October 2021 archive of Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 31th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B, October 31th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 10/30/21
English language suffers some limitation when it comes to the use of the word ‘love.’ Languages as primitive as Greek and Latin have different words that put the idea of liking or loving in context. But in English, the word love is used to express whatever we feel is ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B, October 24th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 10/22/21
Do you realize that more and more people are plastering their vehicles with words announcing their social or political beliefs or things they feel compelled to let all of us know about? From “Lisa for President” to “I Love Brent, My Pet” and similar aphorisms. Recently, I saw a ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B, October 17th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 10/17/21
It happens among classmates, colleagues, associates, even in families: someone feels she or he is specially gifted and wants to dominate and control others. It grows into a craving for power and authority. If you think that such power-play would be out of place among Jesus’ disciples or in ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B, October 10th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 10/09/21
One of the topics that my English language teacher in High Elementary school taught was Correlative Constructions used in positive or negative comparisons, such as, “as sweet as honey,” “as white as snow,” “as black as charcoal,” and then, “as wise as Solomon.” The first reading today suggests why ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B, October 3rd, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 10/02/21
About a year and half ago, I officiated at the wedding of my childhood friend, Chukwudi (God-is), and his wife, Mma (Beauty), who both are medical doctors. They chose the first reading of today (Genesis 2:18-24) as one of the readings for the Mass, so in my homily I ... Read More »