November 2022 archive of Reflections

November 2022 archive of Reflections

Fr. Jo's Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent Yr A, November 27, 2022

Posted by John Wolf on 11/25/22

C.S Lewis has a line in his Screwtape Letters for stragglers in no hurry to turn from evil and reform their lives. Student-devils were getting prepared to be dispatched to the earth to complete their coursework in causing mayhem. Satan held a one-on-one interview with each of them. To ... Read More »

Fr. Jo's Reflection for Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe Yr C, November 20, 2022

Posted by John Wolf on 11/18/22

For a Hebrew person, the name David represented brilliance, strength, wisdom, conquest, leadership. Despite his recorded moral misadventures, the Jews remember him as their most illustrious leader. When they suffered terrible persecution under foreign rulers who oppressed them, they remembered David and hoped for a king with the talents ... Read More »

Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, November 13, 2022

Posted by John Wolf on 11/11/22

You must have heard about Fr. Sean Sheehy in Ireland who was reprimanded by his bishop for preaching a homily few Sundays ago, encouraging God’s people to repent from their sins. He mentioned some of the sinful behaviors that many in modern Western society no longer consider sinful: abortion, ... Read More »

Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, November 6, 2022

Posted by John Wolf on 11/04/22

Some years back, a student of the University of Tulsa had asked me about buying a Bible—I’d mentioned something about complete and incomplete versions of the Bible. So, I cautioned her to be sure she buys a Catholic Bible. As expected, she asked what the difference was. The answer ... Read More »

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