Vinny’s Blog
Mary’s Song
Posted on April 18, 2014This is one of the most appropriate songs for Good Friday, told from the perspective of St. John and Our Blessed Mother. Get your tissues out! I’m posting it here b/c it’s from one of our CDs (Merciful Mother) that is no longer available.... Read More
The Annunciations to Joseph
Posted on March 19, 2014A Reflection on the Solemnity of St Joseph, Husband of Mary When we hear the word “annunciation,” we tend to think of the annunciation to Mary, when the angel Gabriel announces to her that, of all the women ever created, she is the promised virgin,... Read More
The Beautiful “Not Yet” …
Posted on November 3, 2013Today’s Mass readings were so powerful for me, and one of the reasons was because I was remembering a chapter in my book where I quote JPII talking about the gospel. Ask yourself this question, “Who am I in the mind of God?” Just... Read More
To Love without Glue on my Hands
Posted on October 4, 2013The official prayer of the Church, in the Liturgy of the Hours, begins with the Invitatory (an invitation to prayer) and the Invitatory Psalm (100). When I pray it with others, I recite it as it appears in the Liturgy of the Hours. But when I pray it... Read More
The Rosary of Intercession
Posted on September 29, 2013Most of us who pray the rosary usually offer it for some specific intention, often multiple intentions, relating to our own needs or the needs of others. Typically, the intention is stated or mentally acknowledged at the beginning of the rosary and then... Read More
Solidarity in Prayer
Posted on September 7, 2013What a wonderful experience — the Universal Church gathered in prayer! This morning, as I prayed the rosary with the Visitation Sisters after Mass, it struck me that we were joining millions of other people all over the world, uniting with them in a... Read More
“Miracle on the Hudson”Survivor Talks Forgiveness
Posted on August 12, 2013“Once again, Vinny, you have penned a stroke of simple brilliance. I thoroughly enjoyed 7 Secrets of Confession as much as I enjoyed 7 Secrets of the Eucharist and 21 Ways to Worship. I must say though, that this book impacted me on a very personal... Read More
Marriage Prayer
Posted on June 29, 2013When Donna and I were first married, on this feast of Sts Peter and Paul 45 years ago, I wrote a prayer for God’s blessing on our marriage. Today seems an appropriate day to share it: Father God, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart... Read More
A Writer’s “Confession”
Posted on June 19, 2013What a great surprise yesterday to hear my own words coming back to me from the pulpit! Writing, to me (and probably to most Christian authors), is not a “job.” It’s a need and a prayer. A need to finally express what’s been building up in my... Read More
Have you been Mercified?
Posted on June 4, 2013Mercified. The word just popped into my head again. Yeah, I know, it’s not really a word — at least I’ve never seen it in a dictionary or heard it used on the street. But it’s a word to me, a word that has intrigued and fed me since the day I... Read More