by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 7, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Jesus often participated in table fellowship feasts and often uses the image of a feast to describe life with God. Today one of the people who was with Jesus at a dinner celebration exclaims: Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God It is surprising to...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 6, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Can we trust God or is God fickle? St. Paul tells us in today’s first reading that “… the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.” In this section of Romans (chapters 9-11), Paul has been reflecting on the rejection of Jesus by most of his fellow Jews. This...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 3, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In the Old Testament the sabbath was the Lord’s Day, a day of resting in the Lord. It was a day centered on renewing one’s relationship with God. Work was specifically not allowed. There are 39 types of activities prohibited on the sabbath by the Old Testament. The...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 2, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading we hear the comforting words, “The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. Death is a great mystery that each of us must face. When someone close to us dies it is quite natural and human to feel emptiness...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 1, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Who are the saints of God? Paul often refers to the members of the community addressed in his letters as “saints,” “holy one” or “called to be holy” (Philippians 1:1; Romans 1:6). You and I, through our baptism, have become “holy ones” or saints. This is both who...
