vincentian spirituality

Interpersonal (Mark 8:22-26)

by Tom McKenna, CM | March 19, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments

Several commentators use the word “intimate” to describe the incident in Mark’s gospel of Jesus healing the blind man. There’s a lot of physical touching involved.

A Vincentian View: The Lessons of the Transfiguration

by Pat Griffin, CM | March 12, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments

In 2002, Pope John Paul II gave the Church the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary—the so/called Mysteries of Light. One of these mysteries is the Transfiguration.

Prayer Scenes (Psalm 23)

by Tom McKenna, CM | March 5, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments

For many believers, the portrait sketched out in the 23rd psalm is the most stirring of them all. “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.” It’s a scene that has engraved itself on countless imaginations all through the centuries.

A Vincentian View: Praying – Step One

by Pat Griffin, CM | February 26, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments

It is the rare weekend when I celebrate mass and someone does not ask me to pray for a particular need.

A Vincentian View: The Lessons of the Transfiguration

by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 12, 2025 | Reflections

In 2002, Pope John Paul II gave the Church the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary—the so/called Mysteries of Light. One of these mysteries is the Transfiguration.

Prayer Scenes (Psalm 23)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 5, 2025 | Reflections

A Vincentian View: Praying – Step One

by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 26, 2025 | Reflections

It is the rare weekend when I celebrate mass and someone does not ask me to pray for a particular need.

An Interrupted Scenario (Mark 6:30-34)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 19, 2025 | Reflections

If we ever longed for a paradise scene, a place of rest where it all comes together, psalm 23 paints it.

A Vincentian View: By God’s Grace

by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 12, 2025 | Reflections

Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians has one powerful line that has defined my self-awareness for most of my life. “By God’s grace, I am what I am.”

400th Anniversary of The Founding of The Vincentians (Ps 98; Luke 4:18)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 5, 2025 | Reflections

If ever a psalm could set a tone for celebrating an anniversary, psalm 98 is the one.

A Vincentian View: 400 Years and Still Counting

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 29, 2025 | Reflections

Thinking about how our world will change in the next 25 years can challenge our vision. Imagining 400 years into the future seems beyond our ability to comprehend.

Emergence (Matthew 2:1-12)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 22, 2025 | Reflections

In the beginning of the year, we celebrate the feast of Epiphany. The word itself means manifestation, a showing up, a coming to the surface of what was mostly hidden inside.