by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 13, 2022 | Friar Reflection
When I went to Peru, I had a nine-month plan set-up for my deacon internship – nine months to learn Spanish and then return to the USA to work with one of our Latino parishes. When we were in the seminary, we had to set-up a learning contract for the deacon...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 11, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Trappist: Living in the Land of Desire is Michael Downey’s portrait of the community of Trappist monks living The Rule of Saint Benedict at Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey outside Charleston, South Carolina. In his time among the monks, Downey was struck by the monks’...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 8, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel Jesus sends his apostles out on a mission. The Greek word apostolos means one who is sent. Jesus sends out these apostles to continue and expand his mission. To become an apostle, one has to spend time with Jesus and learn from him about God and...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
This week in the reading from the Old Testament, we have been listening to the message of Hosea. Israel had entered a time of relative prosperity and forgot its covenant relationship with God. They organized their social and political life without taking into...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 6, 2022 | From the Friars
I am always somewhat bemused when folks ask me for dating advice. Is it that they see in me a font of wisdom, experience, and a treasure chest of great advice? …yeah…OK…that passes pretty quickly. More apropos is the naval expression: “any port in a storm.” The storm...
