by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 16, 2021 | From the Pastor
Over the last several weeks there has arisen several topics which have caused concern or raised questions in the minds of the faithful. Our pastor, Fr. John, has been diligent in providing sound pastoral guidance. In this post we offer three recent articles from Fr....
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 15, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In her book Loud and Clear, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen shares this observation: “The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make… I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 12, 2021 | Friar Reflection
In Judaism there was a double tendency. There was a tendency to expand the law into hundreds and thousands of rules and regulations. But there was also the tendency to gather up the law in one sentence, one general statement which would be a compendium of the whole...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Mar 4, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Martin Rios is a TSA officer at Portland International Airport – the Portland that is in Oregon. He was called to the checkpoint to translate for a Spanish-speaking family who was lost and confused. He learned that they had been stuck overnight in the airport. The...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Feb 23, 2021 | From the Pastor, Parish Blog
Catholics worldwide are used to seeing the Latin cross inside and atop our churches. It is one of the most recognizable and best known symbols of Christianity. But did you know that there are other “crosses” that have long provenance in Christianity? In addition to...
