“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
Today’s readings 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, … Continued
Today’s readings We are confronted in today’s Gospel with something we all have to struggle with, and that is a reluctance to believe. In the disciples’ case, it was a slowness to believe based on the fact that they didn’t … Continued
Today’s readings There are a couple of kinds of witnesses in today’s Liturgy of the Word. The first, in the reading from the Acts of the Apostles, are the Jewish witnesses who were swayed by the religious establishment to demand … Continued
Today’s readings Letting go of things is harder than we can sometimes even admit. I think that’s what was going on with Mary Magdalene. And we are just like her: we want to hold on to things and people as … Continued
Today’s readings I often tell the children in our school that if there’s just one thing they ought to know about God, one thing they ever learn about God, and that is that God loves them more than anything, that … Continued
Today’s readings The Paschal Triduum, as you may know, is a long, three-day liturgy that begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, continues with the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, and concludes tonight, … Continued
Todays’ readings Words contain a lot of power. We know that well, because sometimes we say the wrong things, or these days, text the wrong things, and we see how it upsets people we love. And equally we experience the … Continued
Today’s readings “Do you love me more than these?” It’s a question that cuts to the heart. Peter had just betrayed his friendship with Jesus and his commitment to the Gospel by denying his Lord not once, but three times: … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s first reading always fascinates me. Paul and Silas are in a terrible situation, not for the first or last time, I might add. But just look at how their vibrant faith allows God to do things in … Continued
Today’s readings It’s interesting to me that some of the first things we ever learn about God are also some of the most foundational, most important things we learn about God. One such notion is that God is love. We’ve … Continued
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