by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 2, 2025 | Friar Reflection
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” (1 Thessalonians 5:2) – so proclaims our first reading. I have to admit “like a thief in the night” is a disturbing simile. But the point is not the comparison to the Lord and a thief – but it is...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 29, 2025 | Parish Blog
August 29, 2025 We are united in prayer for those who died, were injured and traumatized by the attack on Wednesday at Annunciation Catholic School during Mass in Minneapolis. We pray that Our Lord will embrace in his love the children who died; heal those who were...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 29, 2025 | Friar Reflection
In today’s gospel we heard the well known account of the beheading of John the Baptist. I have to admit, I wonder if John should have played the long game. He didn’t need to call out King Herod. It is not as though Herod was popular with Jewish people. He was thought...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 25, 2025 | Friar Reflection
A starting note about language. “Woe to you.” We are conditioned to understand the phrase “Woe to you” as one of condemnation, or at least as a warning of the coming condemnation. The phrase calls to mind the evangelical preacher admonishing the backsliding,...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 22, 2025 | Friar Reflection
The Old Testament is a source of lots of bible stories for children: Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, Jonah and the Whale, and the list goes on. So, yes, you can read books of the Old Testament in search of a great children’s tale, suitable for bedtime stories. If this is...
