Food for the Journey Classics
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"A house raised in justice to you" - Readings for Sunday, 12/28/25
The Feast of the Holy Family reminds us of Jesus’ humanity. He had a mother and father, just like the rest of us. Mary and Joseph are models of humility and obedience for all families – how are we following their example? Sr. Ann reflects on this Sunday’s readings:Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17Mt 2:13-15, 19-23Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy SpiritCaptured By Mercy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"The Savior who Loves to Save" - Readings for 12/26/25
Christmas is not over – it’s just beginning! As Christians we have the privilege of celebrating Christ’s birth for the next 8 days. He is the Savior who loves to Save us. Sr. Ann has more on today’s readings for the Feast of St. Stephen:Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17Matthew 10:17-22Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy SpiritCaptured By Mercy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"God did this for YOU!" - Christmas Blessings from Sr. Ann Shields
Saint John Paul the Great loved to remind us that “We are not the sum of our sins and weaknesses. We are the sum of the Father’s love for us.” Sr. Ann reflects on what this means as we celebrate the birth of the Savior. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"God Desires to Conquer us with Love" - Readings for 12/24/25
The day before Christmas can be full of stress and hassle as we make final preparations. Take a few minutes today to sit and smile for what is to come. God desires to conquer us with his love and desires that we accept Him wholly into our hearts. Will you give your life over more to him? Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings:2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16PS 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29Lk 1:67-79Read the O AntiphonsMother Mary Francis - Come, Lord Jesus Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy SpiritCaptured By Mercy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
“Be Still and Hear His Voice!” - Readings for 12/23/25
At Christmas we do more than celebrate a past event – we celebrate an ongoing reality. Jesus is alive and will reveal Himself to those who choose him. Will you make Jesus the Lord of your Life? Don’t be afraid to cry out to Jesus to save you, for He desires to set you free. Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings:Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24Psalm 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14Luke 1:57-66Read the O AntiphonsSr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy SpiritCaptured By Mercy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Let Him enter into your heart!" - Readings for 12/22/25
There is so much God wants to share with us. How will we respond? As we approach Christmas, ask the Lord to help you to open your heart to more of His grace. Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings:1 Samuel 1:24-281 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcdLuke 1:46-56Read the O AntiphonsSr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Come, Lord Jesus!" - Readings for Sunday, 12/21/25
The Fourth Sunday of Advent features some of the final readings preparing us for Jesus’ birth. Through the Incarnation, God desires to dwell within our hearts. Will we choose to receive Him? Through these final days of Advent, as we pray and meditate on the O Antiphons, let one cry ring out - Come, Lord Jesus!Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings: Isaiah 7:10-14Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6.Romans 1:1-7Matthew 1:18-24Read the O AntiphonsSr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Is God the Lord of our Lives?" - Readings for 12/18/25
In today’s Gospel reading we hear the account of Joseph learning that Mary was to bear a son. Because he was a righteous man, he chose to divorce her quietly rather than expose her to shame. And when an angel told Joseph what had happened, he knew his life had turned upside down. And yet, he trusted in God. Do we do the same? Is God the Lord of our lives? Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings: Jeremiah 23:5-8Psalm 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19Matthew 1:18-25Read the O Antiphons Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
“Come, teach us the way of Prudence…” - Readings for 12/17/25
Today we begin to O Antiphons, a series of short chants that highlight one of the attributes of Christ. In the first Antiphon, O Sapientia, we reflect on how Christ is the source of all Wisdom and ask Jesus to teach us the ways of Prudence. Sr. Ann reflects on the meaning of Wisdom as she looks at today’s readings:Genesis 49:2, 8-10Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17Matthew 1:1-17Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Walk in the Light of Truth!" - Readings for 12/16/25
Do you find yourself trying to mitigate your sin? Do you tell yourself that you’re doing “pretty good,” and that should be enough? The Scriptures tell us it’s not enough - we need a Savior to save us. And that Savior is coming soon. Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings: Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13Psalm 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 and 23Matthew 21:28-32Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Teach me your ways, O Lord" - Readings for 12/15/25
Advent is passing quickly. This season is marked by a theme of longing - longing and waiting with great anticipation for what is to come. Take some time to ask God to give you more of a hunger and thirst for his coming. Because the more we open our hearts and minds to God, the more presence He has in our lives.Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings: Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17aPsalm 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9Matthew 21:23-27Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Lamb of God, have Mercy on us.." - Readings for 12/14/25
This Sunday is the anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school. Jenny Hubbard, the mother of one of the children who was murdered, has written about how hearing the Lamb of God at Mass is always difficult, for her daughter was her lamb. Sr. Ann reflects on Jenny’s example of faith and how we can be strengthened by God, and looks to the Sunday readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10.James 5:7-10Matthew 11:2-11Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"We Are Not the Source of Our Own Life" - Readings for 12/12/25
On this Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Gospel takes us with Mary to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Elizabeth bore her life’s burdens and always kept her eyes on the Lord. May we follow her example. Sr. Ann reflects on the readings: Zechariah 2:14-17 or Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10abJudith 13:18bcde, 19Luke 1:26-38 or Luke 1:39-47Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Stir up our Hearts!" - Readings for 12/11/25
God’s love for us is more than some symbol. You have a Father who loves you and a Son who so loved the Father that He gave His life to save you for all eternity. Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the paths of your only begotten Son. Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings:Isaiah 41:13-20Psalm 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13abMatthew 11:11-15Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
“That no infirmity may weary us” - Readings for 12/10/25
