Author Archives: John McKenna

Faith certainly proposes for our belief mysteries most difficult, far above our reason and understanding, and sublimely exalted even above the natural capacity of the angels themselves. But since the doctrine of faith admonishes us that these mysteries are to … Continue reading →

We should note that our Lord touched the ears and tongue of the disabled man who was to be healed, he took him and led him aside from the crowd. The first hope of salvation for anyone is to desert … Continue reading →

Consider, dearly beloved, how God’s love has found a way through our obstinacy. We have no excuse now. We despise God, and he waits. He sees himself rejected, and he calls us back. He accepts the insult of our rejection, … Continue reading →

It is hardly an exaggeration to say that also among Christians profound consciousness of the Lord’s return has become a rarity. Between preoccupation with the last things and present reality stands the wall known as the scientific viewpoint. But doesn’t … Continue reading →

Here is what I want you to do…to love God’s goodness within yourself, and his immeasurable charity, which you will find in the cell of self-knowledge. In this cell you will find God. For just as God holds within himself … Continue reading →