by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 8, 2021 | Friar Reflection
People today cannot just disagree they feel they have to demonize their adversary as being in “league with Satan” as they caricature their stance. Often these ad hominem attacks reflect more the insecurity of the attacker or the flimsiness of their own position. In...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Oct 7, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Is this really our experience? I am sure that all of us have had the experience of asking for something in prayer and not receiving it. We prayed for an answer on an exam...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 30, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading from Nehemiah describes a Jewish “Liturgy of the Word.” Since Christianity started out as a Jewish sectarian movement our Liturgy of the Word is very similar to what is described in this first reading. The Jewish people gathered in the Courtyard...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 27, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Yesterday at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass I heard the voices of children. I love to hear them calling out during Mass even during my homily. It is always a sign to me that our parish is alive when we hear the voices and cries of the children. We always want to make...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 23, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we hear that Herod the tetrarch was seeking to see Jesus: “Herod kept trying to see him.” Why? Herod had heard all the wondrous things that Jesus was doing. People were saying that “John has been raised from the dead.” After Herod had imprisoned...
