Author Archives: Kelly Luttinen

Jesus said to his disciples:  “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You … Continue reading →

Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and … Continue reading →

“I am a sinner.” Listening to Pope Francis and his way of boiling down philosophical and theological teachings to simple pithy statements (and often to no words at all) has helped me to better understand what it means to be … Continue reading →

Fr. John Trugilio wrote an interesting article recently on the uCatholic blog called The Pope and Rush Limbaugh. Apparently, the conservative commentator is not very fond of Pope Francis’ recent apostolic exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, and he likened … Continue reading →

While preparing my Advent calendar this weekend, I had a small Epiphany. Our Advent calendar has compartments in it where we can put little “presents” for our kids for each day of December. Along with the candy and gum and … Continue reading →

“We must empty purgatory with our prayers.” St. Pio of Pietrelcina November is the month to pray for the souls in Purgatory. Most members of Regnum Christi know this. But if any of you are like me, you often forget … Continue reading →

At Mass this past Sunday, I turned to my son, Luke, during the Sign of Peace. He grabbed my hand and held it tight and said, “Mom, look at me.” He repeated the words with a smile on his face … Continue reading →

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord… These are the first words of the Magnificat prayer uttered by the Virgin Mary as she greets her cousin Elizabeth in the tale of the Visitation, detailed in the Gospel of Luke. … Continue reading →

I thank you Lord that I am fearfully and wonderfully made…. This is my favorite line from my favorite Psalm – 139. I love it because it not only sings the praises of life, but illustrates how important each life … Continue reading →

…but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles… (1 Corinthians, 1-23) Where [I] am going you know the way…I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father … Continue reading →