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
- 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 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
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Saint Scholastica and Sibling Love
I have twin daughters. What a delight (after the first three blurred years) it has been watching them grow up together, becoming their...
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Kelly Guest
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Woman Behind Good King Wenceslaus
I know of no one whose favorite Christmas carol is Good King Wenceslaus, yet it remains a classic. Upon closer examination of the lyrics,...
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Kelly Guest
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
An Advent Reflection on Saint Joseph to End the Year of Saint Joseph
Photo by Michael O'Sullivan on Unsplash And so, the Year of Saint Joseph comes to an end today, on the Feast of the Immaculate...
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Kelly Guest
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Back from the Dead: Lessons from the Saints
Every weekend in October, the seminarians of Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD and the people from surrounding parishes become...
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Kelly Guest
- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
Saint Bartholomew and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
photo by flyingpete (2007) viamorguefile.com Tomorrow is the feast day of Saint Bartholomew. One of the 12 apostles, my husband and I...
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Kelly Guest
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
The Reluctant Wife who Became a Saint
She always wanted to be a nun. She couldn’t imagine being anything else. Frances, however, lived during a time when marriages were...
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