Vincentian View

A Vincentian View: The Sign of the Cross

by Pat Griffin, CM | June 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

The sign of the cross enables us to confess our belief in our Triune God in a regular though sometimes forgetful manner.

A Vincentian View: Christ is Alive

by Pat Griffin, CM | May 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Christus Vivit (“Christ is Alive”), was released on March 25th of this year.

A Vincentian View: Innocent

by Pat Griffin, CM | April 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

As we reflect upon the meaning of the cross in this Holy Week, the third evangelist’s writing draws us to consider the suffering of the faultless in an emphatic way.

A Vincentian View: The Love of a Father

by Pat Griffin, CM | April 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

An analysis of each of the persons in the story would reward our study, but let me single out the way the father responds to his younger son’s return.

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