Oh, To Be Golden-Mouthed!
Have you ever been in a situation where the Catholic faith or Christian living needed to be defended and you, either because you were not...
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Kelly Guest
- Aug 24
- 2 min
A Friend Like That: Saints Philip and Nathanael
In St. John's Gospel, which retells St. Nathanael (aka Bartholomew)'s first encounter with Jesus, we come to understand the importance of...
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Kelly Guest
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Being the Child of Elderly Parents
My mom and dad with my oldest son and his new wife on their wedding day last June. My dad passed away in January. “When did you get to be...
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Kelly Guest
- Jul 12
- 4 min
How to Become Holy Amid the Mess
Motherhood is messy. Best laid plans often go awry. The house that was cleaned at naptime looks like a hurricane went through it by...
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Kelly Guest
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Another Look at Justice
We are halfway through the year. So, how are those resolutions you made when the year was new going? Are you rocking it, or did you give...
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Kelly Guest
- May 10
- 2 min
Truthfully Hated
No one wants to be hated. It is a basic human desire to be loved. But sometimes we need to be willing to do or say things that may not be...
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Kelly Guest
- May 10
- 3 min
A Litany of Mommy Saints
Motherhood is a sure way to sainthood! The opportunities to grow in holiness abound. All we need to do is accept the plethora of graces...
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Kelly Guest
- Feb 15
- 2 min
The Leaven of God's Love
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they only had one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, "Watch out, guard...
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Kelly Guest
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Eulogizing My Dad - Who Did Not Want to Be Eulogized
My dad fighting back the tears on my wedding day; now it's my turn. Three weeks ago today, we buried my father, the patriarch of our...
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Kelly Guest
- Jan 31
- 3 min
St. John Bosco and his Mama
He just couldn’t do it anymore. He loved “his boys,” and he knew they needed him. But caring for them had taken its toll. So, Don Bosco...
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Kelly Guest
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Trusting Even Amid the Storm
A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a...
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Kelly Guest
- Jan 11
- 3 min
No New Year’s Resolution for Me!
No longer am I one who makes full-out new year’s resolutions. It has never gone well with me in the past. Resolve to lose weight – gain...
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Kelly Guest
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Secret to Life
Like most families, we have our favorite Christmas movies that our family enjoys watching together every year. There are the traditional...
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Kelly Guest
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Praying Divine Office with Your Family
Did you know that there is a prayer for families to pray that is even greater than the Rosary? There is: the Liturgy of the Hours, also...
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Kelly Guest
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
The Rosary, Death, and Blessed Marianna
She lay dying in a hospice bed. The cancer had returned, and this time, she was not going to fight it. So, every evening I went to the...
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Kelly Guest
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
Let Your Light Shine
I always tell my children what my mother told me: “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want me to find out about - because I will find out...
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Kelly Guest
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
With a Smile - The Beatification of a Pope
“If someone had told me I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder!” These words of the newly beatified John Paul I illustrate...
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Kelly Guest
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
Patron Saint of Comedians
Laughter is a gift from God. None of His other creatures have the wonderful ability to laugh. I am sure that a good sense of humor is one...
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Kelly Guest
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
He Gets It! My Newly Wedded Son's View of Marriage
I haven’t written much lately, outside of notes in greeting cards – we have many birthdays and special occasions in May and June. These...
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Kelly Guest
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
King David and the Sacred Heart
Surrounded on three sides by hills and waterfalls, stars overhead, and lambs running past me, I felt immersed in God’s presence. No, I...
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