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Little Pieces of Light (Isaiah 58; Mt. 5)

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

Returning to the light imagery of Isaiah and Jesus, we’re enjoined not to deepen the dark by inaction but rather to let the light of our active compassion push back the gloom.

Gospel Styles (Luke 2:22-40)

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Have you ever thought of yourself as an evangelizer? There are different ways and styles of being an evangelist.

Spirit Prompts (John 1: 29-34)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The Spirit of God is always moving through creation and through human hearts. But there are things we can do which make us more receptive to those movements.

Solid Saving Symbols (Acts 10:37; Mt 3:17)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

As all of us know, to say that something is symbolic is to claim that some reality, the symbol, carries inside itself much more than what appears on its surface.

In Praise of Complaining! (Job 7:17; Mk 1: 29-31)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

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)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

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?

“Reaching Back”(Mark 1:11)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jan 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

There’s a phrase which often enough appears in stories having to do with someone coming up against his or her limits.

The Emmaus Imagination Fr. Tom McKenna

by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

The Emmaus Imagination – A restructured imagination

Successive Annunciations – Fr. Tom McKenna

by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

Successive Annunciations – Fr. Tom McKenna reflects on the many annunciations in our lives and the invitations to say “Yes”.

Father Tom McKenna – Homemaking ala Louise

by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation

There’s leaving home, recognizing my true home, returning to it, and unfortunately, not seeing it when it’s there in front of me.

Stir into flame… Tom McKenna CM

by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

The “Stir Into Flame” is from 2 Timothy 1: 1-8 — plays on Paul’s line here, and also Vincent’s “If love is a fire, then zeal is its flame.”

Who’s in the “New Family”

by John Freund, CM | Feb 14, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Father Tom McKenna, CM reflects on Who’s In The “New Family”?

Praying with St. Vincent (Fr. Thomas McKenna)

by John Freund, CM | Jul 20, 2014 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Marian Youth

“Let me begin this session on Prayer by asking you to place yourself on one of the chairs that is pulled up to the table at The Last Supper of Jesus. You are three seats over from Jesus and you notice that he’s getting still, as if preparing himself to stand up and say something.”

Judging those who are poor

by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2014 | Formation

Judging those who are poor! Websites abound with discussions that imply judgments about those who are poor. What is Vincent’s perspective on judging those who are poor.