by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Jan 4, 2021 | Friar Reflection
“…the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.” Today the Church in the United States celebrates St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American to be named a saint. Born in 1774...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 30, 2020 | Friar Reflection
One of the great gifts to the Church are the heretics. I use that one-liner in order to grab people’s attention. It mostly generates the question: “what possible good could come from a heretic,” right? The thing about heretics is that they ask great questions,...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 29, 2020 | Parish Blog
Unless you happen to be like my muse, Calvin, in the comic strip, I suspect you are about to make some New Year’s resolutions. How did you do on last year’s resolutions? About the same as the rest of us? One ad hominem wisdom saying defines “insanity” this way: to...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 28, 2020 | Friar Reflection
A classic Christmas song is the Coventry Carol. The carol was traditionally performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2. the carol...
by Fr. George Corrigan OFM | Dec 27, 2020 | From the Pastor, Parish Blog, Weekly-Email
NOTE: Amazon has discontinued the AmazonSmile program described herein as of February 20, 2023 From Amazon: “In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not...
