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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 6th, 2025: Will God find us faithful

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB

Today’s Readings My Grandfather on my Father’s side was born in the small Southern Italian village of Agnone. If you go there today you would […]

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Saturday August 30th, 2025: Here I am Lord

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB

Today’s Readings “Oh, no, no, no! I planted the seeds of wheat, I cut the wheat, I took the wheat to the mill and brought […]

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Saturday August 23, 2025: We all have skeletons

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB

Today’s Readings This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of […]

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