by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 30, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Following along in Matthew’s gospel, we recall the previous narrative was about the calming of the storm that beset the apostles while they and Jesus were crossing the lake. They arrive at their destination, a place known as the Gadarenes – among the Decapolis...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jun 29, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Peter is given many different names in the New Testament. Jesus calls him “Rock” (Cephas) after Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ. In the very next scene Jesus calls him Satan as Peter refuses to accept that Jesus is to be a Crucified Messiah:...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 28, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Righteous Father, the world also does not know you, but I know you, and they know that you sent me. I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them. (John 17:25-26) “You know them Catholics...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 27, 2021 | Parish Blog
OK, pop quiz time. Who were the “Freedom Riders?” My random (and quite small) sample yielded some interesting answers. The most common was a speculation that it was an organized motorcycle ride akin to the “Rolling Thunder” ride in Washington D.C. around Memorial Day....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 25, 2021 | VOICE
Each state sets a statutory definition of which thefts are felonies (punishable by longer sentences in prison) and which are misdemeanors (punishable by shorter sentences in jail). But in many states, the dollar amount separating felony theft from misdemeanor theft...
