February 2025 archive of Reflections
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 »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, February 16, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 2/15/25
Show by the raise of hand if you would love to be poor, starving, weeping, and hated by everyone. I’m sure many would not want those. Show by the raise of hand if you would love to be rich, well fed, laughing and well-spoken of by all. Those who ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, February 9, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 2/08/25
One of the primary decisions someone starting a business makes is to choose partners who will serve as both founding members, associates and employees. In a style characteristic of Luke, Jesus goes out in search of partners and wouldn’t pick them from among the armchair “professors,” aka, rabbis who ... Read More »