“For the love of Christ impels us…” (2 Cor. 5:14) | father.mulcahy.net
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
Today’s readings There’s a little Christian Science church in the town where I grew up. They have since moved, but they used to be on Main Street, just north of the downtown area. Their sign used to list their upcoming … Continued
In my funeral homilies for mothers, I have often reflected on how hard it is to lose a mother. It turns out I was right! From the very earliest moments of our existence and for many years, our mothers are … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s scriptures speak to us about the essence of what it means to live a Christian life. First, as we can see in the reading from the Acts of the Apostles, it means making a clean break with … Continued
Today’s readings I love this Gospel reading because of the way it talks about love. It would be easy enough to say that if we just love each other a little more, everything will be fine. And there is some … Continued
Today’s readings I love to tell the children in school or religious education that the most important thing they can ever know about God is also one of the first things they ever learned about God. And that is that … Continued
Today’s readings What Satan wants is a community of disciples so mired in their sins, that they do nothing to foster the Kingdom of God and live the Gospel. Bookmark that thought, because I’ll come back to it in a … 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
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