by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 20, 2021 | Friar Reflection
You have a flashlight and you walk into a darkroom. Do you immediately shut off your flashlight? Of course not! You use the flashlight to see in the darkness. Jesus gives us this practical or everyday wisdom in today’s Gospel: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 16, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“So, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love.” Love does not earn forgiveness, rather the experience of forgiveness leads to love. Jesus teaches this message in today’s Gospel. Today’s Gospel has had a history of...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 14, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We are used to making the sign of the cross or seeing the cross displayed in our churches and homes. The prominence of the cross may lead us to forget that the cross was a sign of shame and a crucified messiah...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 9, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus’ most difficult and challenging teaching: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Jesus has already taught that God’s demand and will is summed up and focused in...
by Fr. Jim Scullion OFM | Sep 6, 2021 | Friar Reflection
What is lawful? This question is asked today in both our civil and religious society. What does the law require and even demand? We see this same debate between Jesus and the Pharisees in today’s Gospel. The Pharisees were a Jewish lay reform movement. Jews who...
