by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 1, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Jesus uses the parable of the good wheat and the tares to explain the Kingdom of God and the presence of evil. Today we hear the explanation of the parable. The parable is a bit disturbing. In fact, it is so disturbing and unexpected that the disciples insisted that...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 18, 2023 | Friar Reflection
We have been hearing of Jesus’ activities in the towns along the Sea of Galilee – preaching, teaching, and mighty deeds. In the Gospel Jesus’s marvelous deeds accompany his preaching and clearly show to all who he is – the Messiah. Yet as we see in today’s...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 11, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Benedict who really put into practice Jesus’ call in today’s Gospel to abandon everything and center our lives on him. Benedict is the founder of monasticism in the Western church. He wrote a simple rule of life for communities of...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 5, 2023 | Friar Reflection
You probably have noticed a dramatic shift in the Matthew’s Gospel over the last week. We have passed a turning point in Matthew’s Gospel. We have moved from the proclamation of the Sermon on the Mount to action – theoretical teaching to visible reality. We see...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jun 22, 2023 | Friar Reflection
What a marvelous event we see in today’s Gospel. We continue listening to the Sermon on the Mount. There are many beautiful and deep prayers in the Old Testament: SHEMA Israel (Deut 6:4-9), the Ten Commandments, MAH TOUV (prayer of Baalam – Numbers 24:5), the...
