by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | 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...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | 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...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 30, 2021 | Friar Reflection
Off the shores of the Philippines, a fisherman discovered a very large, misshapen pearl. It was not pretty. It looked more like an amoeba, with blobs and folds everywhere. He took the unusual find home and stowed it under his bed. When he moved ten years later, he...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 28, 2021 | Friar Reflection
The parable of the “pearl of great price” and “treasure buried in a field” are well known. Did you know that these are unique to Matthew’s gospel? “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jul 22, 2021 | VOICE
Why its Important “In the emergency room. Handcuffed to a gurney. In a hospital gown. For several days straight. That’s where an increasing number of Prince William County residents suffering from severe mental health crises have found themselves as Virginia’s...
