by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 14, 2023 | Friar Reflection
With all apologies to Forrest Gump, St. Paul’s message in our first reading might well carry the moniker, “stingy is as stingy does.” In these verses, Paul speaks about the importance of generosity and the blessings that flow from a heart that is open to giving....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 12, 2023 | Friar Reflection
St. Paul’s letters to the community in Corinth, both the 1st and 2nd letters, are addressed to men and women who had accepted the good news of Christ and were now trying to live it – not always successfully and not without facing hardships and pushback from...
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...
