Ash Wednesday follows Mardi Gras – “Fat Tuesday.” The days stand out as contrasts.
Vincentian Family
A Vincentian View: Dreaming
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” on August 28,1963 was scheduled to include a 3-hour program of speeches and performances by various civil rights leaders.
A Vincentian View: “Becoming a Mother”
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
This Christmastime has had a special character for me. Watching each of my nieces with her child has been an education.
A Vincentian View: A Cry in the Silence
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 20, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Of all the songs associated with the Christmas season, is there any more widely known or sung than “Silent Night”?
A Vincentian View: Back to the Beginning
by Pat Griffin, CM | December 6, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Are you ready for the beginning of a new liturgical year?
A Vincentian View: Reconciliation and Renewal
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
When I celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation with people, my emphasis does not solely embrace God’s forgiveness of our sins of the past, but promotes God’s grace to live a better future.
A Vincentian View: Dreaming
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
The “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” on August 28,1963 was scheduled to include a 3-hour program of speeches and performances by various civil rights leaders.
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.”
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.
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: Come to the Water
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
From a human point of view, water is inseparable from life.
A Vincentian View: The Way of the Cross
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Have you ever considered that the stations of the cross (usually) encircle us when we gather in our place of worship?
A Vincentian View: The Eucharist and Vatican II
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Each year I select a theme that gives direction to one/some of the programs that I organize at St. John’s University.
A Vincentian View: Out of your Mind
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Has anyone ever accused you of being “out of your mind?”
A Vincentian View: Ordinary Time
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
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 | Jan 4, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
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.