In this special solo episode of Like A Mother, Katie McGrady steps away from the usual format to reflect on the heartbreaking tragedy at Annunciation Catholic School and Parish in Minneapolis, where a school shooting during Mass claimed the lives of two children and critically injured others.

With raw honesty and a mother’s heart, Katie shares her personal reaction: the helplessness, the grief, the fear for her own children, and the overwhelming sadness felt across the Catholic community. She invites listeners to sit in the discomfort, to ask the hard questions, “Lord, do you not care?”, and to consider how we might cling to Christ in the face of unimaginable suffering.

This episode isn’t a political analysis or theological treatise. It’s a space to grieve, to pray, and to seek God’s presence in the storm. Katie offers personal reflections, scriptural comfort, and a practical approach to talking with children about tragedy.

She also shares how Family Mass Prep, a series she produces with her husband for the Hallow app, was used in that very school, making this sorrow hit even closer to home.

We grieve. We pray. We hold on.

• OSV News Coverage of the Annunciation Shooting
• Pray with others on the Hallow App – Join Hallow’s prayer campaign for Annunciation 

This episode is sponsored by the University of Dallas: Free Guide on Discerning College Choices from the University of Dallas 

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