by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 5, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Saints never have a bad day, never do anything wrong, they are “goody two-shoes.” At least that is what I thought growing up and why I had such a difficult time identifying with saints. They were not like me! When we dig deeper, however, we see that saints are a...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 4, 2021 | Catholicism 101
Each Sunday at Mass, we profess our faith. We proclaim what we believe via the Creed. A creed is a brief statement of faith used to list important truths, to clarify doctrinal points and to distinguish truth from error. The word creed comes from the Latin word credo,...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 4, 2021 | Friar Reflection
I am sure each one of us has our own story of a time when we came to that bridge too far and we didn’t cross over. Didn’t cross over, couldn’t cross over, refused to cross over – these are very thin lines of distinction. Sometimes the very act of crossing over...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 3, 2021 | Friar Reflection
The Sea of Galilee has a temperament of wind and storm that can turn on the unwary sailor. The seas and wind are building. Is this just the front of a more powerful trailing storm? It’s the dead of night and one can’t see the horizon. Maybe concern is giving way to...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 2, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading the Israelites murmur: “Would that we had meat for food.” They remember the “good old days” as they complain: “We remember the fish we used to eat without cost in Egypt…But now we are famished.” Of course, they forget that when they were in...
