by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Mar 25, 2021 | Friar Reflection
The feast that we celebrate today is a wonderful example of God’s way of acting in His relationship with people. The Annunciation marks the moment when the entire plan of salvation, God’s will to lead humanity to a new life in fullness and harmony, depends...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Mar 19, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Saint Joseph, in tune with Lent, transmits sobriety and depth, simplicity and silence, prayer and austerity. Years ago, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said, “Let us be invaded by the silence of Saint Joseph.” We are so used to life surrounded by noise that we think it...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Mar 11, 2021 | Friar Reflection
On some youth retreats, a football and hula hoop are used to demonstrate our journey of faith. The purpose of our life is similar to throwing a football through the hula hoop. If we face the hula hoop and give our best shot, we can make the throw and get the...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Mar 5, 2021 | Friar Reflection
God can make good things happen even from evil. Our First Reading relates how Joseph’s brothers plotted against him. The Responsorial Psalm describes how God used the events in Joseph’s life for the people of Israel. And, in the Gospel, Jesus relates a parable which...
by Fr. Lalo Jara OFM | Feb 25, 2021 | Friar Reflection
When I was young, my loving grandmother took care of me while both my parents were on vacation one year. One day, as the Bakery truck drove through our neighborhood, selling bread and other baked treats from the truck, I asked my grandmother, “Will you give me money...
