Matthew writes:<\/strong><\/p>\nLast Wednesday Meggie and I welcomed another beautiful boy into this world \u2013 Harold James Kelly. Little Harry is happy and healthy, and Meggie is doing quite well. We give thanks for the gift of new life.<\/em><\/p>\nI also discovered last week that I have a growth in my right kidney that needs to be removed. So I will be having surgery toward the end of July to have part of my right kidney removed. Please keep me in your prayers.<\/em><\/p>\nThere is always something happening, isn\u2019t there? What\u2019s happening in your life? Everyone is dealing with something. Everyone is carrying something around. So, let\u2019s be gentle with the people who cross our paths. You never know what they are dealing with.<\/em><\/p>\nGod Bless Matthew and his family<\/strong> as they face this crisis, while getting to know their newest little gift from God.<\/p>\nPlease join with me in remembering them in prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I heard this week that Matthew Kelly, popular Catholic speaker and best-selling author, is fighting cancer. Not wanting to spread an unconfirmed rumor, I checked with Matthew\u2019s organization, dynamiccatholic.com. \u00a0Today I received confirmation\u2013they\u2019ve sent his most recent newsletter. \u00a0Matthew writes: Last Wednesday Meggie and I welcomed another beautiful boy into this world \u2013 Harold James […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":556,"featured_media":11903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>I heard this week that Matthew Kelly, popular Catholic speaker and best-selling author, is fighting cancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n