Thomas F. McKenna, C.M.

Thomas F. McKenna, C.M., presently Provincial Superior of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission, has been in leadership positions in the Vincentian community for over 19 years. He is on leave from St. John’s University, where he teaches spirituality as a tenured member of the Theology Department. Fr. McKenna has published extensively in various theological journals and has authored Praying with St. Vincent de Paul. He has been involved in retreat work, nationally and internationally. Father earned a Doctorate in Systematic Theology from The Catholic University of America, Th.M. from Mary Immaculate Seminary and his M.A. in Philosophy from St. John’s University. The University bestowed on Fr. McKenna an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters.