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.
Vincentian View
A Vincentian View: Reconciliation and Renewal
by Pat Griffin, CM | January 31, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
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 | 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: 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: “Becoming a Mother”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
This Christmastime has had a special character for me. Watching each of my nieces with her child has been an education.
A Vincentian View: Be Vincentian, Be a Listener
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 27, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Each year at St. John’s University we celebrate Founder’s Week from September 20-27.
A Vincentian View: Lessons from Ozanam
by Pat Griffin, CM | Sep 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Labor Day, the beginning of the academic year, and the liturgical calendar (September 8) merge in drawing Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam to my mind at the beginning of September.
A Vincentian View: The Spes Gregis
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 30, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
The “spes gregis” was one of the earliest terms that I heard applied to my classmates and me when we entered the high school seminary.
A Vincentian View: “Coming Down the Mountain”
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 16, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
A Scripture passage that frequently captures my Vincentian heart is that of the Transfiguration.
A Vincentian View: A Covenant
by Pat Griffin, CM | Aug 2, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
During the past month, I have celebrated three weddings… In preparation for the celebrations, one word kept emerging for me from the texts—“covenant.”
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: Psalm 100
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Sometimes, I need to preach on a Psalm. This past Sunday, our liturgy offered Psalm 100 as our response to the first reading.
A Vincentian View: Pentecost Season
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jun 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We call the several weeks that follow the celebration of Christmas, the “Christmas Season.” Similarly, many weeks follow the solemnity of Easter, and we refer to this stretch as the “Easter Season.”