vincentian spirituality

Little Pieces of Light (Isaiah 58; Mt. 5)

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments

Returning to the light imagery of Isaiah and Jesus, we’re enjoined not to deepen the dark by inaction but rather to let the light of our active compassion push back the gloom.

Gospel Styles (Luke 2:22-40)

by Tom McKenna, CM | February 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Have you ever thought of yourself as an evangelizer? There are different ways and styles of being an evangelist.

Spirit Prompts (John 1: 29-34)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The Spirit of God is always moving through creation and through human hearts. But there are things we can do which make us more receptive to those movements.

Solid Saving Symbols (Acts 10:37; Mt 3:17)

by Tom McKenna, CM | January 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

As all of us know, to say that something is symbolic is to claim that some reality, the symbol, carries inside itself much more than what appears on its surface.

Living “As If”(Acts 4: Jn 20)

by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

Where are the assurances that these claims about Jesus rising to new life have any substance?

We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe

by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

All of us have heard the phrase, “living in the past.” Usually it has a negative ring – – somebody missing out on the good things happening now because he or she lives on memories of a bygone day.