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...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 16, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Whenever I feel offended, I think I need to justify myself and punish or correct the other person. I am the center of the process. I am the important person in the equation because I have been offended. Most people, even those who call themselves Christians, tend to...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 9, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today we have two stories of incredible faith that challenge us and call us to bear strong witness with our own lives. In the first reading, in the time after the Exodus, Israel arrives at the border of the Promised Land and sends a group of young men to explore the...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 3, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The Word of God constantly calls us to conversion and to renew our lives and the public witness of faith. Jesus uses parables to perplex us and call us to deepen our relationship with God and our neighbor. Once again Jesus insists that an inescapable moment of...
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...
