by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 27, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In the “Parable of the Weeds and the Wheat” (Matthew 13:24-30) Jesus gives us His view of His disciples and of the church. They are a mix bag! Among His disciples and in the church are both weeds and wheat. Sometimes the disciples are wheat as when Jesus calls...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 23, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“Hear the parable of the sower…” There are two ways to hear Jesus’ parable: 1.) the parable tells us something about Jesus, and 2.) the parable tells us something about ourselves. The parable tells us what kind of Sower Jesus is. He sows God’s word, God’s love and...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 19, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” Some of the scribes and Pharisees in today’s Gospel ask to see a sign. What they are really asking for is another sign. Jesus has been healing and teaching with great authority and still that is not enough. They want just...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 5, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Jesus was both a teacher and healer who showed by His words and actions that God is with us in times of joy but especially when our burdens are heavy. In today’s Gospel we have two healing stories, the healing of a woman with a flow of blood and the raising of an...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Jul 1, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“God put Abraham to the test.” Would a loving and merciful God really put someone to the test by asking them to sacrifice their beloved child and then tell them, “Only testing”? What about poor Job whom God gives over to Satan to test him by destroying his family...
