October 2025 archive of Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 26, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 10/24/25
I learned that the reason why folks prefer the back row when they come to Mass is to identify with the humility of the tax collector in today’s gospel: and I say, “Bravo” to the back-seaters. I do hope, though, that the back-seaters do not develop the attitude of ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 19, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 10/18/25
A priest went with a friend to a boxing match. At the introduction of the contestants, one of the boxers approached the ring wearing a rosary bead round his neck. As the gong sounded to start the contest, the ‘devout’ boxer added a triple sign of the cross. Seeing ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 12, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 10/10/25
A newly elected mayor of a certain city was seeking the support of all stakeholders in his constituency. He had heard much about the priest in the city’s small Catholic Church and invited him out to dinner at an expensive restaurant, to which the priest obliged with gratitude. As ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 5, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 10/03/25
A few months before my priestly ordination, I was going through a pile of books in an old bookstore and came across a book with the title: “Is There Anyone There?” It sounded like a question that came from the deepest part of me, given that at that time, ... Read More »