by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 14, 2020 | Friar Reflection
Today’s psalm refrain asks: Teach me your ways, O Lord. Did you know that the psalm is chosen as a response to the first reading? In today’s first reading we hear about the pagan prophet Balaam. The reading is from the Book of Numbers, part of the narrative covering...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 10, 2020 | Friar Reflection
In today’s readings for Mass, the refrain of the Psalm is “The Lord is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great kindness.” And that is a great thing to know and recall when we have sinned in ways large and small. And we should turn to God...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 3, 2020 | Friar Reflection
Daily Reflection by Fr. John O’Connor OFM There are two important teachings in this passage: Jesus demanded that individuals should listen. One of the challenges today is communication. During my years as Provincial, with the members of my administration I...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 1, 2020 | Friar Reflection
Today is a great set of readings. Here on the first day of December in the year of Our Lord 2020, in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, when I read them in preparation for celebrating Mass, it felt like a half-time locker-room speech by the coach, by Knute Rockne....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Nov 30, 2020 | Friar Reflection
Today is the feast of St. Andrew, the one named the Prōtoklētos – or “first called.” Andrew is so designated because as it tells us in the Gospel of John (John 1:35–42) Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him to follow Jesus. Andrew at...
