by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 22, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s readings we hear of two persecuted prophets, Jeremiah and Jesus. Both are not only persecuted but threatened with death. Jeremiah is a reluctant but faithful prophet. When God calls him, he protests: God: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 20, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us the true meaning of freedom and truth. His words are simple but profound: “If you remain in my word, you will be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” His words are profound because he...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 14, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Each Sunday we hear the Word of God, the Sacred Scripture. The first reading is usually taken from the Old Testament, the second reading is usually a reading from a letter of St. Paul and there is always a reading from a Gospel. We stand for the proclamation of the...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 11, 2024 | Friar Reflection
It has been said that a prophet is someone who “comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable.” This saying describes well both Isaiah in our first reading and Jesus in today’s Gospel. Isaiah “comforts the disturbed,” Israel suffering in Exile in Babylon. The...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Mar 7, 2024 | Friar Reflection
The prophet Jeremiah in today’s first reading calls us to hear the Voice of God. Jeremiah becomes God’s mouthpiece, speaking the very words of God: “Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people.” Today’s reading is taken from Jeremiah’s...
