by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Feb 20, 2023 | From the Pastor, Parish Blog
After successful 2022 Elections in December seven parishioners (Christine Arroyo, Joe Burns, John Cipparone, Cecilia Fellner, Mary Beth Keenan, Ryan Steenberge, and Tom Wood) were installed as new members of our Pastoral Council. Members serve as councilors on a...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Feb 9, 2023 | Friar Reflection
What today’s Gospel tells us about Jesus and the challenge for us: As we hear the Gospel proclaimed we see that Jesus is in Gentile territory. Did he do this on purpose? The previous incident shows Jesus wiping out the distinction between clean and unclean foods....
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....
