by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Feb 16, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel Peter confesses that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ. Jesus begins questioning his disciples to see if they truly know who he is. At first the disciples give the answers of other people: “Some say John the Baptist, others, Elijah, others one of...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Feb 15, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we hear the story of Jesus healing a blind man. While Jesus performed many miracles or healings there are a couple of elements that make this healing story stand out. First, instead of immediately healing by a simple command Jesus performs a ritual...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 14, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading for today we encounter the well-known account of Noah as he is commissioned by God to gather all living creatures that would survive the Flood. (Just for the record, please note that Noah collected seven pairs of every clean animal and one pair of...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 13, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading today is from Genesis 4 and tells the well-known story of Cain and Abel. Did you notice that the whole idea of bringing an offering to God is Cain’s idea; Abel just follows along. Nonetheless, God’s reaction to Cain is unexpected, unexplained and...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 8, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading today continues in the Book of Genesis where we read: “then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being…” When this passage comes up in daily Mass or in...
