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?
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The Kingdom Interpretation
by Tom McKenna, CM | November 21, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
The Kingdom Interpretation (Mk 12:44-48) To profess myself a Christian is to profess a desire – and that desire is to follow behind the Lord, Jesus Christ. Perhaps “follow behind” doesn’t quite get to the heart of it. It’s more accurately a “stepping into his...
Testifying
by Tom McKenna, CM | November 7, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Testifying (Luke 9:1-2) Reading Luke’s account of the disciples being sent out, I put myself in the shoes of one of those 70 individuals directed to go forth and proclaim the Good News that in Jesus, God’s forgiving compassion is drawing near. How would I feel...
On Listening
by Tom McKenna, CM | October 24, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“On Listening” (Luke 11: 16, 29-31) One of the most gratifying compliments is to hear that you listen well. It conveys another’s feeling that something of his or her inner self has gotten through, that not just the words but the deeper resonances of those words have...
The Ministry of Encouragement
by Tom McKenna, CM | October 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The Ministry of Encouragement (Hebrews 12:1) There’s a wonderfully comforting image in the Letter to the Hebrews which has special application to us in Vincent’s Family. The author sets out to build up his struggling fellow believers and does this through a...
Louise and Light (Isaiah 58: 5,10)
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Yet while walking those somber corridors, St. Louise came to discover right there in the gloom a flickering light that held her on course.
Setting Out
by Tom McKenna, CM | May 6, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
We meet two people setting out on a journey, both with God in mind.
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