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...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 24, 2022 | Friar Reflection
St. Bartholomew, an apostle and early martyr of the Church, is recognized for his missionary zeal especially in Armenia for whom he is their patron saint. And in some traditions, Bartholomew is also honored as a missionary to the Bombay India region on the Konkan...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 22, 2022 | Weekly-Email
Did you know Prince William County is the most diverse county in VA and the 10th most diverse county in the U.S.? How diverse is PWC? It’s made up of 55,000 people of different races, ethnicities, genders, background, religions, and beliefs. In the mix is...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 19, 2022 | Friar Reflection
Today’s first reading is from the Prophet Ezekiel chapter 37, the famous “dry bones vision.” Ezekiel has been the source of all the first readings for this week. It has been a week in which the Word of God came to the prophet and directed him to preach a word of...