by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Apr 21, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today we are celebrating mass with our grade school children. That is why the Gospel we are using is different from the one scheduled in the Roman lectionary. If I were planning the resurrection, I think I would plan fireworks, trumpets, and big crowds. Something like...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 20, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading from Acts teaches that God’s authority comes first before human authorities, be they political or religious. When Peter is ordered by the Jewish religious authorities, the Sanhedrin, to stop teaching in the name of Jesus, he responds: “We must...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Apr 19, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Pamela Addison never expected to be a widow at 36. Just two years ago, she held her six-month -old son and two-year old daughter and watched helplessly as paramedics rushed her husband Martin to the hospital. It was the last time Pamela would see her husband alive. ...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 18, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Luke, in today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, gives us a summary description of the life of the first Christian community in Jerusalem: “The community of believers was of one heart and mind…” Luke emphasizes the unanimity of this community (“one heart...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Apr 17, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Despite the warning of the Sanhedrin to speak no more, the disciples continued to preach the Gospel message. They had the conviction of the power of God. Once the papal envoy threatened Martin Luther to stop preaching his challenging message against the abuses in the...
