by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 20, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Our family is always concerned about us. Our parents continue to worry about us even when we have grown up and moved away. I learned that I could not tell my mother not to worry about me, it was in her DNA. She is probably still worrying in heaven! We see this...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Sep 19, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The title of Adam McHugh’s book says it all: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction. McHugh, an ordained minister and spiritual director writes about the state of listening in our society and how we need to get better at it: “We speak volumes, but we...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 17, 2022 | Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
Throughout Scripture, our Lord tells us to welcome the stranger in our midst. Pope Francis reminds us that the inclusion of newcomers as we build the Kingdom of God is not an option, but a necessity: “The inclusion of those most vulnerable is the necessary...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 16, 2022 | Sister Parish
With this year’s Sister Parish Collection, we hope to support Fr Tony’s plans to build a wall around the upper school to provide much needed security in a (very) high crime area which will provide a green space for students to use as a sanctuary. He also hopes to...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 16, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The resurrection is central in the life of each Christian. That is why Paul in the first reading says there is no Christian life without the resurrection. The resurrection is not a theoretical possibility for Paul; it is not something that may happen after we die and...
