by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 23, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In the gospel reading for today we heard Jesus tell some bystanders who wanted Jesus to plainly say that he was the Messiah. Jesus replied: “But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 22, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading we continue to hear the story of the conversion of a Gentile, named Cornelius. Peter’s outreach to non-Jews causes some controversy for the early church who saw themselves as a Jewish sect, that is, Jews who believed that Jesus was the...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 19, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles we hear the first of three different accounts of the conversion of St. Paul (Acts 9:1-20; 22:3-16; 26:2-18). Paul was a zealous persecutor of the early church but became a zealous Christian. Paul encounters...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 18, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles we hear how the early church continues its mission despite persecutions. Philip is one of the seven who was appointed with Stephen and the others to a ministry of service. With the martyrdom of Stephen, all were...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Apr 17, 2024 | Friar Reflection
All of us have probably used the expression “I am dying of hunger!” While we probably were not literally dying for lack of food, we probably were very hungry. In today’s Gospel Jesus states: “I am the bread of life.” In Jesus’ day if you didn’t have bread, you were...
