by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 12, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In Judaism there was a double tendency. There was a tendency to expand the law into hundreds and thousands of rules and regulations. But there was also the tendency to gather up the law in one sentence, one general statement which would be a compendium of the whole...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Mar 11, 2021 | Friar Reflection
On some youth retreats, a football and hula hoop are used to demonstrate our journey of faith. The purpose of our life is similar to throwing a football through the hula hoop. If we face the hula hoop and give our best shot, we can make the throw and get the...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Mar 10, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“…whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 5:19) About twenty years ago now, the US Supreme Court directed Judge Roy Moore, the Chief Justice of the Alabama State Supreme Court, to remove a Ten...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Mar 9, 2021 | Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
“The generous man is blessed. For he gives of his bread to the poor.”- Proverbs 22:9 St. Francis House is an outreach ministry of the parish located in a townhouse in the Williamstown neighborhood that was established in 1992 to serve the many needs of the low-income,...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 9, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Peter’s question in today’s Gospel is a question all of us have asked: “How often must I forgive?” Forgiveness is difficult, sometimes it might even seem to be impossible. There are people who might not deserve our forgiveness because they have hurt us deeply. ...
