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Solidarity – in Life, Death, and New Life (Mark 14:1-15:47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
A remark I once overheard: “I don’t mind suffering when nobody knows about it – as long as somebody knows about it!”
Forming a community that shows the Lord’s love for all
by Famvin Media Resources | April 5, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
A presentation about Vincentian Spirituality.
John 3:16 – Read It!
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
If you’ve watched any sports events over the last decades, you’ve seen banners held high, calling attention to a famous passage in John’s Gospel.
A Closer Walk (John 2:13-25)
by Tom McKenna, CM | March 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Early in St. John’s gospel, we see Jesus resolutely striding into the outer courtyard of the Jerusalem Temple, a space bordering on what the Jewish people acknowledged to be God’s own Dwelling place.
Struggles at a Well (John 4:5-42)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Some of the traits which come out in the Samaritan woman as she interacts with Jesus at the noonday well could paint her as a hard-hearted and difficult lady.
Higher (Matthew 5:38-48)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
There’s a phrase from the sports world, “setting a high bar.” It means raising the height of the jump just beyond the mark the athlete think he can clear.
Lifting the Veil (Is. 25: 6-8; Phil 4:20; Mt 22:1-14)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
One of the favorite images seen all through the Scriptures is the feast, the sumptuous banquet overflowing, as Isaiah pictures it, with “juicy, rich food and choice wines.”
A Collaborative Witness (Luke 8:1-3)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Oct 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Certainly the words and actions of such groups are meant to proclaim God’s Kingdom, but their very collaboration is itself an announcement of the Message.
Magis (Matthew 20:1-16)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
There is the Jesuit one-word motto, “magis,” the Latin for “more,” meant to remind them that God is always “more than,” always greater. But greater than what?
Sacramental Speaking and Listening (Ezekiel, 33; Matthew, 18)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Sep 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
A question often on the lips of a believer: where and how is God present in my life?
Broadening The Frame (Matthew 15:21-8)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
An important element in this nurturing is what could be described as a frame, the boundaries through which they have been taught to look out at the world.
Not Enough (Is 55; Rom 8:39; Mt 14:13-21)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
An often-heard question: “Is there enough to go around?” Sometimes asked out of kindness, it can also arise out of fear.
Meekness
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 7, 2020 | Formation
The practical wisdom of St. Vincent with regard to meekness– a wisdom learned from Jesus Christ.
Receiving Communion (Mt 10:40, Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
After impressing on the disciples who he is and what he stands for, he declares, “whoever receives you receives me.”
Facial Recognition (Ps 145; Matthew 11:28-30)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Among the many obstacles thrown up at us in this time of Covid virus is “facial confusion,” the difficulty in reading the mood and disposition of the person talking to me from behind the mask.