by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 24, 2021 | Sacraments
In every relationship, there comes a time when something goes wrong and one person or one group hurts or offends the other, and the relationship is damaged. Whether it is a personal relationship between family members or friends or a more structured relationship...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 24, 2021 | Sacraments
The reasons are many, all of them real to the penitent. But what awaits you in the sacraments is the all embracing love and mercy of God. Read more… 1 – We may be afraid of looking foolish because we haven’t been to confession in a long time—and are uncertain...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 24, 2021 | Sacraments
Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte Reconciliation and the Beauty of God Together, let us try to understand what Confession is: If you really understand it, with your mind and heart, you will feel the need and the joy of experiencing this encounter, in which...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Dec 23, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today we hear the story of the birth and naming of John the Baptist. The response to his birth is the question: “What, then, will this child be?” The people recognized that the “hand of the Lord was with him” and are filled with wonder and expectation. God’s hand...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Dec 22, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today Mary prays, perhaps even sings that most beautiful prayer, the Magnificat. In the birth of her son Mary tells us that God is about to turn the world upside down. He scatters the proud in the plans of their hearts. A Moral revolution. Christianity is the death...
