prayer Images: St. Vincent of the Alleys
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Where and how do we today walk the back alleys of our world?
A Vincentian View: Half the Story
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 16, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Have you considered how many of the stories in our NT can be read as half-stories? We might just stop in the middle!