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

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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 6, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
…You feel an impulse to do something connected with faith – and you pursue it.
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.”
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.
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?
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 11, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
“Choose up sides,” three famous words that have set up boundaries between countless competing groups.
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.”
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.
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.