In the Gospel of Matthew today, Jesus invites all the weary to come to Him, for His yoke is easy and his burden light. God doesn’t want us to do things for Him - He wants us to do things with Him. And the burdens God asks us to carry are far easier than the burdens we give ourselves. Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings: Isaiah 40:25-31Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10Matthew 11:28-30Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"You are worth the price of redemption!" - Readings for 12/9/25
In today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us of a shepherd who leaves his ninety-nine sheep to go rescue the one who was lost. This parable explains God’s love for us – if there was only one person on Earth, Jesus would still have died for their sake. God loves you and you are worth the price of redemption! Sr. Ann reflects on the readings:Isaiah 40:1-11Psalm 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13Matthew 18:12-14Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
“Holiness we cannot begin to understand” - Readings for 12/8/25
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary’s Immaculate Conception. Our Blessed Mother’s entire being was fashioned by obedience to God. She is the one who can lead us to Holiness we cannot even begin to understand. Sr. Ann reflects on today’s readings:Genesis 3:9-15, 20Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12Luke 1:26-38Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Make Straight the Paths of your Life!" - Readings for Sunday, 12/7/25
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we meet John the Baptist in the desert. As we prepare the way of the Lord, we must also make straight the paths of our own life. As she does every Friday, Sr. Ann reflects on the coming Sunday readings:Isaiah 11:1-10Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17Romans 15:4-9Matthew 3:1-12Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"Is your life built on the rock?" - Readings for 12/4/25
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the house build on sand and the house built on the Rock. Sr. Ann reflects on the readings: Isaiah 26:1-6Psalm 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27aMatthew 7:21, 24-27Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"God Shines His Light to Heal!" - Readings for 12/3/25
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Wednesday of the First Week of Advent:Isaiah 25:6-10aPsalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Matthew 15:29-37Sr. Ann’s BooksDeeper Conversion Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary TimesMore of the Holy Spirit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"He will reveal to you the Kingdom!" - Readings for 12/2/25
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Tuesday of the First Week of Advent:Isaiah 11:1-10Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17Luke 10:21-24 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
"We Need Advent!" Readings for 12/1/25
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Monday of the First Week of Advent: Isaiah 4:2-6Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9Matthew 8:5-11 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/28/25 - Readings for the First Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 2:1-5Psalm 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9Romans 13:11-14Matthew 24:37-44 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/27/25 - Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Daniel 6:12-28Daniel 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74Luke 21:20-28 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/26/25 - Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28Daniel 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67Luke 21:12-19 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/25/25 - Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time:Daniel 2:31-45Daniel 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61Luke 21:5-11 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/24/25 - Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time:Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56Luke 21:1-4 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/21/25 - Readings for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for this Sunday’s Solemnity of Christ the King: 2 Samuel 5:1-3Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5Colossians 1:12-20Luke 23:35-43 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/20/25 - Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time:1 Maccabees 2:15-29Psalm 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15Luke 19:41-44 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/19/25 - Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time:2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31Psalm 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b and 15Luke 19:11-28 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/18/25 - Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time:2 Maccabees 6:18-31Psalm 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7Luke 19:1-10 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/17/25 - Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time:1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158Luke 18:35-43 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/14/25 - Readings for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time:Malachi 3:19-20aPsalm 98:5-6, 7-8, 9Luke 21:28 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/13/25 - Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time:Wisdom 7:22b–8:1Psalm 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175Luke 17:20-25 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/12/25 - Wednesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Wednesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time:Wisdom 6:1-11Psalm 82:3-4, 6-7Luke 17:11-19 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/11/25 - Tuesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Tuesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time:Wisdom 2:23–3:9Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19Luke 17:7-10 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/10/25 - Memorial of Saint Leo the Great
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for the Memorial of Saint Leo the Great:Wisdom 1:1-7Psalm 139:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10Luke 17:1-6 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/7/25 - Readings for Sunday, November 9, Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for this Sunday’s Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica:Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-91 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17John 2:13-22 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/6/25 - Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time:Romans 14:7-12Psalm 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14Luke 15:1-10 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/5/25 - Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time:Romans 13:8-10Psalm 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9Luke 14:25-33 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/4/25 - Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time:Romans 12:5-16abPsalm 131:1bcde, 2, 3Luke 14:15-24 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/3/25 - Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time:Romans 11:29-36Psalm 69:30-31, 33-34, 36Luke 14:12-14 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com
11/2/25 - Feast of All Souls
Sr. Ann reflects on the readings for the Feast of All Souls:Wisdom 3:1-9Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Romans 5:5-11/Romans 6:3-9John 6:37-40 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariaradio.substack.com