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The Feast of St. Clare of Assisi

by | Aug 11, 2021 | Friar Reflection

Today across the Church universal and especially among the Franciscan communities, we celebrate the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi. It is a very appropriate Gospel chosen for the feast day. In the Gospel we hear: “Peter said to Jesus, ‘We have given up everything and...

Paying Attention

by | Aug 9, 2021 | Friar Reflection

Would that acquiring our funds for paying taxes were simply a matter of taking an afternoon off and going fishing. Wouldn’t that be nice! I think today’s Gospel is one of those accounts which people hear, give the holy nod (Jesus did it, I believe, I don’t exactly get...

What We Believe

by | Aug 4, 2021 | Catholicism 101

Each Sunday at Mass, we profess our faith. We proclaim what we believe via the Creed. A creed is a brief statement of faith used to list important truths, to clarify doctrinal points and to distinguish truth from error. The word creed comes from the Latin word credo,...

Crossing Over

by | Aug 4, 2021 | Friar Reflection

I am sure each one of us has our own story of a time when we came to that bridge too far and we didn’t cross over.  Didn’t cross over, couldn’t cross over, refused to cross over – these are very thin lines of distinction.  Sometimes the very act of crossing over...

Before the Storm

by | Aug 3, 2021 | Friar Reflection

The Sea of Galilee has a temperament of wind and storm that can turn on the unwary sailor. The seas and wind are building. Is this just the front of a more powerful trailing storm? It’s the dead of night and one can’t see the horizon. Maybe concern is giving way to...