Articles in 'Personal Reflections'
Asking But Not Receiving
Asking But Not Receiving
By Katie Zalany
Have you asked but did not receive? I’ve been asking for a single thing from God for 16+ years now, and yet, I have not received exactly what I asked for. Instead I’ve received many other things I haven’t asked for! I was given most every other blessing except the one I asked for.
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I Don’t Want a Perfect Life—Just a Peaceful One
I Don’t Want a Perfect Life—Just a Peaceful One
By Annie Pieadadi D'Costa
We often chase perfection—flawless relationships, a picture-perfect life, a world where nothing goes wrong. But what if that constant pursuit is what’s stealing our peace? In this honest reflection, I lay down the weight of trying to please, perform, and prove. Maybe peace doesn’t come from having it all together. Maybe it comes from trusting the One who holds it all together.
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Living Trust: The Importance of Faith in God’s Goodness
Living Trust: The Importance of Faith in God’s Goodness
By Susan Lochner Ciancio
Trust in God is of paramount importance.
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ABOUT HOPE DURING THE JUBILEE YEAR
ABOUT HOPE DURING THE JUBILEE YEAR
By Don Reardon
Some thoughts and words about what HOPE measn, and how it matters - especailly now in the Jubilee Year
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St Joachim and St Anne, pray for us!
St Joachim and St Anne, pray for us!
By Marianne Giltner
Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us!
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Dear Church, We Need to Talk About Loneliness
Dear Church, We Need to Talk About Loneliness
By Annie Pieadadi D'Costa
Loneliness doesn’t always wear a sad face. It walks into our churches dressed in smiles, sitting quietly in pews, waiting to be noticed. This heartfelt reflection calls the Church—not to defend itself—but to awaken, to see, to love more intentionally. Because the Gospel isn’t just preached at the altar—it’s lived in the way we treat each other.
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Woe, to my excuses!
Woe, to my excuses!
By Marianne Giltner
Woe! To my excuses
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Disappointments Are Not the End: When life doesn’t go as planned, maybe it’s not the end—it’s a redirection.
Disappointments Are Not the End: When life doesn’t go as planned, maybe it’s not the end—it’s a redirection.
By Annie Pieadadi D'Costa
Even when life doesn’t go as planned, God’s grace is still unfolding. This poem is a gentle reminder that disappointments aren’t dead ends—they’re detours toward something deeper.
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The Power and Mercy of Confession ~The Utah Mission
The Power and Mercy of Confession ~The Utah Mission
By Richard Horrell
This powerful reflection explores the beauty and authority of the Sacrament of Confession—where mercy is not imagined, but truly given. With Scripture woven throughout, it invites readers to rediscover the Church Christ established, where brokenness meets healing, and forgiveness is not a wish, but a promise.
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Using the Situation to Know God
Using the Situation to Know God
By Stephen Steiniger
God reveals his self in everyday events.  These events can be thought of as situations.  Knowing God in the situation means becoming, possession, and union.  This is a nice way to think about how Jesus leads to unity with God.  Using the situation to know God will improve your life.
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God Said ‘Love One Another’—We Added ‘Terms & Conditions"
God Said ‘Love One Another’—We Added ‘Terms & Conditions"
By Annie Pieadadi D'Costa
In a world where relationships are increasingly shaped by money, power, and personal gain, have we quietly rewritten the greatest commandment? This reflection invites you to pause, to question, and to return to the purity of how Christ taught us to love—without terms, without filters, without a price tag.
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The Day I Met Jesus
The Day I Met Jesus
By Virginia Hodal
Reflection on meeting Jesus in our every day lives
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Sacrilege Should Not Be Suffered In Silence
Sacrilege Should Not Be Suffered In Silence
By Michael Seagriff
"... if we care about the salvation of souls, we would instruct and fraternally correct the ignorant
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Wisdom in Waiting
Wisdom in Waiting
By Lisa Livezey
Lisa Livezey illustrates the wisdom of holy Mother Church in this brief vignette.
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Who are we striving to become?
Who are we striving to become?
By Eileen Renders
Reflect is what this writing is about as only through reflection, can we best make room for correction.
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Beloved Pope Leo the 14th
Beloved Pope Leo the 14th
By Marianne Giltner
Beloved Pope Leo the 14th
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PRAYER LIFE: A CONSTANT AND EVER GROWING DEEP COMMUNION WITH GOD
PRAYER LIFE: A CONSTANT AND EVER GROWING DEEP COMMUNION WITH GOD
By Jonicis Saez Bulalacao
Catechetical, Devotional
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