by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 21, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading is from the Book of Sirach (also known as the Wisdom of Ben Sira or as Ecclesiasticus – not to be confused with Ecclesiastes). The book is part of the Bible the Catholic Church refers to as Deutero-Canonical, meaning “second canon,” while some...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 14, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading for today we encounter the well-known account of Noah as he is commissioned by God to gather all living creatures that would survive the Flood. (Just for the record, please note that Noah collected seven pairs of every clean animal and one pair of...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 13, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading today is from Genesis 4 and tells the well-known story of Cain and Abel. Did you notice that the whole idea of bringing an offering to God is Cain’s idea; Abel just follows along. Nonetheless, God’s reaction to Cain is unexpected, unexplained and...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 8, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first reading today continues in the Book of Genesis where we read: “then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being…” When this passage comes up in daily Mass or in...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 7, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The first readings from daily Mass for the first two days of this week are taken from Genesis, Chapter 1 into the opening verses of Genesis 2. It is a familiar story to all from children to grandparents and everyone in between. Some Christians take it literally that...
