by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 7, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Our first reading is a letter from St. Paul to the community of believers in Colassae. It was a community begun by a compatriot of Paul’s; a man named Epaphras who visited Paul in prison to give him a report on the community. He reports to Paul that the community is...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Sep 3, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Today is the memorial of St. Gregory the Great. The gospel reading, particular to the memorial is Luke 22:24-30 which recounts when “argument broke out among the Apostles about which of them should be regarded as the greatest.” It is an ironic selection for a man who...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 30, 2021 | Friar Reflection
On January 1st 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in the midst of the Civil War. Slaves who lived within the borders of the Confederacy remained in bondage. Most never heard about the proclamation until the last days of the conflict; some only heard well...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 29, 2021 | Eucharist, Weekly-Email
In our previous article we talked about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist as the true and ancient teaching of the Church. What was affirmed at the Council of Trent, was just that – an affirmation of what was held from the beginning of the Church. The...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Aug 29, 2021 | Eucharist, Weekly-Email
In our previous article we talked about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist as the true and ancient teaching of the Church. What was affirmed at the Council of Trent, was just that – an affirmation of what was held from the beginning of the Church. The...
