by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 13, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today’s Responsorial Psalm has the refrain, “His mercy endures forever.” It is an important refrain that we need to keep repeating because as we pray these words, we are not only talking to God but God is talking to us, telling us what kind of a God He is. He is a...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 10, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“Whoever loves their life loses it, and whoever hates their life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.” Hate yourself! At first this seems to be what Jesus is demanding in today’s Gospel: hate your life to preserve it. But we must be careful how we...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 5, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Saints never have a bad day, never do anything wrong, they are “goody two-shoes.” At least that is what I thought growing up and why I had such a difficult time identifying with saints. They were not like me! When we dig deeper, however, we see that saints are a...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Aug 2, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading the Israelites murmur: “Would that we had meat for food.” They remember the “good old days” as they complain: “We remember the fish we used to eat without cost in Egypt…But now we are famished.” Of course, they forget that when they were in...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 29, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Poor Martha…She works so hard while all her sister Mary does is sit around listening to Jesus. When she complains, Jesus tells her that Mary has chosen the better part. Poor Martha, she even no longer has her own feast day. In 2020 Pope Francis included her whole...
