25 Apr 2023 The Missionary Nature of Faith April 25, 2023 MFVA Friars Evangelization, Missionary, Reflection Articles Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, who is best known for composing the second...Read More
21 Apr 2023 A Call to Genuine Evangelization April 21, 2023 MFVA Friars Evangelization, Missionary, Reflection Articles In his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis says, “In virtue of their baptism, all...Read More
7 Apr 2023 The Absurdity of Good Friday April 7, 2023 MFVA Friars Holy Week, Homily, Reflection Articles 2 Let’s imagine for a moment that we are commemorating this day of the Lord’s Passion and Death, not a...Read More
17 Feb 2023 The Tower of Babel and the Way of the Cross February 17, 2023 MFVA Friars Homily, Reflection, Suffering Articles 1 The readings for Mass today present us with two paths that we might take to reach heaven: the way of...Read More
1 Feb 2023 Why Tremble? February 1, 2023 MFVA Friars Prayer, Reflection Articles 1 In a text “conversation” with a family member recently, we somehow got into a bit of a back-and-fort...Read More
10 Jan 2023 Top 10 “Accountability Questions” for the New Year January 10, 2023 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 1 With the New Year now upon us and the passing of one penitential season (Advent) into another more f...Read More
17 Jun 2022 Engaging in Dialogue with One’s Enemies June 17, 2022 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 2 There is a musician named Daryl Davis who tells the story in a video online of why he, as a black ma...Read More
5 Jun 2022 The Love & Power of the Holy Spirit June 5, 2022 MFVA Friars Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Reflection Articles 1 Our modern age has witnessed powerful and wonderful achievements in technology, industry and weaponr...Read More
10 May 2022 The Sheep Hear the Shepherd’s Voice May 10, 2022 MFVA Friars Homily, Reflection, St. Francis of Assisi Articles 2 There’s a video online that shows a modern-day shepherd walking through a field with a line of sheep...Read More
29 Apr 2022 A Saint in Turbulent Times April 29, 2022 MFVA Friars Reflection, Saints Articles 2 There’s a tendency among many Catholics to become seriously disturbed by the state of the Church and...Read More