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...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 22, 2023 | Friar Reflection
One week after our celebration of the Assumption of Mary we have today’s celebration for the Queenship of Mary which closes a whole week of celebration for Mary. Our modern society does not favor the image of kings and queen. In fact, our democracies reject the place...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 18, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The pharisees and all those who relate to God and others through a rigid legal structure can only see the rigors of the Law. They become so legalistic that they lose a true relation with God and neighbor. The pharisees tried to trap Jesus with a question about the...
