by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 17, 2024 | Friar Reflection
Today is the Memorial of St. Anthony the Abbot and the readings for the celebration are taken from the Memorial rather than the daily reading. St. Anthony lived during the third century and for a period survived as a wandering hermit in the Egyptian wilderness....
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 10, 2024 | Friar Reflection
One of last year’s celebrated movies was “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – a tale of a middle-aged Chinese immigrant who is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 8, 2024 | Friar Reflection
I can remember coming home from 3+ years of mission in Kenya, friends were driving me home, and as we wound through trees, I could see the porch light on at my home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Even from afar, it shone like a welcoming beacon. It was the sign I...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 3, 2024 | Friar Reflection
“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” We hear the same expression at every Mass, but do we hear the words in the same way as John the Baptist would have understood them? For us, the image of a lamb conjures up thoughts of innocence, cuddly and...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 29, 2023 | Friar Reflection
Today’s gospel from St. Luke is the narration of the Presentation in the Temple. The presentation that was required 40 days after Jesus’ nativity to complete Mary’s ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in...
