by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 15, 2025 | Friar Reflection |
The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees!… You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.” (Luke 11:42). Back in the day, I would often go with friends to the movie theatre. I am forever fascinated by the movie previews they select. I always think that the...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 14, 2025 | Friar Reflection |
Today’s first reading is from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, one of the most challenging and complex of all the New Testament books. After opening his epistle, Paul provides a summary of covenant history in just a few verses. For what can be known about God is...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 8, 2025 | Friar Reflection |
Today’s first reading is again from the Book of Jonah. From yesterday’s reading, we recall: “10 When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.” (Jonah 3:10)...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 7, 2025 | Friar Reflection |
Today’s first reading (Jonah 3:1-10) is from the Book of Jonah. There is a large gap in the storyline from yesterday’s reading and reflection. Long story short, the crew of the ship that was giving passage to Jonah, throws him overboard into the tempest. John is...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 3, 2025 | Friar Reflection |
“To the Lord our God belongs justice; to us, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, to be shamefaced, as on this day” (Baruch 1:15) These words from the prophet Baruch are not just a historical lament of the first wave of exiles to Babylon. It is not a...
