“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
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 Yesterday, we had the last of our four first Holy Communion Masses. What a wonderful thing to celebrate! In my homily, my very first line was perhaps the most important message I can ever deliver as a preacher: … Continued
Today’s readings Saint Valentine was a clergyman who lived in the third century. A martyr, he was beheaded on February 14 in the year 369. Before this, he had been condemned to death for evangelizing. But the pagan judge gave … Continued
Today’s readings Mike was one of my favorite people in the world. He owned the service station where my family had, and still has, our cars repaired and maintained ever since we first moved out to the suburbs, almost forty … Continued
Today’s readings Today we have a Pharisee who is a scholar of the law engaging Jesus in conversation. Obviously, this scholar wasn’t really interested in Jesus’ point of view; he didn’t expect to learn anything from Jesus. Instead he was … Continued
Today’s readings I have good news for you, and I want you to drill it into your very soul. I want you to take it with you all through the coming week and beyond. I want you to share it … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s Gospel is one that’s certainly very familiar to us. But if we’re honest, every time we hear it, it must give us a little bit of uneasiness, right? Because, yes, it is very easy to love those … Continued
Today’s readings Think back. When you were growing up, in your faith formation, did you get the idea that somehow you had to behave yourself in order to win God’s love and grace? I think that’s a common thing that … Continued
We’ve all heard the teaching that God is love. And that’s a good thing to remember: I tell our school students they should always remember that, and if they do, they’ll know quite a bit about our God. God is … Continued
Today’s readings Love is very definitely the theme of today’s Liturgy of the Word. This week we have been hearing readings from the book of Tobit, in which we have the only Scriptural appearance of Saint Raphael the archangel. And … Continued
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