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Something More (Mt 5:17-37; I Cor 2:6)
by Tom McKenna, CM | March 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Under modern-day pressures to bring the Good News to the poor, may the Vincentian Family continue to rely on that Something More.
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.
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Entering “The New Temple” (Jn 2:13-25)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
“Dense” is a one-word description for people who have trouble seeing beneath the surface of things.
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Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (1 Cor: 10:31)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
How is that the glory of God supplies motivation, gives the impetus for getting up and doing something?
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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)
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.
“The Boldness of Charity” – Daughters of Charity reflect
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Vincentian Family
Theme for Daughters of Charity Provincial Assemblies throughout the world in 2014.