Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Lent Yr C, March 13, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 3/11/22
Our Lenten journey takes us from the desert of temptation last Sunday to the mountain of Transfiguration today. Our leader in this journey is no other than the Son of God who wants to be sure that before He leaves us to return to the Father, we would have ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Lent Yr C, March 6, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 3/04/22
A man approached me on Ash Wednesday to inquire what he could give up for Lent. Before I could say a word, he started dishing out a laundry list of behaviors he thought he could give up for Lent. You’ll find this list interesting: Pornography, smoking, lying, speeding, messing ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, February 27, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 2/25/22
The 8th Sunday in Ordinary time will this year serve as the launch-point from which we take-off for our Lenten and Easter (flight) journey. For the next fourteen weeks, we shall travel the spiritual terrain of Lent and Easter before touching down again on 6th June or Monday after ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, February 20, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 2/17/22
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 only too good to be true. For example, someone would ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, February 13, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 2/11/22
Show by the raise of hand if you would love to be poor, starving, weeping and hated by everyone. I doubt anyone would be willing to appropriate those “misfortunes.” On the contrary, if we’re asked to show by the raise of hand those who would love to be rich, ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, February 6, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 2/04/22
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 or the rabbis ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, January 30, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 1/28/22
Last Sunday, we read the prologue to St. Luke’s Gospel, written to a Greek (might be Roman) convert, by name Theophilus. We see from today’s Gospel that Luke has started to develop his message, meant to encourage and welcome the outsider, the outcast, the poor, and the rejected. Seemingly, ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, January 23, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 1/21/22
In our past two meetings of the Wednesday Faith Enrichment, I’ve focused on the reasoning behind the three year cycle of the Church’s Liturgical Year. The idea is not at all hard to grasp. The arrangement of the Liturgical Year draws from the synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke. ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C, January 16, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 1/14/22
I’m open about the fact that I occasionally like to have a glass of red wine after dinner, and a smudge of Bailey’s Irish Cream on my coffee. In fact, Santa delivered two giant bottles of Baileys during the Christmas, which should last me a year or so. Having ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord Yr C, January 9, 2022
Posted by John Wolf on 1/07/22
While several Americans brought down their Christmas trees the day after Christmas, intentional Catholics know that Christmas season only began on Christmas day and concludes today with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Christmas, like Easter, is celebrated with an octave—eight consecutive days that liturgically form a ... Read More »