by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 10, 2024 | Friar Reflection
One of last year’s celebrated movies was “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – a tale of a middle-aged Chinese immigrant who is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 8, 2024 | Friar Reflection
I can remember coming home from 3+ years of mission in Kenya, friends were driving me home, and as we wound through trees, I could see the porch light on at my home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Even from afar, it shone like a welcoming beacon. It was the sign I...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 3, 2024 | Friar Reflection
“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” We hear the same expression at every Mass, but do we hear the words in the same way as John the Baptist would have understood them? For us, the image of a lamb conjures up thoughts of innocence, cuddly and...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 29, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel from St. Luke is the narration of the Presentation in the Temple. The presentation that was required 40 days after Jesus’ nativity to complete Mary’s ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 26, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s readings have always struck me as oddly placed only one day after Christmas. It is the story of the protomartyr of the Christian faith – St. Stephen. While I know that the feast day is mentioned in the Christmas carol classic “Good King Wenceslas,” it...
