by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 13, 2022 | Friar Reflection
St. John Chrysostom (“golden tongue”) was known for his oratory skills. John gained popularity because of the eloquence of his public speaking at the Golden Church, Antioch’s cathedral, especially his insightful expositions of Bible passages and moral teaching....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 12, 2022 | Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
Each year, the Catholic Church in the United States designates the third Sunday in September as “Catechetical Sunday”—a day on which to celebrate and pray for the Church’s mission to teach the Gospel to all people. This year’s the theme is “This is my body given for...
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...
