by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 31, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel is, in its own way, part of a thread in Mark’s gospel in which the nature of the family of God is slowly revealed. In Mark 3:7-12, Jesus is calling and appointing 12 as apostles, the foundation of the family of the Church In v.21, Jesus’ biological...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 30, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s gospel we encounter the well-known stories of the Daughter of Jairus and the hemorrhaging woman. In the Gospel of Mark Jesus is closely involved with women nine times. Today’s gospel captures two of those interactions. with two of Jesus’ more moving...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jan 29, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we have a classic battle between good and evil, Jesus against an unclean spirit who calls himself “Legion…there are many of us.” This unclean spirit tries to do battle with Jesus, even claiming to have power over him because he knows who he is:...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 28, 2024 | Friar Reflection
This week, in our second reading, Paul simply writes: “I should like you to be free of anxieties.” (1 Cor 7:32). Seriously, can I get an “Amen” to that? Wouldn’t that be awesome, to have a life without anxieties? In Matthew 6, Jesus tells us not to have anxiety about...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jan 26, 2024 | Friar Reflection
A tiny, tiny mustard seed…that is what the Kingdom of God is like! In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us about the Kingdom of God. He uses two images to describe the Kingdom, a Sower and a mustard seed: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were...
