Sunday Soundbite for June 4, 2023
Greg Friedman, OFM
June 4, 2023
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Cycle AJune 4, 2023 As a friar, it sometimes happens that when I’ve planned a trip by car another
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Greg Friedman, OFM
Greg Friedman, OFM, is a Franciscan communicator working to promote the mission of the friars in the Holy Land
Sunday Soundbite for May 28, 2023
Greg Friedman, OFM
May 28, 2023
Solemnity of Pentecost Cycle AMay 28, 2023 Shortly after Easter one year, a woman in my parish who had been received into the Church at
Saint Anthony Novena Day Nine: May Christ Deepen Our Love
Greg Friedman, OFM
May 23, 2023
“We beg you, Lord Jesus,
bind us with the love of you and our neighbor
so that we can love you deeply with our whole heart,
and not be separated from you.”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Reflection
Saint Anthony’s words from eight centuries ago hit close to home in these days when so many of us are physically distanced from one another. He prays that the Lord will empower us to love deeply—“and not be separated” from him.
Saint Anthony Novena Day Eight: Stay United with Your Healer
Greg Friedman, OFM
May 22, 2023
“No one is closer to us than he who healed our wounds.
For the Head is one with his members.
Let us therefore love him as our Lord and God.”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Sunday Soundbite for May 21, 2023
Greg Friedman, OFM
May 21, 2023
Seventh Sunday of Easter Cycle AMay 21, 2023 How often do we promise to pray for someone we care about? Did you know there’s a
Sunday Soundbite for May 21, 2023
Greg Friedman, OFM
May 21, 2023
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Cycle AMay 21, 2023 It’s one thing to know you’ve got a big job to do. It’s another
Saint Anthony Novena Day Seven: See the Depth of Christ’s Love
Greg Friedman, OFM
May 21, 2023
“During the meal, Jesus took bread, blessed it and broke it as a sign that his body would be broken, too, through his freely accepted death. The humanity of Christ is like the grape because it was crushed in the winepress of the cross so that his blood flowed forth over all the earth….How great is the charity of the beloved! How great the love of the Bridegroom for his spouse, the Church!”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Reflection