Author Archives: John McKenna

When Jesus one day showed his Apostles how to bring in an overwhelming catch of fish, Peter’s reaction was to fall down at Jesus’ knees and exclaim: Depart from me, for l am a sinful man, 0 Lord. But Peter’s … Continue reading →

These words of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ contain an abridgement of all the motives for our faith, our hope, and our love. The life of the soul, the true life, the eternal life, is the only end of … Continue reading →

We all have a desire to preserve our temporal life, which passes with the days, the years, work, joys, sorrows, and suffering. But how little we concern ourselves with eternal life! And yet, this is the only life that is … Continue reading →

Bishop Robert Barren  The account of the appearance of the Risen Jesus by the shore of the Sea of Galilee is one of the most beautiful and theologically textured narratives in the Gospel of John. Every detail is worthy of … Continue reading →

The Gospel is the book of the Lord’s life. It is meant to become the book of our life too. It is meant to be grappled with rather than grasped – as we grapple with something that is on the brink … Continue reading →

Indeed, the apostolic preaching with all its boldness and passion would be unthinkable unless the witnesses had experienced a real encounter, coming to them from outside, with something entirely new and unforeseen, namely, the self-revelation and verbal communication of the … Continue reading →

The Silence of Christ’s Death  For three days, the victory of darkness over light plunged the earth into a thick silence and a terrible anguish. The Messiah had died, and the silence of his death seemed to have had the … Continue reading →