by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jun 24, 2022 | Friar Reflection
We all like a bargain in life, getting the most for our money or investment. If I give this much, how much will I get in return? What’s the safest bet? “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jun 15, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In her best-selling book Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Brown Taylor reflects on the many ways God reveals himself in the dark, that we can discover God in the moonlight as well as the sunlight. She writes about being unable to sleep after a long, demanding...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jun 10, 2022 | From the Pastor
These past few weeks our nation has witnessed once again the terrible and tragic mass killings of our fellow citizens, most recently, young children. Some would have us believe that these tragedies are due to the violent acts of individuals who are mentally ill. That...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jun 9, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Amanda Gorman is the young writer and activist who delivered her acclaimed poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inaugural. Last week [May 28, 2022], The New York Times published her latest work on its editorial page. “Hymn for the Hurting” is the 24-year-old...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | Jun 2, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Animal Dreams, Hallie offers this advice to her struggling sister Cadie: “The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but...
