by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 24, 2022 | Friar Reflection
St. Bartholomew, an apostle and early martyr of the Church, is recognized for his missionary zeal especially in Armenia for whom he is their patron saint. And in some traditions, Bartholomew is also honored as a missionary to the Bombay India region on the Konkan...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 23, 2022 | Friar Reflection
We have all seen pictures of prophets of doom carrying signs that declare, “The End is Near!” Some so-called Christian prophets and teachers have even claimed to have figured out exactly when the End or the Second Coming will take place. This is not just a modern...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 22, 2022 | Weekly-Email
Did you know Prince William County is the most diverse county in VA and the 10th most diverse county in the U.S.? How diverse is PWC? It’s made up of 55,000 people of different races, ethnicities, genders, background, religions, and beliefs. In the mix is...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 22, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Paul begins his 2nd letter to the Thessalonians with a prayer of thanks to God for this Christian community: “We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters…”. We also give thanks to God with Paul for our Christian community here at St. Francis Parish as...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 19, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading is from the Prophet Ezekiel chapter 37, the famous “dry bones vision.” Ezekiel has been the source of all the first readings for this week. It has been a week in which the Word of God came to the prophet and directed him to preach a word of...
