July 2025 archive of Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, July 27, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 7/25/25
You wouldn’t think that the dialogue between Abraham and God in the first reading was prayer. Yet, we can sense how Abraham’s bromance with God was certainly a lofty dialogue, where tenderness, veneration, and boldness fuse admirably together (Motte). Though Jesus taught His disciples the “Our Father” as a ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, July 20, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 7/18/25
Who in your life is a stranger? The baby in the womb that has been judged unwanted? The person with a different political position or opinion? The immigrant next door who plays his music loud? Do you know that there’re blessings associated with tolerating or appreciating them, welcoming and ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, July 13, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 7/12/25
Though the distance from Jerusalem to Jericho is merely 15 miles, the hazardous road takes a traveler from a height of approximately 2500 feet above sea level to a depth of 800 feet below. The traveler endures dusty desert terrains before meeting the plush green fields of the “City ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, July 6, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 7/02/25
During their Totuus Tuus program, a group of young facilitators of the summer catechesis taught the children a game called: “How to spot a disciple.” A child dresses up and played Peter nailed upside down the cross. Another dresses like Paul with the sword of the man who beheaded ... Read More »