by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 28, 2022 | From the Pastor
At the end of a long project or journey, we often say that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps that expression is best modified for our pandemic experience with all the waves and surges of COVID variants. One needs to be sure there is no relative...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 25, 2022 | Friar Reflection
A woman in need of help saw a row of cars parked at a church at noontime. Hoping that someone there might be able to help, she went inside and found a group gathered in a small meeting room. She asked if the church might be handing out food, but she was told that...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 18, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Jesus says that some of His followers are fruit bearing branches of Himself; others are useless because they bear no fruit. So, who was Jesus thinking of when He spoke of fruitless branches? First, He was thinking of the Jews. They were branches of God’s vine but...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 11, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The plane taxied to the edge of the runway – and stopped. Then the captain made the announcement every passenger dreads: A storm had shut down all major airports. Because other aircraft had already filled the gates back at the terminal, the plane had to stay on the...
by Fr. John O'Connor OFM | May 3, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate two of the Twelve members of Jesus’ circle. Philip, a friend of Andrew’s from Bethsaida, is invited by Jesus himself to join his company. In the Fourth Gospel, Philip often says what the other eleven are thinking. In John’s accounting of the...
