Reflections
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B February 14th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 2/13/21
Thank God I wasn’t a priest during the time of the Leviticus when priests, more or less, served as dermatologists who diagnosed skin diseases and decided who was to be banished to the leper colony or reinstated to the clean yard. Or maybe, I am—in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B February 7th, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 2/05/21
Jesus steps into the perilous territory of evil and the demonic, not with trepidation, but with power and authority. Last Sunday, we saw Him strike that domain with valor, forcing a man out of the throes of demonic oppression. Yet, for every single person freed, Satan holds two more ... Read More »
Fr. Jo's Reflection for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B January 31st, 2021
Posted by John Wolf on 1/29/21
It was Holy Saturday, the year 2017. All the priests at the cathedral helped with confessions from noon until 3.00pm. I saw the last penitent in line and requested confession from one of the guest priests who usually comes from a nearby parish to help. Meanwhile, the other priests ... Read More »
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 »