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...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The first reading today often focused on the miraculous: “For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘The jar of flour shall not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth.’” – and that is miraculous, the work of God....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jun 1, 2022 | Friar Reflection
“…so that they may be one just as we are one…” (John 17:11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) para. 811 holds that the four marks of the Church are: one, holy, catholic and apostolic – each inseparably connected to one another. I would...
