“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
Today's readings [display_podcast] Sadly, the prayer that our Lord gave us to avoid multiplying words and babbling like the pagans can so much become for us an occasion to do that very thing. We can rattle off the Lord’s Prayer … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] We have been reading the last several days from the very challenging portion of Matthew’s Gospel in which we hear Jesus use the formula: “You have heard it said … but I say to you…” Basically, in … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] I don’t know about you, but I think that lots of us when we were growing up, learned that we had to win or earn the Lord’s kindness. If we wanted God to love us, then we … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] Sometimes the Gospel just makes good common sense. Today, the Gospel expands on the Golden Rule, something we should all have learned when we were very little. As my grandmother used to say, if you can’t say … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] The Lord takes care of those who are on fire for love of him, he takes care of those who season their lives and the lives of others with the gifts God has given them. Today, in … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] So Jesus goes over to Matthew, who, at that time, was anything but a saint. He was sitting at the customs post, collecting the required taxes. He was a Jew acting as a representative of the Roman … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] Today’s readings speak to us about the virtue of persistence. St. Paul was one who modeled persistence in his life and ministry. He quite often ran up against not only opposition, but also danger and imprisonment designed … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] When I read St. Paul’s message to Timothy in our first reading last night, I resonated with the spirit of his message. St. Paul reminds Timothy of his calling and of the authority that was given him … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] After my first year in seminary, during the summer, I was sent to live for six weeks in Mexico in order to learn Spanish. I wish that endeavor had been more successful, but I did in fact … Continued
Today's readings [display_podcast] What is God like? Today’s celebration of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of the fact that God loved the world he created so much that he was determined to remain in relationship with it. “God so … Continued
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