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From Young Widow to Catholic Convert: Katlyn Godwin on Grief, Grace & Under the Fig Tree – 07/24/2026
About This Conversation Katlyn Godwin joins Deacon Mark Campbell to share the story behind her memoir, Under the Fig Tree: God's Faithfulness in Every Season. At 29, Katlyn lost her husband, Riley, in a car accident in the Des Moines metro, leaving her a young widow and single mother. She talks candidly about walking through grief, discovering God's faithfulness in the darkest season of her life, and how that journey eventually led her into the Catholic Church, remarriage to her husband Luke, and a renewed sense of purpose helping other grieving widows.
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