Tom McKenna, CM
Author
Sacramental Speaking and Listening (Ezekiel, 33; Matthew, 18)
A question often on the lips of a believer: where and how is God present in my life?
Broadening The Frame (Matthew 15:21-8)
An important element in this nurturing is what could be described as a frame, the boundaries through which they have been taught to look out at the world.
Not Enough (Is 55; Rom 8:39; Mt 14:13-21)
An often-heard question: “Is there enough to go around?” Sometimes asked out of kindness, it can also arise out of fear.
Receiving Communion (Mt 10:40, Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20)
After impressing on the disciples who he is and what he stands for, he declares, “whoever receives you receives me.”
Facial Recognition (Ps 145; Matthew 11:28-30)
Among the many obstacles thrown up at us in this time of Covid virus is “facial confusion,” the difficulty in reading the mood and disposition of the person talking to me from behind the mask.
In The Details (Mt 10: 26-33)
When searching for a story’s heart, sometimes a seemingly insignificant detail turns out to be key.
The One Body (Deuteronomy 8; 1 Cor 10:17; John 6:57)
You, me, all of us together are the Body of Christ.
Reaching Across (1 Samuel:20)
Especially in these fractious times, how to move more toward unity rather than separation? How to help others to see past tightly held identity markers?
Louise and Light (Isaiah 58: 5,10)
Yet while walking those somber corridors, St. Louise came to discover right there in the gloom a flickering light that held her on course.
Setting Out
We meet two people setting out on a journey, both with God in mind.