I've blogged many times that I love new beginnings - New Year, Easter, Christmas and the firsts of the month. I feel I can restart my resolutions on a blank slate. Again and again. And so it is with May 1. The past year and recent months have taught us to adjust many things in our lives due to Covid-19. This adjustment continues on a daily or weekly basis depending on the most recent news. The hope these days is that most of the United States will be fully vaccinated by summe

This video was supposed to have been published last Friday, but instead I mistakenly reposted "A Birthday Wish." This story is too good to be overlooked so here it is, two days late. Hope you had a lovely weekend, and I wish you a blessed week ahead. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free

2021 is a quarter done! If you set some NY resolutions this year, how are you doing? It's been a couple of weeks now since I started changing a little habit. And I still forget. Paul changed the placement of our kitchen trash can. And I still find myself walking to the old place to throw some trash, only to find that the can is not there anymore. They say it takes about 21 days (3 weeks) to change a habit and 90 days (3 months) to seal it. Changing habits is definitely not ea

If we cannot forgive others by ourselves, then we need help from Someone who knows our hearts. Wishing you a blessed Divine Mercy Sunday! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #book #journey #stories #tbg #touchedbygracetoday #grace #annam

I hope you had a lovely celebration of our Lord's resurrection! Thank heavens that Easter is celebrated as a season and not just as a day! That's because there's so much to take in on the resurrection of Jesus. Well, also because this video being shared here is two days late. For those who have not had the chance to watch it elsewhere, here it is. I hope you enjoy. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog to

Giving back doesn't have to break anything, except the habit of not looking back. TGIF! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #book #journey #stories #tbg #touchedbygracetoday #grace #annamariadeguid #touchedbygrace #inspirational

I graduated K-7, 9-12 from St. Joseph’s College. (Colleges in the Philippines can have an elementary and high school education.) Yearly, the school celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19 with Mass and festivities. His presence in my life flew out the window when I later went to a public university. After I got married, someone gifted me with a St. Joseph figurine, saying that St. Joseph is the patron saint of husbands. As I read about him, it dawned on me how strong

Do you know that there are more than a handful of celebrities who share an Irish ancestry? There are Christina Aguilera, John Travolta, Liam Neeson, and Bono, among many others. Do you know what they have in common with St. Patrick? Not citizenship because St. Patrick was not Irish. It was loving being Irish. Here's a little history of St. Patrick on his feast day. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog t

I am fascinated by Shakespeare's Julius Cesar. In high school, we even memorized the speech of Marc Anthony after Cesar's murder. For some reason, it came to me that Julius Cesar's life had a keen resemblance to that of Jesus: Both were were kings, not to mention same initials. Both were much loved during their times. Their enemies were envious of how the people followed them. Both were judged unfairly, plotted for murder and killed. I researched my thoughts and was surprised

Has someone called you, with you thinking it's someone you know, when after a few minutes of conversing you realize the person dialed the wrong number? It's happened to me, and the ending was hilarious. Well, this story is similar to a wrong number but with an ending that can only speak to the heart. Hope you have a lovely weekend, and stay safe. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today

It must have been an incredible inspiration, experience, or revelation that came to John Newton to be able to write the poem Amazing Grace. Here's the story behind it. Thank you for watching! TGIF! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #b

Dig deep. Go the extra mile. Give it your best shot. Those are words from highly accomplished people. Paul and I attended a funeral of a wonderful and beloved runner, triathlete, philanthropist and doctor. He was also known to always say "Dig deep." When he was asked by his fellow runners how long the run was going to be, he would answer "One to two miles." After the seventh mile, he will tell the runners to just dig deep, and they will find that extra store of energy that

It's always good to be reminded of the golden rule. You'll never know what it can bring. Have a blessed weekend! My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today and a new post on my blog touchedbygrace.today every Friday! Check out Catholicmom.com for my other articles! If you've been #tbgtoday, feel free to share your story of grace here. #tbgthejourney #book #journey #stories #tbg #touchedbygracetoday #grace #annamariadeguid #touchedbygrac

Do you remember what you had for breakfast yesterday? How about dinner last night? And how about lunch yesterday? For whatever reason that we forget (age, busyness, etc.), we are sure it nourished our body. Let's think of that when we go to Sunday Mass and forget the reading, gospel or homily. Even if we forget, let us be confident and secure that our weekly sustenance has nourished our souls. My name's Anna Maria and I publish a new video on YouTube's Touched by Grace Today