by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 19, 2022 | Synod, Weekly-Email
Last week we announced that we are holding listening sessions as part of Pope Francis’ call to be a listening community of faith. It is part of “journeying together” the very meaning of the word “synod.” This Synod is a unique gift for our local Church. It is a gift...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 18, 2022 | Friar Reflection
If you grew up in the South in the 1950s and 1960s and were Catholic, you were someone who needed to be saved, at least in the estimation of your Reformed, Protestant and Evangelical brothers and sisters. Anytime was the right time to ask “Have you accepted Jesus...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 15, 2022 | Friar Reflection
The first reading all week is from the Letter of James. Today’s “installment” is just one of many insights the letter carries about the human condition: “Blessed is he who perseveres in temptation” (James 1:12). Temptation: no one wants it, no one can avoid it, and it...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 11, 2022 | Synod, Weekly-Email
Pope Francis has invited the Catholic Church throughout the world to participate in preparations for the next Synod of Bishops in Rome, in October 2023. What is a synod? Synod comes from the Greek word “to journey together.” This synod is a gathering of bishops called...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Feb 7, 2022 | Friar Reflection
In the first reading today, we witness the Ark of the Covenant being moved into the Temple built by King Solomon. To know the story of the Ark of the Covenant is to enter into a geography and history lesson regarding Israel. From its making in the foothills of Mt...
