by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 4, 2023 | Friar Reflection
The gospel passage Matthew 13:54-58 offers a profound reflection on the nature of assumptions and the limitations they impose on our understanding and beliefs. In this passage, Jesus returns to his hometown, and the people there are astonished by his wisdom and...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 31, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s reading is from the “golden calf” incident recorded in the Book of Exodus. You know the story: Moses comes down from the mountain top carrying the 10 Commandments carved into stone tablets. He comes upon the scene of people dancing wildly around a statue of a...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 28, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel was part of the Gospel for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time but it is noteworthy that there was a shorter and a longer option. The shorter included the parable only, while the longer version included our gospel for today – an explanation of the...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 25, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading is one of my favorite passages from St. Paul: “We hold this treasure in earthen vessels” (2 Cor 4:7) – also as “jars of clay”. It points out one of the great paradoxes of this life of discipleship: it leads to glory, but...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 20, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading continues the story of Moses’ encounter with God on Mt. Horeb. God has commanded Moses to return to the “scene of the crime,” – his own taking of a life and Pharaoh’s attempted infanticide. Moses asks a reasonable question, “When I go to...
