by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 12, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The gospel reading for today is the well known account of the Roman centurion encountering Jesus on behalf of his servant. Stories like this one from Jesus’ ministry were crucial during the debate of the early church concerning the mission to the Gentiles. The...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
I have often noted that some of St. Paul’s letters are akin to listening to one side of a telephone conversation. You really don’t know what the other person is saying, you can only guess based on the response that you can hear. This is especially true of the 1st...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 5, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The first reading is from Paul’s “1st Letter to the Corinthians.” The entirety of the Letter is an admonition to the community. As described in Acts 8, Paul had been with the Corinth community for 18 months, had moved on to establish Christian communities in other...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 30, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The first reading is from Paul’s “1st Letter to the Corinthians,” from the middle of the first of five sections within the letter. Chapter 2-4 are about divisions within the Corinthian community. The reasons for these divisions are several and some are explored in...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 29, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Press Release Responding to John the Baptist’s Denunciation of Herod Antipas A spokesman for Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, has denounced as “further authoritarian righteousness” a condemnation of his marriage by the preacher John. Herod recently married...
