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Catholic Momcast

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CatholicMom Prayercast with Peter Le #5

October 09, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 51.8 MB

Maria Johnson and Heidi Saxton welcome Peter Le, author of My Life of Grace. Peter Le has indeed lived a life of grace. He suffered polio as a child in the midst of warn torn Vietnam. As an immigrant to the United States in the 1980s, suffered again the trails of emigrating from his home and finding his way in a new country. Then in 2018 he discovered he had thyroid cancer, and thus began a new wave of great physical suffering. In his book, My Life of Grace, he shares the consolation he fo...

Paulist Production with Fr. Tom Gibbons, CSP #256

October 04, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 46.6 MB

Lisa Hendey sits down with Fr. Tom Gibbons, CSP, at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress to chat about his work with Paulist Productions.  In addition to his work as Vice President of Paulist Productions, Fr. Tom serves at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California.  Paulist Productions was founded over 50 years ago to create thought provoking entertainment that explores the human condition, and has produced award-winning documentaries, feature...

Of Sound Mind and Spirit #255

September 27, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 67.9 MB

Lisa Hendey and Maria Johnson chat with longtime friends of Catholic Mom Lisa Henley Jones and Shelly Henley Kelly from Of Sound Mind and Spirit podcast. Lisa Hendey and Maria Johnson chat with longtime friends of Catholic Mom Lisa Henley Jones and Shelly Henley Kelly. Shelly and Lisa are two sisters on a journey of faith.  On their podcast, Of Sound Mind and Spirit, they discuss why faith is important and how they can live it in areas of parenting, community, mid-life, service, and marria...

CatholicMom Prayercast with Rebecca Frech #4

September 25, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 50.5 MB

Maria Johnson and Heidi Saxton welcome Rebecca Frech, author of Teaching in Your Tiara. Rebecca Frech is a contributing writer to The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers and the author of the homeschool classic Teaching in Your Tiara. Links in Show: Teaching in Your Tiara Can We Friends The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers

Divine Influencer with Shari Rigby #254

September 20, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 32.6 MB

Lisa Hendey shares a conversation with Shari Rigby, the talented director behind the new Great American Pure Flix film Divine Influencer.   Divine Influencer Synopsis: When an entitled influencer loses everything, she must humbly trust God to understand what the meaning of true influence is. Desperate, she takes a job at a homeless shelter only so she has a place to lay her head and quickly realizes the joy and purpose that comes from serving others.   Growing up in North Dakota, Shar...

Labor Day Fun #253

September 13, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 45.2 MB

CatholicMom.com founder Lisa Hendey is joined by Maria Johnson and Bayleigh Marquis for a fun conversation about the Labor Day holiday weekend and fall plans. Lisa Hendey, Maria Morera Johnson and Bayleigh Marquis chat about the unofficial end of Summer, getting back to school and routines, and the mental reset that comes following Labor Day.  A sidebar about pens in our conversation leads us to a very important question: what is YOUR favorite pen/school supply? Links in Show: Cath...

CatholicMom Prayercast with Heidi Hess Saxton #3

September 11, 2023 14:03 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MB

CatholicMom Prayercast hosts Heidi Hess Saxton and Maria Morera Johnson have an intimate conversation about Heidi's prayer journey. Heidi Hess Saxton is senior acquisitions editor for Ave Maria Press, and editor of The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers. She and her husband Craig live in northern Michigan with their Chiweenie Gretta in a cabin in the woods. You can read more of their adventures on “Life on the Road Less Traveled.” Maria Morera Johnson, author of My Badass Book of Saint...

Mourning Glory with Andrea Bear and Jennifer Thomas #252

September 06, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 53.5 MB

CatholicMom.com founder Lisa Hendey invites contributors Andrea Bear and Jennifer Thomas, hosts of Mourning Glory Podcast, for an important conversation about mourning, loss, and faith. Lisa Hendey is joined by two of our Catholic Mom contributors, Andrea Bear and Jennifer Thomas, to discuss their beautiful new Mourning Glory Podcast. This podcast is aimed at helping listeners to navigate grief from a Catholic/Christian perspective. Host Andrea Bear and Jennifer Thomas share their journeys...

Family Leave with Cassie Schmidt #251

August 30, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 46.8 MB

CatholicMom.com founder Lisa Hendey and co-host Maria Morera Johnson welcome Cassie Schmidt from Ascension Press for an informative discussion on Ascension's groundbreaking Family Leave policy. Cassie Schmidt is the Senior HR Manager on Ascension’s fantastic People & Culture team. She’s blessed to have spent the last 7 1/2 years cultivating a people-focused culture and creating policies with purpose. When not working, Cassie, her husband, Michael, and their two children, Lola and Eli, enjo...

CatholicMom Prayercast with Fr. David Marcham #2

August 28, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MB

CatholicMom editor Maria Morera Johnson and contributor Heidi Hess Saxton welcome Fr David Marcham, Vice Postulator of the cause for canonization of the founder of Holy Cross Family Ministries, Venerable Patrick Peyton. Reverend David S. Marcham is the Vice Postulator for the Cause of Venerable Patrick Peyton, and Director of the Father Peyton Guild, whose members pray for Father Peyton’s beatification and spread his message of the importance of Family Prayer. Prior to becoming a seminaria...

