“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
This homily was for the Mass of the Holy Spirit, celebrated at the beginning of the new school year. Readings: Isaiah 42:1-3; 1 Corinthians 12:4-13; Matthew 5:1-12a I’m grateful that we can come together as a community to celebrate Mass … Continued
Today’s readings You are not in the flesh;on the contrary, you are in the spirit… Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans is really a masterpiece of Christian doctrine and discipleship. If you haven’t read it in a while, or ever, … Continued
Today’s readings As the pastor of Saint Mary’s, I am grateful to Bishop Hicks for his leadership on this important issue of the protection of children and vulnerable adults. I think a lot of us are almost weary of hearing … Continued
Today’s readings I don’t believe in coincidences. Being in the right place at the right time isn’t usually a coincidence. Far more often than we realize, it’s the work of the Holy Spirit. That is certainly the case in today’s … Continued
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 “Increase our faith,” indeed! How often have you had that same reaction to the marvels of God happening in your life? I think about the many times I have had the Spirit point out something I should have … 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 I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We … 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 In our first reading this morning, we have from the Acts of the Apostles a rather defining moment for the early Church. Jesus hadn’t given them a precise rule book of how to make the Church develop: he … Continued
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