by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Oct 5, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Our relationships with other people, with God, with our environment, and with the events of our life (history) shape and change us over time. I remember when I was on vacation in New York City on September 11, 2001 and I was left with the feeling that I needed to do...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 28, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today we have a collection of saying and incidents in Jesus’ life that help us to focus on a true and good relationship with Jesus as the center of all things in our lives. There are many reasons to look to Jesus or to want to follow his way. Conversion, living free...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 22, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Probably the most important characteristic of a true disciple is the capacity to listen. Hearing and seeing alone are not enough. Listening is having the disposition to conform oneself to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, and the will of God. This...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 16, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The resurrection is central in the life of each Christian. That is why Paul in the first reading says there is no Christian life without the resurrection. The resurrection is not a theoretical possibility for Paul; it is not something that may happen after we die and...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Sep 14, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the feast of the exaltation of the Cross. Exultation is a feeling/reality beyond happiness, beyond joy. In Jesus’ time the cross was an instrument of torture and execution that the Romans used against the enemies of the empire. It was certainly...
