Author Archives: John McKenna

OUR THREE TEMPTATIONS 2007-07-08 Cosmologists today tell us that the universe has no single center. Its center is everywhere, every place, every planet, every city, every species, and every person. But we already know this. Faith tells us that what … Continue reading →

RESTLESSNESS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT 2007-09-23 Driving me to the airport this summer, my youngest brother told me a story: One Friday afternoon, he and some co-workers were talking about what they would be doing that evening, the beginning of … Continue reading →

Beauty has a power to transform the soul and instill gratitude in a way that few things have. Confucius understood this and suggested that beauty is the greatest of all teachers. People can doubt almost anything, except beauty. Ron Rolheiser, … Continue reading →

CARING FOR OUR HEARTS 2006-09-24 “Be careful not to seek yourself in love, you can end up with a broken heart that way.” Therese of Lisieux wrote that. But what exactly does she mean, given that most of the time … Continue reading →

THE NOONDAY DEVIL 2004-05-16 When the Desert fathers first formulated a list of what they considered “deadly sins”, they included the sin of sadness. It wasn’t until the 17th century that it was dropped from the list, replaced by sloth. … Continue reading →