by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 29, 2021 | Friar Reflection
What is lawful? What is God’s Will? Sometimes we can get so caught up in our customs or tradition that we forget these customs, traditions, and even laws should always lead us to knowing and doing God’s Will. Jesus incarnates the one true God of love and...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 25, 2021 | Friar Reflection
We are children of God! This is what St. Paul tells us in today’s first reading: “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” Through our baptism we have received the holy Spirit. The Spirit not only leads us in our daily life, but also in our...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 21, 2021 | Friar Reflection
What does it mean to be free, to be truly free in a Christian sense? We hear the word “freedom” a lot in the news these days so it is important for us to reflect on the Christian notion of freedom that Paul presents to us in today’s first reading. Paul speaks of two...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 12, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“I am not ashamed of the Gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes”. Paul speaks today about the Gospel or his Gospel. When Paul is writing his letters in the 50’s the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have not been written. ...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 11, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today we begin reading Paul’s letter to the Romans. This letter is probably the last letter he wrote sometime in the late 50’s. It is a difficult and challenging letter to read but also one of the most important writings in the Bible outside of the Gospels. In this...
