by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Aug 6, 2021 | Friar Reflection
This had to be a special moment in the lives of the disciples. They had been with Jesus for some time and had experienced the ups and downs of Jesus’ ministry. The miraculous cures, the messages of compassion and forgiveness, but also the times when Jesus and His...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 26, 2021 | From the Pastor, Weekly-Email
After some discussion, at the recent meeting of the Parish Council, it was decided that we would not do the Labor day Picnic or Francis Fest this year. Because of the recent spike in cases of COVID (Delta Variant), the Council felt that there could be some risk in...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 26, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Jesus says that the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed and its growth into a tree. The point is that the Kingdom of Heaven starts with the smallest beginnings, but no one knows where it will end. In the Old Testament a common picture is of a great empire is that of...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 15, 2021 | Friar Reflection
L’Amerique is novelist Thierry Sagnier’s story of a Parisian family’s fight to survive the devastation of World War II. Sagnier’s novel includes this moment: “They reminisced about the war. Cecile told of farmers she knew, neighbors who kept to themselves and sold...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jul 14, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In the Gospel today Jesus is speaking out of experience, His experience that the Rabbis and the wise men rejected Him but the simple people accepted Him. The intellectuals had no use for Him, the humble welcomed Him. Jesus was not condemning intellectual power; He was...
