August 2025 archive of Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 31, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 8/30/25
Two egomaniacs were invited to a banquet—the Russian dictator, Josef Stalin, and his German counterpart, Adolf Hitler. Both were given seats of honor side by side each other. Noticing that their chairs could be adjusted higher or lower, each of them put considerable effort to adjust theirs to be ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 24, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 8/23/25
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to identify the direction Jesus is going in today’s gospel. In a very blunt language, He tells us that no one has a lock on heaven. Heaven isn’t a summer home you visit when the temperature in Oklahoma turns 112. Rather, ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 17, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 8/15/25
We cannot fail to wonder why the Lord Jesus whom we know as the Prince of Peace would make deeply disturbing and very perplexing statements as the ones in today’s gospel: “I have come to bring fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already blazing! Do ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 10, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 8/08/25
I request that you give a special thought to this question: If you had to describe your faith to someone, what exactly would you say? I’m not asking about your religion. I mean your faith. What do you believe? What is your strongest conviction? Would you spend some time ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 3, 2025
Posted by John Wolf on 8/01/25
A sign outside one Church reads: “Do not wait for the hearse to take you to Church.” They’re words for one who has no room for God. Wealth and possessions are typically blessings from God. If you’re wealthy, count it a blessing from God. Yet, possessions can assume such ... Read More »