by Shelly Henley Kelly | Jun 11, 2021 | Book and Product Review
I did not want to read this book. The review copy of Finding Sanctuary: How the Wild Work of Peace Restored the Heart of a Sandy Hook Mother by Jennifer Hubbard arrived in my mailbox and after a glance, I determined it would be too painful to read and set it aside....
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Apr 29, 2021 | Book and Product Review
Once Upon a Book Club claims to provide a “unique reading experience” and they deliver on that promise. Their monthly box includes a newly published book (sometimes hardcover, sometimes paperback), a 5”x7” card printed with an inspirational quote, and a glossy bi-fold...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Feb 6, 2021 | Book and Product Review, Catechesis, Catholic Retreat, Catholicism, Community, Entertainment
Most of us are familiar with the John Hughes 1980s classic movie “The Breakfast Club” where five stereotypical high school students come together for Saturday detention. Strangers in the morning, they spend the day getting to know one another, leaving as friends in...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Jan 22, 2021 | Catholicism, Life, Politics, Prayer
For 48 years we have lived with the legal right to murder the most precious among us – an unborn child.For 48 years, our courts continued to abdicate their responsibility to re-examine what some call a cowardly decision to not answer the question, “When does life...
by Shelly Henley Kelly | Jan 12, 2021 | Catholicism, Children, Church, Family, Little Moments, Parenting, Personal, Sacraments
Sitting in Mass and my son is fidgeting again, playing some small game in his mind that involves moving his hands in a repetitive pattern. Restless, not unruly, just patently fidgety, hands in constant motion.During the Consecration and Elevation of the Eucharist, I...
