by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 26, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel also happens to be, in part, the gospel for this coming Sunday – the 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A). The gospel contains the verse we all remember from the King James translation version: “In my Father’s mansion, there are many rooms.” As grand as...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 23, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In the gospel reading for today we heard Jesus tell some bystanders who wanted Jesus to plainly say that he was the Messiah. Jesus replied: “But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 3, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In the gospel reading for today we share the story of the two disciples on that first Easter heading home discouraged by the events that had unfolded with the death of Jesus. By the time that Cleopas and his unnamed companion had walked with Jesus the seven miles from...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 2, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In the gospel reading today we encounter a well-known scene. It is Sunday morning in the first light of the day, the third day since the crucifixion. Mary Magdalene is there to complete the burial rituals to honor the corpse of Jesus – only to discover an empty...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Mar 27, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Holy Week is a story told in three acts. Act 1: Love Portrayed. All Lent we have seen Love Portrayed: Jesus transfigured on the mountain top. The glory of God revealed and yet what would seem to be the final scene of the play is but the beginning. We’ve more to...
