John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB, Author at A CATHOLIC MOMENT https://www.acatholic.org/author/johnciribassi/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:13:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.acatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/Bible-and-Chalice-on-Altar-54b0b9a0v1_site_icon-1-325x300.jpg John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB, Author at A CATHOLIC MOMENT https://www.acatholic.org/author/johnciribassi/ 32 32 47025763 Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time       August 2, 2026… “Slow down, you’re movin too fast.” https://www.acatholic.org/eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-2-2026-slow-down-youre-movin-too-fast/ https://www.acatholic.org/eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-2-2026-slow-down-youre-movin-too-fast/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81397 A reflection by: MARK GATES Several times in my life I have wondered, “Why do I feel like something is missing? Why do I feel [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-august-2-2026-slow-down-youre-movin-too-fast/feed/ 1 81397 Saturday August 1st, 2026: John the Baptist and Ignaz Semmelweis https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-august-1st-2026-john-the-baptist-and-ignaz-semmelweis/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-august-1st-2026-john-the-baptist-and-ignaz-semmelweis/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:09:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81390 Today’s Readings Washing hands. Who thought it could be so controversial that it would lead to the death of a prominent Hungarian scientist. While we, [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-august-1st-2026-john-the-baptist-and-ignaz-semmelweis/feed/ 5 81390 07.26.26  Seventeenth Sun.  HUMILITY & the ‘VALUE’ of God. https://www.acatholic.org/07-26-26-seventeenth-sun-humility-the-value-of-god/ https://www.acatholic.org/07-26-26-seventeenth-sun-humility-the-value-of-god/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:10:28 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81360 a reflection by : MARK GATES 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 The LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask something of me [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/07-26-26-seventeenth-sun-humility-the-value-of-god/feed/ 6 81360 Saturday July 25th, 2026: Earthen Vessels https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-25th-2026-earthen-vessels/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-25th-2026-earthen-vessels/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81370 Today’s Readings The world looks up to the strong…do we not? We admire the great NFL athletes. The actors who portray heroic figures. Olympians. World [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-25th-2026-earthen-vessels/feed/ 7 81370 07.19.26, of Prejudice & Margins, https://www.acatholic.org/07-19-26-of-prejudice-margins/ https://www.acatholic.org/07-19-26-of-prejudice-margins/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81339 A reflection by: MARK GATES This past Spring, I joined a writing club here in town. Hoping to learn to express my faith & myself, [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/07-19-26-of-prejudice-margins/feed/ 4 81339 Saturday July 18th, 2026: A shadow in the spotlight https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-18th-2026-a-shadow-in-the-spotlight/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-18th-2026-a-shadow-in-the-spotlight/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81188 Today’s Readings Daniel Day-Lewis. Likely one of the greatest actors in history that many people have not heard of. Day-Lewis has won three oscars for [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-18th-2026-a-shadow-in-the-spotlight/feed/ 2 81188 7.11.26, Scripture is still relevant today, a reflection by:  MARK GATES https://www.acatholic.org/7-11-26-scripture-is-still-relevant-today-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/ https://www.acatholic.org/7-11-26-scripture-is-still-relevant-today-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:37:55 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81321 Each of this week’s scriptures has touched me in a personal, even though different, way. Isaiah 55:10-11, “Thus says the LORD:  Just as from the [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/7-11-26-scripture-is-still-relevant-today-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/feed/ 5 81321 Saturday July 11th, 2026: Having a blast in Antioch https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-11th-2026-having-a-blast-in-antioch/ https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-july-11th-2026-having-a-blast-in-antioch/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81171 Today’s Readings The first time I heard the name of the town of Antioch was in the movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. If [...]

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