Tom McKenna, CM
Author
The Body and Blood of Christ (Exodus 24:3-8; Mk 14:22-26)
There are actions that in their very enactment communicate more depth and meaning than the words that surround them.
Experiencing The Spirit’s Descent (Acts 10: 25-48)
When we meet love in our lives, we are experiencing The Spirit.
Setting Out (Acts 9:1-20)
As far as beginnings go, we’d have to look far and wide to find something more dramatic than the one portrayed in chapter 9 of the Acts of the Apostles: Paul knocked over and blinded on that Damascus road.
“First Generation Disciples”(John 10: 14-15)
“Handing on the tradition” is a phrase often connected with matters of faith.
Living “As If”(Acts 4: Jn 20)
Where are the assurances that these claims about Jesus rising to new life have any substance?
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
All of us have heard the phrase, “living in the past.” Usually it has a negative ring – – somebody missing out on the good things happening now because he or she lives on memories of a bygone day.
Entering “The New Temple” (Jn 2:13-25)
“Dense” is a one-word description for people who have trouble seeing beneath the surface of things.
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (1 Cor: 10:31)
How is that the glory of God supplies motivation, gives the impetus for getting up and doing something?
In Praise of Complaining! (Job 7:17; Mk 1: 29-31)
Job has the well-deserved reputation as a complainer. Throwing up his hands, he whines to God, “How long is this misery going to lasts, this drudgery, these troubled nights.” (Job 7:1-7)
The Call: Where and What? (Mk 1:14-20)
God’s Call is a theme that runs all through the Scriptures. Where does God’s call occur and to what does it summon us?