by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jan 12, 2024 | Friar Reflection
The principle sign of being a Christian person or a Christian community is living together in unity, serving and forgiving each other. That is why we have a family and a local Christian community. In the times after Jesus’ resurrection, people who did not know Jesus...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jan 11, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In Israel during the New Testament times, leprosy was a disease that was fear. It was considered the result of punishment for sins, either of the leper or some ancestor. Being sick with leprosy was similar to a death sentence to a life of physical sickness, separation...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 10, 2024 | Friar Reflection
One of last year’s celebrated movies was “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – a tale of a middle-aged Chinese immigrant who is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jan 9, 2024 | Friar Reflection
After all the celebrations of the Advent and Christmas seasons, we begin again what the Church calls “Ordinary Time”, a time of no special feasts, no special season. The folks gathered in the synagogue on the sabbath at Capernaum were like us. They expected the...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 8, 2024 | Friar Reflection
I can remember coming home from 3+ years of mission in Kenya, friends were driving me home, and as we wound through trees, I could see the porch light on at my home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Even from afar, it shone like a welcoming beacon. It was the sign I...
