December 2023 archive of Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Holy Family of Jesus Mary & Joseph, Yr B, December 31, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 12/29/23
When in the late seventies and early eighties, the program: “The American Family: An Endangered Species?” aired on NBC, one in four American families had the traditional family structure, “only” 40% of marriages ended in divorce, and there were six million single parent families. Think that was bad? You’ll ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Yr B, December 24, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 12/22/23
A four-year old boy has heard many references to our Blessed Mother as the Virgin Mary and on their way from Mass he asks his mom, “Mom, what is a virgin?” Stunned by the question the mother struggles to find an appropriate answer for her boy: “A virgin is, ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent, Yr B, December 15, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 12/15/23
Some years ago, I received a subpoena from the DA’s office in Tulsa. Needless to say that it made me very uncomfortable to think that I should stand before a jury and judge to testify about someone’s life. I fought the subpoena with my attorney; and twice it was ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent, Yr B, December 8, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 12/08/23
John the Baptist’s calling was to be the intersection between the old and the new covenant—ending one and introducing the other. Remember in Mathematics, the theory of intersection where two sets A and B meet. The intersection contains all the elements of A that also belong to B but ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent, Yr B, December 1, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 12/01/23
You may have forgotten how many predictions of the end of the world we’ve had in recent times. Still fresh in my mind was a prediction by David Meade, a self-acclaimed scientist who was convinced from his scientific readings that an unknown planet Nibiru, would appear and destroy the ... Read More »