by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jun 24, 2022 | Friar Reflection
We all like a bargain in life, getting the most for our money or investment. If I give this much, how much will I get in return? What’s the safest bet? “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jun 23, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist. It is a day of great joy throughout all the Church. In Peru, John the Baptist is the patron saint in the jungle areas and until recently this feast was a national holiday, and it is still the national day of the common...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 22, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading for today we encountered one of the passages that, the first time I read it, I had to blink, shake my head to remove possible cobwebs, and then re-read. Did they just find “the book of the law” (2 Kings 22:8)? Were the first five books of the Old...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jun 21, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel Jesus exhorts us to “enter through the narrow gate.” As Jesus comes to the end of his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:28) he gives us a summary of his teachings and an exhortation to not only hear the words of his teaching but also to do them. ...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jun 20, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Jesus’ command in today’s Gospel is simple and direct: “Stop judging.” Notice Jesus does not say, “Do not judge,” but “Stop judging.” He knows that “religious” people have a tendency to judge and condemn. Jesus tells us, “Stop it!” Instead of judging others Jesus...
