Writings in both spirituality and psychology focus on the difference between the inside and the outside. They would have problems with any growing degree of disparity or misalignment between the outer and the inner.
McKenna
Cheering Us On (Hebrews 12: 1-4)
One of the most consoling of the beliefs we profess in our Apostles Creed is that of The Communion of Saints.
What Matters? (Luke 12:13-21)
A revealing question to ask of any group: What Matters? In this gathering of people, what counts more and what counts less? What is your measure of success?
Knowing the Unknowable (John 3:16)
I came across a poem entitled “To the Unknown God.” This heading conveys two things.
Shining Out
What’s involved in encountering not just the outward appearance of somebody, but more importantly his or her inner life?
Stumbling Grace (Matthew 16: 13-23)
There’s a way of coming at our Christian faith that links it with perfection.
Interpersonal (Mark 8:22-26)
Several commentators use the word “intimate” to describe the incident in Mark’s gospel of Jesus healing the blind man. There’s a lot of physical touching involved.
Prayer Scenes (Psalm 23)
For many believers, the portrait sketched out in the 23rd psalm is the most stirring of them all. “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.” It’s a scene that has engraved itself on countless imaginations all through the centuries.
An Interrupted Scenario (Mark 6:30-34)
If we ever longed for a paradise scene, a place of rest where it all comes together, psalm 23 paints it.
400th Anniversary of The Founding of The Vincentians (Ps 98; Luke 4:18)
If ever a psalm could set a tone for celebrating an anniversary, psalm 98 is the one.
Emergence (Matthew 2:1-12)
In the beginning of the year, we celebrate the feast of Epiphany. The word itself means manifestation, a showing up, a coming to the surface of what was mostly hidden inside.
Reading The Signals (Matt. 11:16-19)
“He missed the signals” – a phrase to describe someone who observes something but doesn’t connect it with what is being pointed to.
