“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
Readings: James 4:1-10 | Psalm 23 | Matthew 5:2-24 Tragedy has a way of freezing time for us, of creating a kind of horrible snapshot that we’ll never forget, no matter how hard we try. Growing up, people always used … Continued
Today’s readings A shortened homily today because of a witness talk being given by our teens, on behalf of those preparing for Confirmation. To those of us with good hearing and the ability to speak clearly, today’s Gospel seems like … Continued
Today’s readings [Mass for the school children:] In a town called Nazareth in Galilee, a long time ago, Mary lived with her parents, Joachim and Ann. Mary was only a young girl, maybe 14 years old. She came from a … Continued
Today’s readings Wisdom is a relative thing when it comes to our relationship with God. Just when we think we have God figured out, we realize that God is out of our grasp. Wisdom, when it comes to our relationship … Continued
Today’s readings: Genesis 1:26 – 2:3, Psalm 128, Matthew 6:31-34 I want you to know some of the evils of seminary. On Labor Day of every year I was in seminary, we were at school. Last year, we even had … Continued
Today’s readings “You are what you eat.” We’ve all heard that as an injunction to eat healthier and take care of ourselves. And we would be well advised to do such a thing. I know I for one should have … Continued
Today's readings Today, again, we continue our look at what the Christian disciple looks like. Today's readings give us two more good descriptions. In the first reading, the Christian disciple is foolish! Or, at least, the disciple is foolish in … Continued
Today’s readings Yesterday, I told you about how one of my seminary professors used to tell us that the “Christian disciple looks like something.” In the first reading yesterday, we found that the Christian disciple is not disorderly and lazy, … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s readings talk all about authenticity. As one of my professors used to say, “discipleship looks like something.” People ought to be able to look at the Christian person and know that they are in the presence of … Continued
Today’s readings Canon law requires a retreat before a man is ordained as a deacon or a priest, so about this time last year, I made my diaconate retreat up at Bellarmine Retreat House in Barrington. It was one of … Continued
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