by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | May 24, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the feast of Mary, the Mother of the Church. The title “Mother of the Church” for Mary was proclaimed by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964, at the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council’s third session. To better focus the Church’s attention on...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | May 20, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us.” Jesus continues to pray for us in today’s Gospel. God’s desire is to unite all...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | May 14, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today’s Gospel repeats last Sunday’s Gospel. It is part of Jesus’ Last Supper Discourse, His “Last Will and Testament.” Jesus emphasizes what is the core of His message in this last address to His disciples. What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? It means to...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | May 10, 2021 | Friar Reflection
There are many different ways to be witnesses and/or missionaries. In the 1st reading from Acts we hear about Paul and his companions who are traveling missionaries. They have just traveled across Asia Minor and are now sailing from Troas, close to the ancient city...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | May 5, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved.” Today in our first reading from Acts we hear the story of the first great controversy in the church. Luke describes it as “no little dissension and debate” so it was a knock-down,...
