During the past month, I have celebrated three weddings… In preparation for the celebrations, one word kept emerging for me from the texts—“covenant.”
Vincentian View
A Vincentian View: Come to the Water
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
From a human point of view, water is inseparable from life.
A Vincentian View: The Way of the Cross
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
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 | February 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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 | February 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Has anyone ever accused you of being “out of your mind?”
A Vincentian View: Sower, Seed, and Soil
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
When I have the honor to preach to a Vincentian group, I sometimes take the opportunity to see if we have a record of Vincent speaking on the Scripture for that day.
A Vincentian View: Worthy of the Lord
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jul 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Suppose someone asked you in earnest to explain how the Lord holds the highest value in your life.
A Vincentian View: A Season of Yes
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We can recognize the effort and success that people of good will exert to move us beyond the moment and onto the right track.
A Vincentian View: Patrimony of the Poor
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 25, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Two readings that regularly show up towards the end of the liturgical year capture my imagination.
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.
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.
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!
A Vincentian View: Transforming not Conforming
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Paul’s guidance confronts me. I desire to heed his advice, but I feel the challenge and see the obstacles. Like much of Paul’s advice, no easy response presents itself.
A Vincentian View: The Power of Love
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Our Gospel story emphasizes the power of love. Within the Scriptures, the passages that speak of God’s love are numerous, as are those that celebrate human love.