- Following the Leader | Friar Reflections | 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 21, 2024 - Saints of God, the Lord be with you! Most of you know how I feel about the image of shepherd (it doesn’t speak to me) that is found in today’s first reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah (23:1-6), the Responsorial Psalm (23), and today’s Gospel according to Mark (6:30-34). As I’ve been reflecting … Read More Following the Leader | Friar Reflections | 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Our Drive to Address the School Supply Needs of a Neighboring Parish July 18, 2024 - Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me.Then the God of peace will be with you.” | Philippians 4:9 The average cost of school supplies per student in 2023 totaled $591. The National Education Association estimates that teachers spend between $500 and $750 of their own money annually … Read More Our Drive to Address the School Supply Needs of a Neighboring Parish
- Blessings from the Journey | Friar Reflections | 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 14, 2024 - My Good Friends, I’ve always heard it said from those who have participated in any Camino journey that the experience will change you. Despite being home for more than two weeks now, and while I do believe there has been a shift of some sort, it’s hard to recognize a real change within. Here’s to … Read More Blessings from the Journey | Friar Reflections | 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time