23 Jan 2022 A Scriptural Way of Communicating with God January 23, 2022 MFVA Friars Prayer, Reflection Articles 4 Do you ever feel like prayer is a one-sided communication? Does it seem like you do all the talking...Read More
13 Dec 2021 The Joy of Salvation December 13, 2021 MFVA Friars Advent, Reflection Articles 2 This year’s refrain for the Responsorial Psalm for the Second Sunday of Advent was “The Lord has don...Read More
8 Dec 2021 How to Appreciate Mary’s Immaculate Conception December 8, 2021 MFVA Friars Advent, Blessed Mother, Feast Day, Reflection Articles On December 8, the universal Church celebrates with great joy and solemnity the Feast of the Immacul...Read More
22 Nov 2021 Avoiding the Sin of Rash Judgment November 22, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles St. John teaches us in his first epistle, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the t...Read More
21 Sep 2021 Infirmity of the Soul September 21, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 2 There was once a man who knew he was ill but had no idea that his illness was terminal and fatal. O...Read More
20 Aug 2021 O Brother, Why Art Thou? August 20, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles 1 First, the questions: Is a hero someone to be admired, or someone to be imitated? If someone l...Read More
5 Aug 2021 The Gift of Prayer August 5, 2021 MFVA Friars Prayer, Reflection Articles 2 Unfortunately, as Bishop Sheen once noted, many people approach prayer as if it were a parachute. Th...Read More
18 Jun 2021 The Problem of Evil June 18, 2021 MFVA Friars Reflection Articles Abortion, pornography, homosexual unions, war… It’s obvious that evil exists in the world today. Jus...Read More
2 Jun 2021 The Presence of Mary Changes Things June 2, 2021 MFVA Friars Mary, Reflection Articles 3 When the Israelite people longed for the coming of the Messiah and the blessings that He would bring...Read More
5 Apr 2021 Fr. Dominic’s Holy Thursday Homily April 5, 2021 MFVA Friars Eucharist, Holy Week, Reflection Articles 1 April 1, 2021 Homily for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper Homily Based mainly on texts from the Cer...Read More