What is really at stake in Congress this week is the democratic process. The will of the overwhelming majority of citizens for universal background checks on the sale of weapons is threatened by a small minority who has worked to refashion a public saf…
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Whither Democracy?
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on April 10th, 2013
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on April 10th, 2013
Our journey of remembrance does not end with Easter Sunday. The Father’s plan to reconcile humanity begins with the Incarnation, His sending of the Son, and is completed with the sending of the Holy Spirit by the Father and the Son. It is the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who gives us [...]
The Resurrection of the Lord
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 30th, 2013
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. (Ps 118:24) Ecclesiastes tells us that everything has its time. Easter is the time of joy and celebration. It is Resurrection time, and all creation seems to join in the celebration. Winter’s darkness surrenders to Spring’s sunshine and soft days. Jonquils [...]
Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 27th, 2013
As our journey of remembrance brings us to the day of the Crucifixion, we might ask ourselves what can be good about Good Friday? There are many theories but we do not really know the origin. It is unique to English with other cultures referring to it …
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No Comments »Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 26th, 2013
On Holy Thursday our journey of remembrance takes us to the Upper Room in Jerusalem where Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his Apostles. First we are reminded of the occasion that brought them to the holy city. A reading from Chapter 12 of the Boo…
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Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 25th, 2013
It may seem that the Chrism Mass on Tuesday of Holy Week somehow interrupts the flow of the story, but that is not really the case. It is still part of our journey of remembrance by showing us how we are joined to Jesus not only as one person but as pa…
Posted in Diocesan News, Fatherly Advice Tags: Bishop Farrell, Bishop Kevin Farrell, Chrism Mass, Holy Chrism, holy week No Comments »Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 22nd, 2013
Palm Sunday is a study in contrasts. That, of course, can be said for all of Holy Week, which begins with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding a donkey, as had the Great King Solomon before him. (Luke 19:36-38). Our journey with Jesus begins as we share in that wonderful procession when we assemble outside [...]
The Gift of Fear of the Lord
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 18th, 2013
In Isaiah’s messianic prophecy on the Root of Jesse we read, “The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord, and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord.” We [...]
The Light is on for You
Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 16th, 2013
Lent is not just the season of repentance; it is the season for reconciliation. Playwright Eugene O’Neill wrote that we are born broken and spend our lives mending. The grace of God is the glue. That grace comes to us in many ways but particularly through confession, the sacrament of reconciliation. Sin is real. It [...]
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Posted by Bishop Kevin Farrell on March 14th, 2013
“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God” Rom 8:14 The Gift of Piety leads us to a profound awareness of what it means to be a child of God. We experience God not as a stern judge but as a loving Father. This is accompanied by a filial [...]
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