April 2023 archive of Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Yr A, April 30, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 4/28/23
One of the sites I visited on my first trip to Rome was the “Catacombs of Priscilla.” My interest to visit that particular catacomb was aroused, first by Priscilla being my mother’s name; and then, a BBC newscaster one morning had a number of women arguing for women’s ordination ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Yr A, April 23, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 4/21/23
Emmaus was a city in the Shephelah or “lowland” of Palestine, noted for several historic conquests by the Jews. In 166 BC, it was the site of the victory of Judas over Gorgias, recorded in First Maccabees 4:1-22, where we also find the first Old Testament reference to the ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy), Yr A, April 16, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 4/14/23
You’ll perhaps think that if Jesus, after His resurrection, had shown Himself to more people besides His disciples, everyone would believe that He rose from the dead. If on that Easter morning, He had presented Himself to Herod, then Pilate and Caiaphas, that would be quite impressive; but He ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for Easter Sunday, Yr A, April 9, 2023
Posted by John Wolf on 4/07/23
I recommend that every Christian should have in their bucket list of things to do before they die, two pilgrimages: one to Rome, specifically for the celebration of Easter, and another to Jerusalem for the celebration of Holy Week. It’ll be a kind of ‘reverse pilgrimage’ to attend the ... Read More »