Blessed Virgin Mary – Michæl McFarland Campbell

Good news travels fast: let’s spread the news of joy

Some thoughts for the First Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 10:34, 37–43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22–23 ℟ v.24; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 ℣ Christ is risen, alleluia! ℟ The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia! Joy is the best response We were created for joy. We never hear someone say, You know, this whole joy thing […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 4 months agoJuly 23, 2022

Sunday Relections

God wants friends not robots: He gives us the choice to stay or leave

Some thoughts on the readings Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). God wants friends, not robots Why do so “many disciples,” as St John puts it, decide to stop following our Lord after His explanation of the Eucharist as the “living bread,” while at the same time the Twelve stay with Him? This question […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 12 months agoJuly 23, 2022

Christianity

Let’s obey the quiet voice of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit works quietly We all like spectacular fireworks. They are exciting, impressive, exhilarating. The Church’s first Pentecost had some spectacular fireworks. The Apostles and other Christians were gathered “all together in one place”. Where that was precisely, we do not know. It was probably somewhere inside or near the Temple in Jerusalem as […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 2 years ago

Christianity

Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Do not be afraid One of the constant refrains in the Gospels is the admonition of Our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ: “Do not be afraid.” When the Lord draws near, it is our natural tendency to be afraid. We can be afraid of his presence. We can be afraid of what he might ask of […]

Michæl McFarland Campbell 2 years ago