by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 26, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Jesus asks Peter three questions: Do you love these more than these? They were in a boat and Jesus may have been referring to the fishing equipment and the catch of fish. He may have been asking if Peter was willing to give up his job, and reasonably comfortable...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 16, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s Gospel is one of the more difficult ones to hear proclaimed. It’s about judgement and sin. It tells us three things about the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will convict men, mankind, of sin. When the Jews first crucified Jesus they did not think that they were...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 10, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Butchers sign, ‘Try our sausages, None like them’. Tailors guarantee, if the smallest hole appears after six months wear, we will make another one absolutely free. Lost, a small pony belonging to a young lady with a silver mane and tail. Warning at a safari park,...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Apr 19, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Pamela Addison never expected to be a widow at 36. Just two years ago, she held her six-month -old son and two-year old daughter and watched helplessly as paramedics rushed her husband Martin to the hospital. It was the last time Pamela would see her husband alive. ...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Apr 17, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Despite the warning of the Sanhedrin to speak no more, the disciples continued to preach the Gospel message. They had the conviction of the power of God. Once the papal envoy threatened Martin Luther to stop preaching his challenging message against the abuses in the...
