by Shelly Henley Kelly | Dec 6, 2022 | Catholicism, Sacraments
Allison Gingras, one of our Catholic Mom friends, wrote a book “Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God.” It’s an adoption story rooted in the incredible blessing of God at work in her life, but...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Nov 17, 2022 | Bible, Entertainment, TV Show
The Chosen Season 3 begins this weekend and my family can’t wait to see it! Have you seen The Chosen yet? I was a late comer to the series, brushing off my early-bird husband’s pleas to watch Season One with him. Finally, he challenged me to watch just the first...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Oct 25, 2022 | Catholicism, History, Saints
On Oct 25, the Catholic Church honors 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Their canonization represents those martyred as a result of the English Reformation (1535-1679) after Henry VIII broke ties with Rome, was excommunicated by Pope Clement VIII, and established...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Oct 18, 2022 | Blogging, Catholicism, Community, Introduction
When Lisa and I started Of Sound Mind and Spirit, we spent a lot of time talking about choosing a logo or brand for the blog and social media accounts. We decided on a pair of holding hands to show that we were sisters working together. Lisa bribed her two young...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Oct 15, 2022 | Blogging, Community, Introduction
Of Sound Mind and Spirit is proud to unveil our new blog design! When Lisa and I started Of Sound Mind in Spirit in 2009 we were both writing personal family blogs on Blogger, so when we started writing about faith and family together we continued using that...