by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Dec 5, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Who can forgive? Of course, all of us can forgive one another but at times we find forgiveness difficult if not impossible. Who can forgive sins? The answer, of course, is God alone can forgive sins so when Jesus proclaims, “your sins are forgiven” some scribes and...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Dec 2, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel two blind men cry out to Jesus; they want to be healed: “Son of David, have mercy on us!” Their cry for healing has long been a part of our liturgy. At the beginning of the Eucharist, we cry out: “Lord have mercy (Kyrie eleson), Christ have mercy,...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 29, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we not only see Jesus at prayer but we hear the words of his prayer: “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth…” Jesus, the Son of God, gives praise to his heavenly Father, the Creator and Ruler of heaven and earth. Jesus gives praise to...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 22, 2022 | Friar Reflection
A common question of Christians throughout the ages is when? So, the question in today’s Gospel: “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” We want to know when the end, the final judgment, will come and...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Nov 21, 2022 | Friar Reflection
“I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.” In today’s first reading the Seer, John, describes a vision or dream he has of Jesus, the...
