by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 20, 2021 | Franciscan
In Western Christianity, the Transitus (translation from Ecclesiastical Latin: crossing or passing over) refers to “the time of passage through death to life”. The Christian theologian German Martinez writes that: “The idea of death in the Latin transitus … represents...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 17, 2021 | Franciscan
Much of Francis’ youth had been spent as an apprentice in his father’s cloth business by day and as playboy by night – a time that the older Francis refers to as “When I was in sin.” At the same time, the intrigue and rivalry of imperial and papal politics swirled...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 17, 2021 | Franciscan, Life of Francis, Weekly-Email
The first article of the series about St. Francis essentially proposed that what most people think they know about St. Francis of Assisi is a very limited and romanticized version of the “poor man from Assisi.” Such versions often emphasize the Francis who loves...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 17, 2021 | Franciscan, Life of Francis, Weekly-Email
Every year – or so it seems – very good biographies of St. Francis of Assisi are published. The ones published in the last 10 years all share some great qualities: readable and increasingly historical – introducing the “real” St Francis of Assisi to the world. You...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 17, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today is the Memorial of St. Hildegard of Bingen. From the first reading from the Book of Wisdom we hear Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; For stern as death is love, relentless as the nether world is devotion; its flames are a blazing fire. Deep...
