Join the Real Life with Mary Book Club

CatholicMom.com announces the Book Club selection for May 2025: Real Life with Mary by Kelsey Gillespy.

We're excited to announce that our May 2025 Book Club selection is a book honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary! Kelsey Gillespy, in her new book, Real Life with Mary: Growing in Virtue to Magnify the Lord, encourages moms to grow in friendship with Mary and learn from her how to walk the daily path to holiness.

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What's the book about?

Grow in virtue and friendship with Mary through the chaos of life with these spirited, down-to-earth reflections by Kelsey Gillespy, author of In the Trenches (our Book Club selection from Winter 2024). In this witty and profound guide to Christian discipleship for women, Gillespy contemplates the virtues of Mary and proposes practical and powerful ways to magnify the Lord — by folding laundry, raising kids, or training for elite athletics. Formatted for personal reflection or group discussion, Real Life with Mary features short chapters, discussion questions, and prayers.

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Where can I get a copy of this book?

Pauline Books & Media, the publisher, is offering a generous discount on Real Life with Mary: use coupon code RealLifeBC at checkout to receive 20% off the cover price of this book! This offer expires June 21, 2025.

Order your copy of our Book Club selection

Real Life with Mary would make a great Mother's Day gift for women in any stage of motherhood!

When does the book club meet?

Our own Allison Gingras will host the three Book Club sessions on both Facebook and YouTube. You can choose to watch the sessions live at 10:30 AM Eastern on the last three Fridays in May — or view them later, at your leisure. We'll post these the following week on CatholicMom.com and also share audio versions of these discussions on future episodes of the Catholic Momcast.