by Chanel Marquis | Jul 25, 2023 | Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
Jubilarian Mass and Celebration of Marriage Are you celebrating your Silver or Golden Marriage Jubilee this year? Were you married in 1973 or 1998? Then please contact the Parish Office to make sure that you are registered for the “2023 Mass for Jubilarians.” This...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 24, 2023 | Friar Reflection
It is a natural human desire to see signs, signs of God’s presence, signs of God’s power, of God’s goodness, of God’s love. Some of the scribes and Pharisees in today’s Gospel respond to that human desire: “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” People today also...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 21, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel Jesus once again cites the prophet Hosea, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice” (Hosea 6:6; Matthew 9:13; 12:7). Neither the prophet Hosea nor Jesus wants to do away with the cult, the sacrificial system and worship of the Jews. The cult and solemn...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 20, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading continues the story of Moses’ encounter with God on Mt. Horeb. God has commanded Moses to return to the “scene of the crime,” – his own taking of a life and Pharaoh’s attempted infanticide. Moses asks a reasonable question, “When I go to...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 19, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading for today we continue with the story of Moses who “was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian.” (Ex 3:1) Meanwhile “A long time passed, during which the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their bondage...
