Vincentian Family

A Vincentian View: Tongues of Fire

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 22, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

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

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 8, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

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...

A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd

by Pat Griffin, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

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

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: Precious in God’s Sight

by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections

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 | 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 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.