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Witnesses to Faith: 5 Inspiring Mother’s Day Stories, by Emily Chaffins – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Photo by Ranurte on Unsplash. Letters, pink, Mother's day.

By Emily Chaffins, Catholic Exchange, May 8, 2026

Emily Chaffins is a fiction writer who has won multiple awards, including a Silver Key Award in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Humor Category) and First Place for Undergraduate Fiction in the Florida International University Student Literary Awards. …

cropped-LinkedIn-Headshot-scaled-1-1When I was a teenager, my mom received a thyroid cancer diagnosis. This moment was particularly difficult for her because, when she was 15, cancer had claimed the life of her own mother. She told me later that getting cancer when my sister and I were kids was her worst nightmare.

Originally from Cuba and raised in Miami, Florida, my mom grew up in a Catholic family that did not consistently practice their faith. However, when my grandmother was dying, my mom discovered the power of the rosary, which played a huge factor in her rediscovering the Faith several years later.

Over the years, I have forgotten many of the details of my mom’s cancer treatment, but one sticks out. And it’s a testament to her faith. ….

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