by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 8, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Our first reading today is taken from the 1st missionary trip of St. Barnabas and St. Paul. In Acts 13 and 14, the intrepid disciples go from Asia Minor to Cyprus, back to the mainland at Antioch, and other nearby cities. They met success, resistance, and out-and-out...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 2, 2023 | Friar Reflection
In today’s gospel, Jesus is asked: “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (John 10:24). I am sure that if among Jesus’ disciples there were folks with marketing and advertising backgrounds, they would have...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | May 1, 2023 | Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
Stephen Ministry: Christ Caring for People through People Stephen Ministers are lay men and women from St Francis, trained through a 50-hour national program. We are not therapists or counselors but caring and empathetic Christians who will listen to you, not judge...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 27, 2023 | From the Friars, Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
The Reformations – A study in Church History St. Francis is offering a six-week course on “The Reformations.” You will notice that the plural was used – and its use was intentional. Although popularly known as THE Protestant Reformation, in fact there was no...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 25, 2023 | Friar Reflection
One afternoon in the synagogue, a rabbi was overcome with rapture and threw himself to the ground proclaiming, “Lord, I am nothing!” Not to be bested, the cantor prostrated himself and exclaimed, “Lord, I am nothing!” The temple handyman, working in the back of the...
