Kelly Sankowski is a writer, lay minister, and mother of two young boys. She holds a B.A. in English and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and a M.A. in Theology and Ministry from Boston College. A native of the Washington, D.C. suburbs, she began her career as a reporter for the Catholic Standard newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington, where she had the opportunity to cover everything from Catholic school inclusion programs to national politics to World Youth Day in Panama City. In recent years, Kelly has focused her work on women in the Church, contributing to reporting on diocesan maternity leave policies, pregnant and parenting students on Catholic college campuses, and Catholic women who are teaching priests homiletics. Her writing has earned several Catholic Media Awards. Kelly also served as the Editorial Assistant for the Catholic Women Preach book series and writes a monthly Substack, The Moon’s Shadow. This Easter season, she will be beginning a new role as the campus minister for Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School & Academy in Oregon, Ohio. She lives in Toledo, Ohio with her family, where she also serves on the pastoral council for St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church.
