by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Oct 20, 2021 | Friar Reflection |
The Gospel today is about being ready to meet our God. There is praise for the servant who is ready. We cannot know the day when the time to meet our God will come so we need to be prepared. There are three things that we can do to be ready and two things that we...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Oct 18, 2021 | Parish Blog, Weekly-Email |
Long-time staff member, Ed Knapp has retired – congratulations to him – enjoy the new life! St. Francis is a DYNAMIC GROWING Roman Catholic parish in Prince William County, Virginia seeking candidates for its full-time Business Manager position. Position...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Oct 15, 2021 | Friar Reflection |
The Mantu is the name of a small but busy restaurant in Richmond, Virginia, owned and operated by Chef Hamid Noori. The restaurant is more than a wonderful place to eat authentic Afghan cuisine – it’s a place of hope and new beginnings for Afghans coming to the...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Oct 6, 2021 | Friar Reflection |
A priest, on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, saw a rusty iron nail on the ground, next to one of the sacred monuments. He picked it up and decided to keep it because it would remind him of the nails that pinned Jesus to the Cross. Because he had a weakness for losing...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Sep 21, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Few of us would consider ourselves Saints. We hesitate to call ourselves disciples of Jesus. When we think of saints, we think often think of individuals who were in some form, super human. Without faults or sins. The story of Matthew should tell us that just maybe...
