McKenna

Louise and Light (Isaiah 58: 5,10)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

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

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 6, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We meet two people setting out on a journey, both with God in mind.

Recounting The Good News (Lk 24:13-35)

by Tom McKenna, CM | April 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

While not as central to faith as The Lord’s “doing this in remembrance of Me,” the recollecting we Vincentians do has its own way of bringing past graces into the now.

Engraving An Image (John 13:1-15)

by Tom McKenna, CM | April 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

If we could video a scene catching the heart of Jesus’ message, we wouldn’t go far wrong recording something that happens during the final supper with his disciples.

The Body and Blood of Christ (Exodus 24:3-8; Mk 14:22-26)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

There are actions that in their very enactment communicate more depth and meaning than the words that surround them.

Experiencing The Spirit’s Descent (Acts 10: 25-48)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

When we meet love in our lives, we are experiencing The Spirit.

Setting Out (Acts 9:1-20)

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

As far as beginnings go, we’d have to look far and wide to find something more dramatic than the one portrayed in chapter 9 of the Acts of the Apostles: Paul knocked over and blinded on that Damascus road.

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.