by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 17, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Both readings today speak of justice: our conception of justice and God’s conception of justice. The shepherds in the first reading were acting as many of us. It is hard to criticize them. Sheep are domesticated animals that exist for the benefit of the shepherds. The...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 11, 2022 | Friar Reflection
To understand Clare and also Francis, we must look at the Middle Ages – from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 to the 1300s. During the Middle Ages, along with most of the rest of society, the Church became stagnant. This is a quick & simple generalization of...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 22, 2022 | Parish Blog
Mary Magdalena went to Jesus’ tomb with the intention of finishing the cleaning and embalming of Jesus’ cadaver. I am sure she walked to the tomb crying and carrying all that she needed to attend to death. In the dark of the early morning, she finds the stone to the...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 13, 2022 | Friar Reflection
When I went to Peru, I had a nine-month plan set-up for my deacon internship – nine months to learn Spanish and then return to the USA to work with one of our Latino parishes. When we were in the seminary, we had to set-up a learning contract for the deacon...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jul 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
This week in the reading from the Old Testament, we have been listening to the message of Hosea. Israel had entered a time of relative prosperity and forgot its covenant relationship with God. They organized their social and political life without taking into...
