by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Apr 11, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Pope Francis pointed out a while ago that Mary Magdalene’s reality was changed after she washed Jesus’ feet with her tears. Looking at her life and reality through the prism of tears of regret for her sins (repentance/conversion) and then the tears of happiness for...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Mar 28, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Jesus had been preparing his disciples and followers for his impending separation from them while they were on the road to Jerusalem. Today we find Jesus in Jerusalem speaking hard words to the Pharisees and other leaders. Some think he will go away; others think that...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Mar 24, 2023 | Friar Reflection
After having some initial conflict with the religious leaders in Jerusalem, Jesus decides to return to Galilee. There were threats of arrest and threats against his life at that time. After being back in Galilee for a while, the disciples decide to go to Jerusalem for...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Mar 23, 2023 | Friar Reflection
It seems that Israel, the community of ex-slaves gathered in the desert after the Exodus, was not all that different from us today: impatient, complainers, and idolaters. Today we don’t build golden calves, but we continue to put our confidence and trust in ourselves...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Mar 15, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The law in the Old Testament is the way that God gave to the people so that they could maintain a good relationship with him – a way to holiness. When Moses gives the law to the people of Israel, he enjoins on them the importance of living the law before other nations...
