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Prepare for Advent
Kelly Guest encourages us to get ready for Advent as she gives suggestions for Advent family devotionals.
Kelly Guest
Nov 17, 20243 min read
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What Does a Catholic Home Look Like?
Kelly Guest walks through her house to try to determine what makes her house a Catholic home.
Kelly Guest
Sep 9, 20243 min read
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In Defense of Motherhood and Homemakers
With all the discussion lately about motherhood and homemakers, Kelly Guest reflects on the importance of moms.
Kelly Guest
Jun 5, 20244 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Apr 8, 20242 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Feb 4, 20243 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Aug 9, 20233 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Jun 16, 20233 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Feb 15, 20235 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Nov 9, 20223 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Jun 28, 20224 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Apr 13, 20224 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Jan 30, 20224 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Oct 17, 20214 min read
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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...
Kelly Guest
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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