by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Dec 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today the Lord calls all to be part of his life, to center our lives in him. In the midst of all of life’s difficulties, setbacks, and tragedies, we often feel crushed. With Jesus as our center, we find rest. A life centered that way is full of joy. When Jesus says...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Dec 1, 2022 | Friar Reflection
It is easy for us throw back our feet and have an attitude of resting up. Often, we tell ourselves that we are baptized and that’s it. We think I have been saved and justified. We tell ourselves: I already recognize Jesus as Lord. As Catholics it is easy for us to...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 30, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Andrew is known as the first apostle to be called. Each of the evangelists remembers the apostles’ first call in slightly different ways. According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was among the disciples of John the Baptist when Jesus appeared. The Baptist sends...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 25, 2022 | Friar Reflection
We have arrived at the second to the last day – tomorrow is the very last day of the liturgical year. John’s vision in the first reading speaks of the second-to-last-things that will happen. We tend to get caught up in the descriptions of all those things: plagues,...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Nov 17, 2022 | Friar Reflection
There is a lot of weeping in today’s readings. John weeps in his vision because there is no one to open the scrolls of the Word of God. It must have been deeply disturbing for John to see the Word of God being offer but at the same time no one worthy to open the...
