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 | 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 | 0 Comments
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 | 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 | Oct 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
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.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The years-ago world of sacramentals — as you might remember, these were the scapulars and medals and holy cards and statues you’d find in a Catholic home.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
When breaking into any new territory, organizations send out what is known as an advance team.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The mystery of the Trinity is definitely that: a mystery who’s depth and range we can never come close to penetrating.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jun 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
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
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
“They recounted how…he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.”
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 6, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
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 | Mar 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Through the ages, the episode of Moses and the burning bush has figured into the religious experience of many.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 9, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In a Lukan parable, Jesus uses the image of “storing,” accumulating and building up a certain quality inside one’s heart.