Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), Year C, April 27, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 4/25/25
Today, we mark the Octave of Easter. The word ‘octave’ is a Latin expression for eight days. We mean by octave that the eight days from Easter Sunday to this Sunday form liturgically speaking a single day—which is also called ‘the day of the new creation.’ (It should also ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for Easter Sunday, Year C, April 20, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 4/19/25
To all God’s faithful children who have, especially, journeyed with the Lord through the Lenten (spring) days of preparation for the celebration of the Pascha, I bring this Resurrection Greeting—Happy Easter to you all! Today we arrive at the culmination of our Lenten journey and we rejoice at the ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year C, April 13, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 4/11/25
If you care about real and true news, I’ll give you one; and the news is: “This is the most important week in your life.” Is that news enough? Then brace up for what it brings. As it was during the week of the Passover 2000 years ago, I ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C, April 6, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 4/04/25
They call it the story of the “Stone Never Thrown,” demonstrating God’s compassion, repudiation of the judgment of the world, the last statement in rejection of the thirst for blood in death penalty, and call to abandonment of sin. The charade orchestrated by Jesus’ enemies appeared as an inescapable ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, “Laetare Sunday" , Year C, March 30, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 3/29/25
Suppose you have two $50 bills, one rumpled and dirty and the other crisp. Which of them has a higher value when you go to deposit them? I guess you know the answer. The difference between a bad person who returns to God and a good person in the ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Third Sunday in Lent, Year C, March 23, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 3/20/25
I’m not too familiar with baseball; but years ago when I tried to learn the rudiments of baseball and how to swing the bat, I gathered from my little friend who tried to teach me that, three swings and three misses means you’re on your way to the dugout. ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year C, March 16, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 3/15/25
Our Lenten journey takes us from the temptation desert of last Sunday to today’s mountain of Transfiguration. Our leader in this journey is no other than the Son of God who wants to be sure that before He leaves us to return to the Father, we must have experienced ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the First Sunday in Lent, Year C, March 9, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 3/08/25
Someone approached me on Ash Wednesday to inquire what he could give up for Lent. Before I could say a word, he started dishing out a laundry list of behaviors he thought could be on his list: Pornography, smoking, lying, speeding, messing around with women, and hatred of Hispanics. ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, March 2, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 3/01/25
The 8th Sunday in Ordinary time often serves as the springboard into Lent, or the end of the runway from which we take-off for our Lenten and Easter flight. For the next twelve weeks, we shall traverse the spiritual terrain of Lent and Easter before touching down again on ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, February 23, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 2/22/25
If you thought last Sunday’s Gospel was challenging, today’s Gospel from Luke 6:27-38 is a jawbreaker. The words we heard today are not the kind we would love to hear every day. When told about someone else, they sound too good to be true. For example, someone would wonder ... Read More »