by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 29, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Most of the apostles and lots of saints have their own feast day, but how about the two most famous saints of the early church? There is February 22nd in which the Church celebrates the “Chair of Peter” the sign that Peter was the first among the apostles and the one...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 27, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The refrain from the psalm response of today’s readings is well paired with the first reading from the Book of Amos: “Remember this, you who never think of God.” In the first reading the prophet Amos is addressing the people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 22, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading for today we encountered one of the passages that, the first time I read it, I had to blink, shake my head to remove possible cobwebs, and then re-read. Did they just find “the book of the law” (2 Kings 22:8)? Were the first five books of the Old...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 14, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Every now and again, someone in the Sacrament of Confession will mention a sin, and comment, “I know it’s wrong, but no one is hurt except me.” In yesterday’s first reading we heard the first part of the story of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel conspiring to...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 13, 2022 | Franciscan, Friar Reflection
Most people know St. Anthony of Padua as the patron saint of lost and stolen articles, but have you ever wondered why he is that particular patron saint? The Patron Saint of Lost Things. The reason for invoking St. Anthony’s help in finding lost or stolen things is...
