Author: Annie
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Who Gets to Belong?
In Galatians 3:7–14, Paul says that faith makes us children of Abraham. Annie reflects on her husband’s conversion to Catholicism and the small ways a parish can help newcomers feel they belong.
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Can I Rejoice Without Having Done Anything?
In Luke 10:17–20, Jesus tells the disciples to rejoice that their names are written in heaven. Annie reflects on measuring a day by what she accomplished and learning to rest in the joy of belonging to God.
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Apparently, I Would Also Like to Be the Greatest
What does Jesus teach about greatness in Luke 9:46–48? This Catholic reflection explores humility, comparison, recognition, motherhood, and the freedom that comes from serving God without needing to be noticed.
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Was Jesus Really Putting His Mother in Her Place?
What does it truly mean to belong to Jesus? This Catholic reflection on Luke 8:19-21 explores Mary’s faith, obedience to God’s word, and how her example teaches us to move beyond religious traditions toward a deeper, more personal relationship with Christ.
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What Does Love Look Like at 6:47 P.M.?
What does Christian love look like in ordinary family life? This reflection on 1 Corinthians 13 explores patience, motherhood, daily frustrations, and the grace of beginning again when love feels hardest at the end of a long day. For Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time.
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But I’m Not Wrong
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 8:1b-7, 11-13 for Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time. Sometimes the hardest question is not whether I am right, but what my rightness is doing to the person in front of me. Paul reminds me that knowledge can swell my pride, while love asks something more: Am I building this person up, or am I simply proving my point?
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Maybe Faithful Is Enough
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 for Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time. Some days faithfulness looks ordinary: showing up tired, beginning prayer again, apologizing, forgiving, and trying once more. God is not asking us to impress him, but to be trustworthy with the people, gifts, and responsibilities he has placed before us.
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Knowing Better Is Not the Same as Choosing Better
A reflection for the Passion of Saint John the Baptist. Knowing what is right is not the same as having the courage to choose it. Herod’s story challenges us to notice where pride, fear, or the desire for approval keeps us from acting on the truth we already know.
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The Rock Was Still Becoming a Rock
A reflection on Matthew 16:13-20 for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A. God did not wait for Peter to become flawless before calling him the rock. His story reminds us that failure does not erase our calling, and that Christ can keep forming us through weakness, mercy, and the courage to begin again.
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What We Cannot Bear to Lose
A reflection for Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time.. The rich young man’s sorrow reveals a question for every disciple: What do I fear losing so much that I struggle to place it in God’s hands? True surrender is learning to love deeply without clinging, trusting that Christ is greater than anything we are asked to release.