vincentian spirituality
“Practicing” The Faith (Malachi 3:19-20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | November 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
As with all literature, there are many words in the Scriptures that need interpretation, that second look to get at their more underlying meaning.
Looking Out and Looking Up (Luke 19:1-10)
by Tom McKenna, CM | November 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Luke’s 19th chapter begins with a story of “two people looking.”
65th Anniversary of Vincentian Brother Alfred Smith’s Service
by Tom McKenna, CM | October 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
To keep God’s people safe and alive in their battle against Amalek, Moses has to hold his arms high in the air for a very long while.
Stand Up and Go! (2 Kings, 5:14-17; Lk 17:11-19)
by Tom McKenna, CM | October 5, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
For all of us who have been through the pandemic, we know first-hand how disease and sickness have a way of separating us, how they can isolate and cut us off from the rest of life.
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Paying It Forward (Acts 2:42-47)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the Acts of the Apostles, we come across a behavior that is not quite self-explanatory.
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Toward Jerusalem
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 5, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We disciples of Christ profess to follow the Lord Jesus– and this week in particular, we would follow Him to Jerusalem.
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Never Alone (John 11:1-45)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
One of the heaviest of feelings is the one of being alone. You hear it in the cry of an infant, and more generally you catch it in the forlorn look of any lonely person.
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.
In The Details (Mt 10: 26-33)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
When searching for a story’s heart, sometimes a seemingly insignificant detail turns out to be key.
The One Body (Deuteronomy 8; 1 Cor 10:17; John 6:57)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 17, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
You, me, all of us together are the Body of Christ.
Reaching Across (1 Samuel:20)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Especially in these fractious times, how to move more toward unity rather than separation? How to help others to see past tightly held identity markers?