Tom McKenna, CM
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“Something More” (Exodus 3:1-15)
Through the ages, the episode of Moses and the burning bush has figured into the religious experience of many.
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Storing Up (Luke 6:42-45)
In a Lukan parable, Jesus uses the image of “storing,” accumulating and building up a certain quality inside one’s heart.
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Moving Ahead (Jeremiah 1:17-19)
“Call,” a notion that figures prominently in the Scriptures, God summoning people to change direction. Heading nowhere in particular, someone senses an inner prod to take some new course.
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One More (Luke 5:1-11)
I can imagine Peter’s consternation when Jesus challenges him to head out one more time. Likely shaking his head, Peter nonetheless gives his “ok, one more!”
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Taking In (Nehemiah 8; I Corinthians 12; Luke 4: 18-21)
“Taking in the news.” It can refer to events both good and bad, taking in the news of a baby’s birth, for instance, or at the other end, receiving word of a loved one’s passing.
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Being The Beloved (Isaiah 40:11: Lk 3:22)
A gift – something given over freely, with good will and coming not from obligation but from good will and esteem. It raises the question: of all the gifts to receive, which would be the most valuable and precious?
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Three Epiphany Words (Mt 2:1-12; Is 60:1-6)
This thread of “Stop, Look and Go” winds through the words and actions of this Feast of Epiphany.
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Ready to See (Luke 3:1-6; Phil 1:9-10)
What the teacher had done was prepare him to see. She had given him a way to notice more of what was there.
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Intertwining Worlds (John 18: 33-37)
More than most any other, the feast of Christ the King immerses us in this swirling dilemma of negotiating worlds.
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Acting Out (Mark 12:38-44)
When you hear that someone is “acting out” it usually isn’t heard as a compliment.