https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:35:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37375 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:35:22 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37375 Thank you John. Beautiful reflection! Prayers for your

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37371 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:56:47 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37371 Thank you everyone. Ill reciprocate all these beautiful prayers.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37367 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:38:43 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37367 Your tale of Danielle struck a chord, Dr C. My beloved daughter ran away when she was 16yo. I made numerous enquiries, walked the streets of our town and drove around at night but could not find her. After some weeks she telephoned me. I know how you feel; and perhaps in a diminished way how Jesus must feel. I am fortunate to be an ass (in the English sense as well as the American) found by the Good Shepherd.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37361 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:37:19 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37361 I love reading you posts as your comments on daily reading so often hit home with spiritual guidance.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37360 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:08:23 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37360 I taught Preschool for 32 yrs and I used to tell my parents parenting is the hardest and most rewarding job you’ll ever have. The letting go is not easy! I too have a son who is having a hard time finding his way. I thank God for my faith and the understanding of letting Him be our leader in life. God bless…Lizzie I’m adding you and Danielle to my prayer list! Please pray for my son Jamie…🙏🏼🕊️

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37359 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:54:52 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37359 Dr. John. This was a great reflection. I’ll pray about your daughter’s situation. Regrettably, I have a brother who has decided to cease contact with our family. While I’m at it, I am petitioning the ACM community to pray for my elderly ” birth father”. He decided to live his life away from his family. Basically abandoning us. I had a wonderful step father who raised me and is now deceased for ~ 20 years. My birth father , entered hospice yesterday. He is requesting to see me. I am arranging travel to see him. He is a stranger to me and I hold no grudge or resentment. He is an atheist. Please pray that he can throw a hail Mary pass to know God before he expires.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-january-17th-2026-rounding-up-the-lost/#comment-37358 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:51:25 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=80434#comment-37358 Thank you, John! Excellent reflection. Am praying that your daughter finds her way back

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