“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
Today’s readings Getting ready for Mass today, I thought about my Dad. Not just because it’s Father’s Day, although that’s certainly part of it. But partly because of today’s Gospel. The story we have here today speaks about a journey, … Continued
Today’s Gospel story is a fitting one, I think, for this celebration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The evangelist tells us that Mary’s heart was filled with wonder. There are a few stories in the Gospels that end with … Continued
Today’s readings St. James today encourages us to consider it all joy when we experience trial. I don’t know about you, but that’s not the emotion I usually find in frustrating or fearful circumstances. And considering that the people to … Continued
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Today’s readings The rather obvious and certainly oft-repeated application of today’s Gospel reading lies in the very literal interpretation of the word “talent,” at least as it appears in English. That interpretation goes like this: we have been given many … Continued
Today’s readings Fear is a bad thing. Fear destroys discipleship. In the case of the gospel story today, fear kept the disciples from understanding. As well we know, Jesus was speaking to them about his passion and death, and they … Continued
Today’s readings It’s time to get going, to set out on the journey. That’s the message of our Gospel today, and I think it’s a timely one, coming as it does as some of us are preparing for, or maybe … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] On March 4th, in 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the thirty-second President of the United States, for the first of four terms. As he began his presidency, the country was in economic crisis, mired as … Continued
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