Annie Colliflower

A happy Catholic wife, mother and grandmother trying to make my way back Home taking my family - and all I know and love - with me.

[Nanibarbosa @RosaneBonoro]

O Corpus Christi mais lindo que já vi.

É na Itália!

[St. Maximilian @Totvs_tuus51320]

"Our only Attachment should be to God."

-- 𝑺𝒕. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

JUST IN: Tim Tebow shows senators a map of the United States showing every single location where someone is downloading, sharing, or distributing CSAM.

“We are losing the battle, and we are losing the war, and boys and girls are suffering for it…”

“Every red dot that is on there is someone that is downloading, sharing, or distributing [CSAM].”

“55% to 85% of them are also hands-on offenders, and we know that your average offender has thirteen victims in their lifetime.”

“The scale of harm right here in America is, to a certain extent, hard to comprehend, but that's why we're here.”

[aka @akafaceUS]

Peter Lammer, a chef in Germany, was involved in a motorcycle accident.

After his rehabilitation, doctors recommended he retire. Instead, with the help of friends, he developed a practical mobile seat to keep working.

[Lila Rose @LilaGraceRose]

There’s nothing like the bond between a mother and her baby.

During pregnancy, a baby’s cells — with his or her own unique DNA — cross into the mother’s body and remain there for decades. In her heart. In her brain. In her organs.

Scientists have found children’s cells in mothers in their 90s — from pregnancies over 60 years earlier.

And those cells don’t just “exist.” They move toward areas of injury. They’ve been found concentrated in damaged heart tissue and diseased organs — almost as if the child’s cells are helping the mother heal.

Even a mother who experiences miscarriage carries her child’s cells long after. The bond does not disappear. Not emotionally. Not biologically.

Pregnancy literally reshapes a woman’s brain — increasing empathy, vigilance, and attachment — changes that can last for years, possibly a lifetime.

A mother is never the same after carrying a child.

Science is finally catching up to what mothers have always known:

The connection doesn’t start at birth. It begins from the moment of conception.

[Hillbilly Catholic @RosaryQuotes123]

We need more priests like him - those who love Jesus, and invites others to love Him alongside him.

[Fr. Chris Vorderbruggen @FatherChrisVor1]

Over 60 Christians were massacred by Islamist militants in eastern Congo while at a funeral wake. Few headlines. Few protests. Lord, have mercy on the dead, comfort the grieving, and strengthen Your Church. Please share this—silence must be broken.

[Jamie Bambrick @j_bambrick]

My dear American friends,

We British Christians would get excited when, once a year, Queen Elizabeth would make a mild but sincere reference to the love of Jesus Christ in her Christmas address.

In Charlie Kirks' Memorial service, watched by tens of millions, I just heard:
- Multiple clear presentations of the gospel from men like @robmccoyus and @DrFrankTurek with clear calls to repentance and faith
- Worship songs full of Scripture sung by tens of thousands live and millions at home
- Personal testimonies of lives transformed by the work of Christ and the witness of believers
- Demonstration and explanation of the value of marriage, child-rearing and family
- Calls to Romans 13 for the government to bear the sword for the protection of good and punishment of the wicked
- Declarations of spiritual warfare on the forces of evil and promises to endure no matter the cost
- Calls to be prophets and call the nation to repent
- More Scripture references and Bible readings than I can count
- And a widow publicly forgiving her husband's killer because Christ forgave his killers on the cross.

All of it done before, and by, the most powerful people in your nation and the world.

You guys should be on your knees thanking God for your country. It is a light to the world.

Never stop fighting for it.

[Sebastian Gorka DrG @SebGorka]

I was born a Catholic and have walked this Earth for 54 years.

Before dedicating a quarter of a century to Counterterrorism, my first degree was in Philosophy and Theology.

But I will say for the record, I have never seen a human being encapsulate in 90 seconds the meaning of Jesus Christ like @SecRubio.

Thank you Sir.

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

Early this morning, the Lord woke me up and told me to pray for The Pope: It wasn’t subtle or vague.
It felt like a faucet of prayer poured out of me; intense, focused and desperate.
It struck me that He needed help, not opinions or analysis. It’s my sincere conviction that my urge to pray came directly as a result of his crying out to God. I believe this happened to a lot of people besides me.
People are going to give you their opinions and ask for yours. These opinions are not necessary at all. They help nothing, they do no one any good.
Prayer, on the other hand, works.
Pray hard for Pope Leo today. Encourage others to do the same.

#talkedtotheboss

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!

The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV.

[Amy Welborn @amywelborn2]

I do not understand how support of IVF is consistent with the MAHA skepticism about Big Pharma and other industrialized, profiteering medical entities like yes, Big Fertility.

Not to mention the profound ethical questions about embryonic human life, objectivized and discarded in this process.

"Women deserve doctors who treat their bodies as whole, interconnected systems—not as broken machines that need to be circumvented with synthetic hormones and lab-created embryos. Real medicine should work to identify and heal the underlying causes of infertility. Natural alternatives like NaProTechnology do exactly that—without creating embryos who are treated as “excess” or financing an industry that victimizes children.

While we appreciate President Trump’s desire to support families, the answer is not found in supporting this profit-centric, rights-violating industry."

https://t.co/584Nh7tt8d

[George @BehizyTweets]

JD Vance on his faith: "It's not just a set of good moral principles... the Son of God became man, he died, and then he raised himself from the dead. That is the fundamental tenet of the Christian faith."

"I think one lesson that flows from that is that we shouldn't fear death... There are much more terrible things than just losing one's life... you could lose one's soul."

“If you confess me before men, I also will confess you before my Father who is in heaven” - Matthew 10:32

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

In response to the executive order calling for policies to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) less costly and more available, @BishopDEThomas and I issued the following statement as chairmen of the @USCCB’s committees on Pro-Life Activities and Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

[Annie Colliflower @apcolliflower]

@MTGrepp Amen!

[Catholic Answers @catholiccom]

"What have religious people ever done for science?"

@Trent_Horn's answer:👇

[Annie Colliflower @apcolliflower]

@MTGrepp YES! Only legal citizens of the United States are to have the honor and privilege of voting in any official election in our country.

[Lila Rose @LilaGraceRose]

Bevelyn Williams, a wife and mother to a 2-year-old daughter, was just sentenced to over 3 years in federal prison for protesting the murder of preborn babies.

Abortion is the #1 killer in the Black community.

In New York City, where Bevelyn was protesting, more Black babies were aborted than born for years.

As a faithful Christian, Bevelyn has protested the killing of Black babies in the womb.

To add to the injustice of incarcerating Bevelyn and separating her from her toddler daughter, more than 80 pro-life pregnancy centers have been vandalized, threatened, and even fired bombed. Yet no jail time has been served for these violent crimes. The DOJ instead has chosen to go after Bevelyn.

Pray for Bevelyn and her family.

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

Let’s start your week off with truth:
God created you on purpose.
You are not the sum of your past wounds or a random biochemical reaction.
You are intended by God.
There are things that are harder for you than for most.
There are things that are easier for you than they are for many.
In those areas of your life where you struggle, God is strengthening your ability to endure. He’s helping you become more humble, less judgmental.
In those elements of your life where things are easier, God is using you as a light to those who get discouraged, a means by which others can hope.
You simply must know and believe that you are here on purpose, you are loved and because of that you are beautiful.

#talkedtotheboss