by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 21, 2021 | Friar Reflection
The parable’s focus on the seeds is an allegory for those who hear the word of the kingdom proclaimed. The parables describe the varying receptiveness to what they hear; all hear the same word. Yet each type of person is identified as what was sown in a certain place....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 20, 2021 | Friar Reflection
If you have been following the daily Gospel readings, you have read about the growing opposition to Jesus. He has been performing miracles, casting out demons, curing the sick, and yet people are hesitant to believe. In some cases, they outright refuse, and in the...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 19, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” Some of the scribes and Pharisees in today’s Gospel ask to see a sign. What they are really asking for is another sign. Jesus has been healing and teaching with great authority and still that is not enough. They want just...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Jul 16, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Once again, we see a new confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees. The Pharisees were the strictest observers of the Law in the time of Jesus. One of the most important precepts was to respect the Sabbath rest. In today’s passage, Jesus’ disciples have “profaned”...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 15, 2021 | Friar Reflection
L’Amerique is novelist Thierry Sagnier’s story of a Parisian family’s fight to survive the devastation of World War II. Sagnier’s novel includes this moment: “They reminisced about the war. Cecile told of farmers she knew, neighbors who kept to themselves and sold...
