by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 25, 2022 | Friar Reflection
It is easy to get off the track in life and even to get lost. It is easy to forget who we are and where we are going and what is the purpose of our life. Now a days we can consciously or unconsciously numb ourselves to life’s difficulties and pains through so many...
by Fr. Chris Dunn OFM | Aug 18, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today’s Gospel parable is proclaimed to the elders and chief priests, in a formal sense the most religious people of Israel’s society, the ones who had dedicated their lives to study the Old Testament and its laws, rules, and regulations. The parable is about the...
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...
