Laura Kelly Fanucci Author

Kathleen A. Cahalan is professor of practical theology at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary where she teaches courses on pastoral ministry, pastoral care, and spirituality. As senior research fellow at Collegeville Institute, she directed a ten-year collaborative research project that studied various aspects of vocation. She has authored books for church audiences including Introducingthe Practice of Ministry and Formed in the Image of Christ: The Sacramental-Moral Theology of Bernard Häring, CSsR, published by Liturgical Press. She served as the coordinator for the Lilly Endowment’s Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose Initiative from 2018-2022. She practices lectio divina with the lectionary readings on the app Ritual: Well-being.

Laura Kelly Fanucci is an author, speaker, and founder of Mothering Spirit, where she first started writing about parenting and spirituality in 2010. She earned her BA from the University of Notre Dame and her master of divinity from Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary. Laura has authored seven books, including Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting (Liturgical Press) and Grief, Finding Hope in Sorrow; Mercy, God’s Nature, Our Challenge; and Dashed Hopes, When Our Best-Laid Plans Fall Apart with Little Rock Scripture Study. Laura’s work has been featured on the Hallow and Ritual apps, and in popular outlets including NPR’s Morning Edition, On Being, and the Kelly Clarkson Show. She writes frequently for online and print publications including Catholic News Service, Grotto Network, and Give Us This Day.