“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
In these Easter days, the Scriptures begin to speak to us about the gift of the Holy Spirit. This gift, is not rationed, as Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel reading. This gift is empowering and renewing and, according to … Continued
Today’s readings There’s certainly a flurry of activity in today’s readings, isn’t there? Especially in the Gospel, we see Mary Magdalene run from the empty tomb to get the Apostles. And then Peter and the “disciple whom Jesus loved” ran … Continued
I have to let you in on a little secret tonight. Very often, when we preach a homily, the message ends up being for us preachers. It’s not that we set out to do that; actually if we thought about … Continued
Today’s readings One of the greatest obstacles to the Christian life is comparing ourselves to others. Because, and I’ll just say it, discipleship isn’t meant to be fair. At least not as we see fairness. The essence of discipleship is … Continued
Today’s readings Sometimes when God speaks to us, it doesn’t immediately seem like such good news. We may well have had a call or even a gentle moving from the Lord, and are afraid to act on it. Today’s Scriptures … Continued
Today’s readings In these days after the Ascension, the Liturgy calls us to turn and find our hope and security in God. Certainly this was difficult for the early disciples, who tested Jesus to see if he was who he … Continued
Today’s readings Today we’re gathered on what is, for us, the eve of the Ascension. While the reading that we have in today’s Gospel is from John’s account of the eve of the Passion, the words could well have been … Continued
Today’s readings “You will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.” Jesus continues to prepare his disciples for his not being among them in the flesh. He knows that his ascension … Continued
Today’s readings There are a lot of miracles going on in today’s first reading. First, there’s the earthquake that brings down the prison walls, although Paul and Silas did not take advantage of the situation. Then there’s the conversion of … Continued
Today’s readings Today, Jesus has for us good news and bad news. The good news is that he is eventually going to send the Holy Spirit upon the world. The Holy Spirit will be a new Advocate for us, and … Continued
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