by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jan 18, 2023 | Friar Reflection |
Late one night the Teacher sat around a blazing fire with a small number of disciples. Their conversation was broken by periods of silence when they gazed at the stars or stared into the glowing embers. Suddenly the Teacher posed a question: “How can we know when...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jan 12, 2023 | Friar Reflection |
The leper was a person who was already dead though still alive. He had to wear a black garment that all might recognize, and he had to live in a leper house. He could not come into a church service, but while the service was going on he could peer through the leper...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Dec 29, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The Letter of John in today’s first reading is a challenging exhortation as to how we should treat “our brother”. His way of describing how we should treat other people. He doesn’t mince words! First, he says that relationships should be framed in black and white....
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Dec 22, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today’s Gospel speaks to us again about one of the most powerful prayers of all time, The Magnificat of Mary. It is about a moral revolution. He scatters the proud in the plans of their heart. That is a moral revolution. It is the death of pride. If we compare our...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Dec 14, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In today’s Gospel we hear John the Baptist asking Jesus, are you the one who is to come, or are we to look for another? Some have been concerned about these remarks because they seem to suggest that John the Baptist had doubts about Jesus. It is suggested that John...
