vincentian spirituality

A Divine Bias? (Ps 146; I Cor 1:27-30)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

The word “bias” doesn’t have an especially pleasing connotation. It usually means an unfair leaning toward one group and a blindness toward its opposite.

Outbreaks of Glory (Isaiah 49:3)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 11, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Every once in a while when reading the Scriptures, something lights up, jumps out into the present time and place.

God Up Close (Mt. 11:2-11)

by Tom McKenna, CM | December 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Something with which most every believer can struggle is the felt nearness of God: how close up do I sense the Divine presence?

Advent Receptivity (Matthew 3:1-12)

by Tom McKenna, CM | November 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

One way to hear the Advent Gospel message is to put ourselves in the shoes of all those people walking out to that desert to listen to John the Baptist.

Intertwining Worlds (John 18: 33-37)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Dec 1, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

More than most any other, the feast of Christ the King immerses us in this swirling dilemma of negotiating worlds.

Acting Out (Mark 12:38-44)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

When you hear that someone is “acting out” it usually isn’t heard as a compliment.

Saints Like Us (Hebrews 12.1)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

There’s an instinct to idealize the saints as entirely different from the rest of us, off in another league at some unattainable level of holiness and favor with God.

The Core Belief (Lk 20:27-38)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 20, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Developmental psychologists point to a foundational experience in the life of a child whose effects ripple through the rest of life.

“Nudges” (Luke 19:1-10)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

…You feel an impulse to do something connected with faith – and you pursue it.

Catching the Meaning (Lk 17:11-19)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

There’s a nugget of wisdom that goes, “He had the experience, but missed the meaning.”

On Noticing (Amos 6; Lk.16:19-31)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

“Noticing” is high up on the list of how “they’ll know we are Christians” — and certainly how they’ll know we are Vincentians.

Tilting Toward Good (Lk 16:1-13)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Over the centuries, the parable of the clever but dishonest steward has caused much debate. Doesn’t Jesus seem to be praising the man for cheating?

More Than One Side

by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 11, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

“Choose up sides,” three famous words that have set up boundaries between countless competing groups.

Gaining Entrance

by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 28, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

“But anything you do to ‘gather together all your sisters and brothers from all the nations,’ brings with it entrance into the Kingdom of God.”

Believing Love (Rom. 5:5)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 14, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

It’s a challenge to absorb this truth that God’s love penetrates to the tip of our hearts and minds.

Comforting Arms (Isaiah 66:13)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 31, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Comfort is high among the promises of Jesus’ Kingdom – the Reign of God bringing protection, welcoming, a soothing of painful wounds, a safe harbor.

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