by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 13, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The gospel reading for the Wednesday of Holy week is always about Judas and his betrayal of Jesus. The Gospel of Mark, for example, gives no motivation for Judas’s sudden betrayal. Matthew, writing a decade or so later than Mark, attempts to clarify things in his...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
And “what keeps you from the best.” Of course, the “best” is Jesus, right? Well… if that was just the “easy” or “expected” answer, it is a good answer, but not the best. I would suggest that a clue to the best answer is in the first reading: “I will maintain my...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Apr 4, 2022 | Weekly-Email
Holy Week Schedule – 2022 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – normal weekend schedule (4/10)Monday through Wednesday – Daily Mass each day at 8:45 am- Confessions at 7:00 pm Wednesday (English and Spanish)Holy Thursday (4/14)- Thursday morning – Morning Prayer...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Mar 15, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Recently I was teaching grade school children at our parish school. The topic was regarding the 40 Hour Devotion that was coming up in the parish. The children would be participating and so I was asked to let them know a little bit about the history and spirituality...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Mar 14, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today’s morning Mass marks the beginning of the parish’s 40 Hour Devotion – and as such today’s readings are taken from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. There are lots of odd names that appear in the Old Testament. One of them is...
