by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 8, 2025 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel (Mark 6:45-52) has some verses that have always, for me, lingered between odd and troubling: “When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and [Jesus] was alone on shore. Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 1, 2025 | Friar Reflection
What would you say if someone asks, can you prove that God exists? Can you provide an empirical, scientific or mathematical proof of the existence of God? St Thomas Aquinas understood that strict proofs in the empirical sense are not possible, he would point out that...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 31, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel is the Prologue from the Gospel of John. In part, it reads: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” … “What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 27, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. In the midst of the Christmas season today’s gospel seems out of place. It recounts Mary Magdalene’s experience of Easter morning when she reports to Peter and the other apostles: “They have...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 23, 2024 | Friar Reflection
In the midst of all the wonder and excitement of the birth of a child, it is a natural question to ask: “What will this child be?” Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor? Loving, kind, gentle, brave? …. And the categories and lists are endless. At the beginning all things...
