Category Archives: Development

JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Posted on July 12, 2019 by John McKenna

Blessed John Henry Newman will be canonized on 13th October 2019, with four other Blessed’s in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. newmancanonisation.com

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Christ as Wounded

Posted on April 5, 2019 by John McKenna

http://ronrolheiser.comhttp://ronrolheiser.comThere is a story told, a legend perhaps, about St. Theresa of Avila. One day the devil appeared to her, disguised as Christ. Theresa wasn’t fooled for even a second. She immediately dismissed him. Before leaving, however, the devil asked … Continue reading →

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On the Dangers of Defining Ourselves

Posted on March 22, 2019 by John McKenna

http://ronrolheiser.comGiven the speed and change in our world today, the oceans of information being given us by the new technologies, the speed with which knowledge now passes through our lives, the increasing specialization and fragmentation inside higher education, and the … Continue reading →

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Ways to get more out of Lent

Posted on March 8, 2019 by John McKenna

1. Get up earlier than anyone else in your house and spend your first 15 minutes of the day thanking God for the gift of life and offering your day to Him. 2. Get to daily Mass. 3. If you can’t do … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 21, 2018 by John McKenna

No Room at the Inn http://ronrolheiser.com Mary gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn. In the Christmas story, … Continue reading →

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The Visitation- Revisited

Posted on December 14, 2018 by John McKenna

http://ronrolheiser.com/ We are all familiar with the biblical story of the Visitation.  It happens at the beginning of Luke’s Gospel. Mary and her cousin, Elizabeth, both pregnant, meet. One is carrying Jesus and the other is carrying John the Baptist. … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 3, 2018 by John McKenna

The Real Presence. November 7, 2016 When I was a graduate student in Belgium, I was privileged one day to sit in on a conference given by Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels. He was commenting on the Eucharist and our lack … Continue reading →

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