Author Archives: John McKenna
Cleansing the Temple Today
Sacred Scripture teaches the human family what the experience of the ages confirms: that while human progress is a great advantage to man, it brings with it a strong temptation. For when the order of values is jumbled and bad … Continue reading
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Us First
JUNE 27, 2016 http://ronrolheiser.com “I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world.” Socrates wrote those words more than twenty-four hundred years ago. Today more than ever these are words which we would need to appropriate because, … Continue reading
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All Souls
Yesterday the feast of All Saints brought us to contemplate “your holy city, the heavenly Jerusalem, our mother” (Preface, All Saints). Today, with our heart still turned toward this ultimate reality, we commemorate all of the faithful departed, who have … Continue reading
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Interruptions: Our Real Work
http://ronrolheiser.com Henri Nouwen once commented that he used to be resentful whenever he was interrupted in his work until he realized that, often times, interruptions were his real work. There’s a lesson here: We’re often resentful when our plans are … Continue reading
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In Defence of Mystery
http://ronrolheiser.com Recently I attended a symposium on Interreligious Dialogue. The keynote speakers were all excellent, with a single exception. One speaker suggested that one of the problems with Christianity is that it still contains too many elements that are unacceptable … Continue reading
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Family Fast Day Harvest 2018
Creator God. in love you give life. In your generosity you create the gifts of the earth. As daughters and sons of the same Father, may we learn to share the plentiful gifts of creation, especially with those most in … Continue reading
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In the Sacraments We Encounter Christ the Saviour – Pope Francis
Freedom in Marriage and in Christianity. Father Richard Veras Freedom is essential to the Sacrament of Marriage; even for Catholics who marry non-Christians in the Church, freedom is necessary for the marriage to be valid. This is fitting because Jesus … Continue reading
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