B.G. Kelley

B.G. Kelley is a writer and teacher who has written for The New York Times, Philadelphia Magazine, Boston Magazine, New Jersey Monthly Magazine and NCR, among others. He teaches a writing course at International Christian High School in Philadelphia.

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The word "FORGIVE" drawn into concrete (Unsplash/Christopher Stites)

Aug 05, 2023

Forgiveness reflects the depth of our connection with God

It can be a pretty stiff test of character to not only forgive but also to ask for forgiveness. There's pain, there's suffering, there's challenge. In fact, at times, it seems an impossible task.

Sunlight streaming through trees (Unsplash/Syed Ali)

Nov 05, 2022

Don't forgo the light of the sun

Soul Seeing - I retreat to open, unspoiled spaces to engage the intellect and spirit, to confront darker places in life without denial or fear. Open, unspoiled space fills up those spaces in my soul that need filling up.

Dec 31, 2019

Let it snow, let it snow, let me see

Soul Seeing: Snow can engender a palpable inner peace; it can reawaken an innocence in us that gets lost — or at least misplaced — when we become adults, reason alone to embrace this uninvited guest, and recognize its lyric beauty.

A tile in Assisi, Italy, depicts St. Francis and the wolf of Gubbio. (Wikimedia Commons/Zorro2212)

Oct 01, 2019

St. Francis, as well as a cat, helped me understand the souls of animals

Soul Seeing: Like humans, the furred, feathered and finned come from God. And we are realizing our links to animals in terms of communication, intelligence and emotional life.

Dec 22, 2018

At Christmas, it's not the money that counts

Soul Seeing: I don't recall how many wreaths I made that first Christmastide. I do know that many of them found their way to a front door in Paradise. A front door without one of my pop's wreaths was like a church without a stained-glass window.