by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 31, 2022 | VOICE
Background What do we mean by Affordable Housing and Why is it important to all PWC residents? Who are first time home buyers in our area? They are teachers, nurses, police officers, emergency responders, and others who work in the county. Here are some statistics on...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 31, 2022 | VOICE
Background: Early in 2021, VOICE leaders in PWC (Prince William County) began a campaign, together with key allies, to create a Crisis Receiving Center–a facility where police and the wider public can take people suffering from a mental health crisis instead of being...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 31, 2022 | Friar Reflection
From time to time, my dad would remind me that “every person you meet is your better in that you can learn something from them.” Good and sage advice. I wonder if he knew he was echoing Ralph Waldo Emerson who wrote: “In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Oct 28, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Life can be difficult sometimes and often we feel like strangers to ourselves while we attempt to live our lives. There is a book written about the life of poor native farmers in the mountain area of northern Peru during the early part of the 1900s. It describes a...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 27, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading Paul calls upon us to prepare for “spiritual warfare.” “Brothers and sisters: Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power…For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world...
