by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 31, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation when the Blessed Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth immediately after the events of the Annunciation when the Angel Gabriel proclaimed the conception of the Christ Child by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Lucan...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 30, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading for today comes from the Book of Sirach (also known as the Wisdom of Ben Sira and as Ecclesiasticus, or more literally, “Church Book.”) The author, a sage who lived in Jerusalem, was thoroughly imbued with love for the wisdom tradition, and also for...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 24, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s first reading, St. Paul warns the nascent Christian community of Melitus, “Know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock. And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 22, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading for today, St. Paul met some men who, as William Barclay notes, were incomplete Christians. They had received the baptism of John but they did not even know of the Holy Spirit in the Christian sense of the term. Paul then said, “John...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 21, 2023 | Parish Blog
May 2023 – Parishioner John Powell, Lt.Col. USA (Ret.) was featured in a wonderful article celebrating Memorial Day. Take a moment to read the article here.
