by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 6, 2023 | Friar Reflection
When I was a year or two short of being a full-fledged teenager, I was invited to attend my first funeral. It was not a Catholic funeral – and as I came to know – nothing like a Catholic funeral. It was a fundamentalist, born-again, raucous affair for a person who by...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Oct 3, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading is taken from the Book of Zechariah. The historical background of the Book of Zechariah is closely tied to the post-exilic period of Israel’s history. After the Babylonian Empire conquered Judah and destroyed Jerusalem in 587 BCE, many Israelites...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 27, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first readings for the beginning of this week are taken from the Book of Ezra – a book that might not be familiar to you. Here is “the big picture”: The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah are two of the historical books of the Old Testament that tell the story of...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 26, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In yesterday’s first reading we read that King Cyrus of Persia has freed the Israelites from captivity in Babylon, allowing them to return to Jerusalem along with all the sacred items taken from the Temple in Jerusalem some 40 years prior. Their instructions were to...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 22, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading we are warned against “a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes. From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds.” (1 Tim 6:4-5) When you hear those words again, what...
