by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 31, 2022 | Friar Reflection
It is never a comfortable experience visiting someone who is very ill. We aren’t sure what to do or say. We worry that we might say the wrong thing. Rabbi Harold Kushner writes: “At some of the darkest moments of my life, some people I thought of as friends...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 29, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The ashes we receive on Ash Wednesday challenge us with a difficult question, Am I free? Am I making my life all that I want it to be for myself and those I love? What’s keeping me from realizing the purpose that I want my life to mean? The Theologian Kay Northcutt...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 28, 2022 | Friar Reflection
“Now this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.” In today’s Gospel Jesus performs a second sign. Jesus’ first sign was the changing of water into wine at Cana (John 2:1-11) and now his healing of this royal official’s son is his second...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 25, 2022 | Friar Reflection
You and I received an invitation and a challenge on Ash Wednesday: “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” These words of Jesus can also be translated: “Turn to God and put all your trust in God.” Jesus declares that the “Time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 24, 2022 | Friar Reflection
“Repent and believe in the Gospel.” We heard these words as we received ashes on Ash Wednesday. These words are taken from the first words of Jesus’ public ministry: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the...
