by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 7, 2023 | Friar Reflection
This week in the Gospel we have been looking at the beginning moments of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee. Actually, this is the beginning of our faith community, the Church. Today we see that Peter and the other fishermen had spent the whole night at work fishing with no...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 5, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Many people experience life as boring, a routine sameness that repeats itself season after season. This attitude can even invade our relationship with God. The life of the Jewish people in the times of Jesus was centered around a strict, rigid, rituals in the temple...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 1, 2023 | Friar Reflection
NOTE: With the beginning of the school year, the weekly Friday school masses may contain readings from the lectionary for children rather than the usual daily lectionary. In the face of the argument amongst the apostles about who is the most important, Jesus proposes...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 30, 2023 | Friar Reflection
This is the last of seven woes that Jesus pronounces in the 23rd chapter of Matthew. All are directed at the formal religious leaders of the time. “Woe” is an exclamation of distress or sorrow. Woe to you, …… on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 24, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Bartholomew is the Nathaniel that we see in today’s Gospel. When Philip comes to Bartholomew with the news that he had found the savior, Bartholomew makes the famous statement: Can anything good come from Nazareth? So, it seems that Bartholomew was a straightforward...
