by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 30, 2020 | Friar Reflection
One of the great gifts to the Church are the heretics. I use that one-liner in order to grab people’s attention. It mostly generates the question: “what possible good could come from a heretic,” right? The thing about heretics is that they ask great questions,...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 29, 2020 | Parish Blog
Unless you happen to be like my muse, Calvin, in the comic strip, I suspect you are about to make some New Year’s resolutions. How did you do on last year’s resolutions? About the same as the rest of us? One ad hominem wisdom saying defines “insanity” this way: to...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 28, 2020 | Friar Reflection
A classic Christmas song is the Coventry Carol. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2. the carol...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 27, 2020 | From the Pastor, Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
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by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 17, 2020 | Friar Reflection
The gospel for today is the genealogy from Matthew. I have proclaimed this gospel for many years, and truth be told, I can see eyes glaze over a bit, people yawn, shift in their seats. It is certainly not an action-packed narrative. We are familiar with Abraham, Isaac...