What Does a Catholic Home Look Like?
Kelly Guest walks through her house to try to determine what makes her house a Catholic home.
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Kelly Guest
Jun 54 min
In Defense of Motherhood and Homemakers
With all the discussion lately about motherhood and homemakers, Kelly Guest reflects on the importance of moms.
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Kelly Guest
Apr 82 min
Are You Happy?
“Are you happy?” my husband asked. I thought about it, hesitating to answer. I guess the fact that I couldn’t say right away suggested...
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Kelly Guest
Feb 43 min
Uh Oh! Valentine’s Day is on Ash Wednesday!
This year, the most romantic day of the year is the same day as one of the most solemn. It is the beginning of our penitential season of...
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Kelly Guest
Dec 29, 20234 min
My Year in Review
As many of you know, we were not even one full month into 2023 when my father passed away. While his health had been failing, his death...
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Kelly Guest
Aug 9, 20233 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
Jun 16, 20233 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
Feb 15, 20235 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 11, 20233 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, 20222 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, 20223 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
Jul 14, 20223 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, 20224 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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Kelly Guest
Apr 13, 20224 min
Stations, Mary, Franciscans, and Tradition
Every Friday during Lent, the Church makes it possible for us to make a spiritual pilgrimage, accompanying Our Lord on His way to Mount...
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Kelly Guest
Mar 23, 20223 min
Halfway There!
So, we are three full weeks into Lent. How are you doing? What if I told you that, as part of my Lenten practices, I wanted to write once...
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Kelly Guest
Jan 30, 20224 min
Motherhood through the Fourth Luminous Mystery
This bonus piece can be found at Motherhood through the Mysteries. Check out their website for other reflections on other mysteries of...
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Kelly Guest
Nov 10, 20213 min
Thanking God for Our Unanswered Miracle
“Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will...
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Kelly Guest
Oct 17, 20214 min
How Saintly Moms Became Saints
Reading stories about saints who were moms and then writing a book about them humbled me and taught me a lot. The most important lesson I...
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Kelly Guest
Sep 9, 20213 min
Happy Birthday, Mother Mary
What do you get the woman who has everything? How can you make her day special? It is true, the Blessed Mother needs nothing; truly, she...
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Kelly Guest
Aug 2, 20212 min
Love is Colorful
If you ask my children, “What is your mommy’s favorite thing that God created?” they will tell you color. “She makes us color...
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