Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B January 24th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 1/22/21
As you listen to the readings of this Sunday, the picture begins to unravel why the Ordinary time is not just “ordinary.” Consistent with what an average farmer does as he prepares to go to farm or a surgeon as she plans the day’s operations at the theater or ... Read More »
Fr. Jo’s Reflection for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B January 17th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 1/16/21
First, let’s set the course for the abrupt change in our liturgical taste or style today. You remember that last Sunday was the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As John baptized Jesus in the Jordan river, it marked a new manifestation of the trinity of persons in ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for The Baptism of the Lord Yr B January 10th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 1/09/21
I was nicely surprised when I went out two nights ago and saw that the Christmas lights in some McAlester streets were still on. I guess someone forgot to remove them when many other Americans brought down their Christmas décor/trees on December 26th. Yet, intentional Catholics know that the ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for The Epiphany of the Lord Yr B January 3rd, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 1/01/21
We truly possess minds capable of peering into the mysteries of creation and our existence, but we’re often too lazy to venture, like the Magi, into this expedition. We gloss over daily events and natural occurrences because we’re so used to experiencing them. For example, we see pregnant mothers ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for The Holy Family Yr B December 27th, 2020
Posted by John Wolf on 12/27/20
Now that family life has morphed into a variety of things that our grandfathers would hardly have recognized as family, we must pause to reflect on the fate of the family. If ever you have felt comfortable to watch the program on TV called “Modern Family,” I duff my ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Advent Yr B December 20th, 2020
Posted by John Wolf on 12/21/20
A four-year old boy has heard many references to our Blessed Mother as the Virgin Mary and on their way from Mass he asks his mom, “Mom, what is a virgin?” Stunned by the question the mother struggles to find an appropriate answer for her boy: “A virgin is, ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Advent Yr B December 13th, 2020
Posted by John Wolf on 12/13/20
Some years ago, I received a subpoena from the Tulsa DA’s office. Needless to say that I was annoyed that I should stand before a jury and judge to testify about someone’s life. I fought the subpoena, and twice it was rescinded, or as they prefer to say in ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Advent Yr B December 6th, 2020
Posted by John Wolf on 12/05/20
Enter John the Baptist. He was the intersection between the old and the new covenant, ending one and introducing the other. Remember in Mathematics, the theory of intersection where two sets A and B meet. The intersection contains all the elements of A that also belong to B but ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 1st Sunday of Advent Yr B November 29th, 2020
Posted by John Wolf on 11/28/20
Many might have forgotten how many predictions we have had of the end of the world this 2020. The most recent is the prediction by Evangelical Pastor Paul Begley who announced that doomsday will strike on December 21, 2020, which happens to be also his birthday. But prior to ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Yr A November 22nd, 2020
Posted by John Wolf on 11/21/20
Our often misplaced democratic sentiments make difficult the integration of today’s feast to life. We don’t talk about kings, queens, and princes except in derogatory terms: as people unduly privileged. And we detest such privileges, insisting everyone should be equal in everything. We’re currently experimenting with radical equality, where ... Read More »