vincentian spirituality

Seeing and Believing (John 20: 24-29)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 14, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments

Commenting on the Apostle Thomas, one writer casts him not so much as a doubter but more a stand-in for those many people over the centuries who want more evidence that the Risen Jesus is alive and present.

A Vincentian View: Cost of Discipleship

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments

Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”

Knowing the Unknowable (John 3:16)

by Tom McKenna, CM | April 30, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments

I came across a poem entitled “To the Unknown God.” This heading conveys two things.

A Vincentian View: The Tomorrow of God

by Pat Griffin, CM | April 23, 2025 | Reflections | 1 Comment

At the opening of my homily during the Easter Vigil, I used an expression of Pope Francis that I like very much.

A Vincentian View: Cost of Discipleship

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections

Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”

Knowing the Unknowable (John 3:16)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 30, 2025 | Reflections

I came across a poem entitled “To the Unknown God.” This heading conveys two things.

A Vincentian View: The Tomorrow of God

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 23, 2025 | Reflections

At the opening of my homily during the Easter Vigil, I used an expression of Pope Francis that I like very much.

Shining Out

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 16, 2025 | Reflections

What’s involved in encountering not just the outward appearance of somebody, but more importantly his or her inner life?

A Vincentian View: A Good Thief’s Gift

by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 9, 2025 | Reflections

The synoptic passion narratives are similar, but there are unique elements. One is the story of the Good Thief in Luke’s Gospel which we hear on this Palm/Passion Sunday.

Stumbling Grace (Matthew 16: 13-23)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 2, 2025 | Reflections

There’s a way of coming at our Christian faith that links it with perfection.

A Vincentian View: Holy Ground

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

Whenever we have the reading from the Book of Exodus in which Moses encounters the Lord in the burning bush, I am immediately put in mind of the Church in which I am celebrating the Eucharist.

Interpersonal (Mark 8:22-26)

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

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 | 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

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.