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John Ciribassi

About the Author

Hello! My name is John Ciribassi. I live in Mainesburg, Pennsylvania, in the USA. My wife Elise and I are parishioners at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Canton, Pennsylvania. We have two adult daughters. One lives in Senegal, West Africa with her 4 sons. The other teaches Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. My wife and I are both retired veterinarians, and my specialty is in animal behavior. I attended college and veterinary school in Illinois, where I met my wife who is from the Chicago area, and the rest is history! My hobbies include Racquetball, Pickleball, Off Road Motorcycle Riding, Hiking and Camping. I continue to enjoy the opportunity to offer what little insight I have on the scriptures. But I have always felt that the scriptures can speak for themselves. My job is just to shine a little light on them for people who maybe don't have the time to look into the readings deeply. I hope you enjoy and find value in my writings. I continue to be grateful for this opportunity.

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Saturday September 20th, 2025: Ear swabs and parables

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB
Saturday September 20th, 2025: Ear swabs and parables

Today’s Readings One of the things I love about veterinary medicine is that you get to be a detective. A Sherlock Holmes of the animal […]

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Saturday September 13th, 2025: Lessons from weeds and fruit

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB
Saturday September 13th, 2025: Lessons from weeds and fruit

Today’s Readings One of my favorite parables from Jesus is the parable of the wheat and the weeds. As an aside, if you told me […]

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Bob Garvey

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB

One of the comments from my reflection today was from an ACM reader named Sandi. She asked about what happened to Bob Garvey. He stepped […]

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