by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 6, 2021 | Friar Reflection
You are sympathetic to a charity and would like to help, but money is tight right now (which actually it isn’t). Should I write a check or not? You can make a case that you were not responsible, but in your gut, you know that it was indeed your fault, and you should...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 5, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Jesus was both a teacher and healer who showed by His words and actions that God is with us in times of joy but especially when our burdens are heavy. In today’s Gospel we have two healing stories, the healing of a woman with a flow of blood and the raising of an...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 2, 2021 | Eucharist, Weekly-Email
In The Habit of Being: The Letters of Flannery O’Connor, a letter from O’Connor to a recipient identified only as “A” recounts the story of a dinner party O’Connor attended in 1955: Well, toward morning the conversation had turned on the Eucharist, which I, being the...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Jul 2, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today’s passage for Matthew provides useful material for reflection upon the nature of ministry of Jesus and of the church as well. Jesus calls Matthew to follow Him, yet Jesus follows Matthew and the sinners to the table. So, it should be with the ministry of the...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 1, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“God put Abraham to the test.” Would a loving and merciful God really put someone to the test by asking them to sacrifice their beloved child and then tell them, “Only testing”? What about poor Job whom God gives over to Satan to test him by destroying his family...
