Author: Annie
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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.
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Let the Word Dwell Within Us
A reflection on Ezekiel 2:8–3:4 for Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time. Before we speak God’s word to others, we must first receive it with humble and hungry hearts. As Scripture takes root within us, it transforms our prayer, our choices, and the way we speak with truth and mercy.
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When We Carry Someone Else to Jesus
A reflection on Matthew 15:21-28 for Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time. The Canaanite woman shows us the fierce, humble love of intercessory prayer. When someone we love cannot seek healing for themselves, we can carry them to Jesus and trust that his mercy reaches where we cannot.
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Still in the Potter’s Hands
A reflection on Jeremiah 18:1-6 for Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time. When life feels misshapen by failure, disappointment, or change, God does not cast us aside. Like clay in the hands of a patient potter, we can still be softened, reshaped, and formed anew by grace.
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From Son of Thunder to Servant
Saint James the Greater reminds us that Jesus does not call finished saints. He takes our zeal, ambition, courage, and flaws and slowly transforms them into gifts for service. The Son of Thunder became a faithful servant by allowing Christ to redirect his strength.
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When Faith Is Barely Flickering
A reflection on Matthew 12:14-21 for Saturday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time. When faith feels fragile and hope has dimmed, Jesus does not turn away. He meets us with tenderness, protects what is bruised, and patiently restores even the smallest ember of trust.
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When Prayer Becomes the Way We Love
A reflection for Monday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time. God does not desire worship that remains disconnected from daily life. These readings invite us to ask whether our prayer is changing the way we forgive, serve, and notice others—and whether faith is becoming not only something we practice, but the way we love.