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...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jun 28, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Life is full of surprises – happy, sad, or terrifying. Some of the surprises are the result of how we have organized our own lives, like the sad socio-political situation in Israel in the prophet Amos’ times. Others seem to come out of nowhere, like the sudden storm...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jun 23, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist. It is a day of great joy throughout all the Church. In Peru, John the Baptist is the patron saint in the jungle areas and until recently this feast was a national holiday, and it is still the national day of the common...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jun 17, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In the Old Testament today we see how Israel returned to the Lord after a time of service to a foreign idol. Repeatedly through the Old Testament Israel is called back to the Lord after many detours of service to foreign idols. In the Sermon on the Mount in today’s...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Jun 8, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In the reading today from the Old Testament the people of Israel had strayed far from a communal relationship with the God of the faith tradition. Many families had opted to recognize and worship foreign gods, especially Baal. The prophet Elijah laments how the people...