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.
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by Tom McKenna, CM | June 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
The word Glory shows up frequently in the Scriptures, all those praises of God’s Glory and in particular Jesus’ petitions to His Father asking to give the disciples (and all of us) the Glory that the Father has given Him.
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 5 Comments
Years ago, walking along a crowded beach, I came upon a group of people gathered around a crying, screaming child.
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
“They recounted how…he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
In Luke’s 15th chapter, Jesus relates his perhaps most famous parable, aiming to open another window onto the Kingdom of God, especially its meaning for the present.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 30, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
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 | Nov 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
As with all literature, there are many words in the Scriptures that need interpretation, that second look to get at their more underlying meaning.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Nov 2, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Luke’s 19th chapter begins with a story of “two people looking.”
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.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 17, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The jar made of the stuff of this earth symbolizes the nitty gritty processes of everyday life — the how of getting things done, the down and dirty steps needed to distribute the treasure.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 3, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
As we gather around the table of the Lord’s Supper each Sunday to celebrate the giving of his Body and Blood for us, we would do well to reflect on what it is we’re sharing in.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Central to the Creed is belief in the Trinity, the conviction of a three-ness in the one Godhead, the Divine as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Certain stories might well be styled “echoing” because they reverberate with the inner story a person tells about herself.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 10, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
A saving solidarity: when someone is suffering, not only sympathizing but carrying them through…doing something to lift the burden.