Building Bridges with Leonard DeLorenzo #250

August 23, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 37.6 MB

Catholic Mom's Lisa Hendey and Barb Szyszkiewicz welcome author and podcaster Dr. Leonard J. DeLorenzo, recorded live at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Leonard J. DeLorenzo, PhD, serves in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. Two of DeLorenzo's recent publications include "Turn to the Lord: Forming Disciples for Lifelong Conversion" (Liturgical Press) and "Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and ...

Unlocking Hearts with Heather Khym #249

August 16, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 39.6 MB

CatholicMom's Allison Gingras and Bayleigh Marquis welcome Heather Khym of Abiding Together Podcast at the LA Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, CA. Heather Khym is the cohost of the internationally popular Abiding Together Podcast. She and her husband, Jake, are the cofounders of Life Restoration Ministries, where she serves as director of vision and ministry of the British Columbia-based apostolate. She has more than twenty-five years of experience as a speaker and retreat leader, ...

CatholicMom Prayercast with Fr. Fred Jenga #1

August 15, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 40.1 MB

CatholicMom editor Maria Morera Johnson and contributor Heidi Hess Saxton welcome Fr Fred Jenga, President of Holy Cross Family Ministries, to a new podcast on prayer. In this inaugural episode of CatholicMom Prayercast, co-hosts Maria Johnson and Heidi Saxton welcome the President of Holy Cross Family Ministries, Father Fred Jenga. Fr. Fred shares his love of the Blessed Mother, the joy of singing as a form of prayer, and how prayer sustained him during a difficult time. As a spin-off of ...

Rebuilt with Fr. Michael White #248

August 09, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MB

Catholicmom.com founder Lisa Hendey and Bayleigh Marquis welcome Fr. Michael White, author of Rebuilt live from the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Rev. Michael White is a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland. He is an award winning, best-selling co-author of the several books including, "Rebuilt", "Tools for Rebuilding", and "Seriously God? Making Sense of Life Not Making Sense". His publications...

Chuckles and Chuckleheads with Kelsey Gillespy #247

August 02, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MB

CatholicMom.com's Maria Morera Johnson and contributor Karen Estep have a fun and moving conversation with author of  In the Trenches, Kelsey Gillespy. Catholicmom.com contributor Karen Estep is a wife and mom of two. She was confirmed, along with her husband, at the Easter Vigil in 2022, at 36 years young. Karen teaches Middle School English Language Development. Coming into the Catholic Church has solidified Karen's Christian faith and has helped her find her true calling from God. She h...

Traveling with Littles with Michelle Nott #246

July 26, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 43.5 MB

Catholic Momcast host Maria Morera Johnson welcomes catholicmom.com contributor, Michelle Nott, for a discussion on traveling with young children. Michelle Nott is a homemaker and mom to one saint, and five kids ages 6 and under. When she manages to find free time, she enjoys reading books, baking, running, and writing for her blog, RaisingSmallThingsWithGreatLove.com. She is still learning how to navigate motherhood and survives on coffee and constant prayers for patience.  Links in Sho...

Summer Suits with Alanna Murray #245

July 19, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 24.8 MB

Bayleigh Marquis welcomes Alanna Murray, the founder of the modest swimwear line, By Alanna Maria just in time for summer fun. Alanna Murray recognized a need for swimwear that makes women feel comfortable while enjoying pool and beach season. Alanna jumped into the solution, creating her own swimwear collection, By Alanna Maria. Show Note Links: https://byalannamaria.com/collections/swimsuit-collection Instagram: @_byalanna_  

Eucharistic Revival with Tim O'Malley #244

July 12, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MB

Catholicmom.com's Allison Gingras and Barb Szyszkiewicz discuss the Eucharistic Revival with author Tim O'Malley from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, CA. Timothy P. O'Malley, Ph.D. is Director of Education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and Academic Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. He teaches and researches in liturgical-sacramental theology, catechesis, and marriage/family. He is the author of nine books related to the Eucharis...

Catholic Momcast #243: The Catholicus Ministry with Ana Barraza

July 05, 2023 10:17 - 20 minutes - 37.9 MB

Allison Gingras and Bayleigh Westerlund interview Ana Barraza, an international bilingual speaker and Special Education teacher with certifications in Digital Evangelization and Catholic Digital Entrepreneurship. Ana is the creator of Catholicus, a Catholic entrepreneurship to facilitating the encounter with Jesus and persons with disAbilities. Her website and social media are her contribution to adaptive catechesis and evangelization.    More about this week's guest:  Follow Ana on T...

Chasing Humility with Joel Stepanek #242

June 28, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 38 MB

Catholicmom.com founder, Lisa Hendey, and co-host Bayleigh Westerlund welcome Joel Stepanek, VP of Parish Services for LifeTeen International from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, CA. Joel is Vice President of Parish Services for LifeTeen International guiding several teams that support Catholic parishes in creating and sustaining vibrant youth ministries that form passionate Catholic evangelists/disciples. He is a sought-after speaker who has traveled ...

Race Relations and the Catholic Faith with Sherry Hayes-Peirce #241

June 21, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 39.7 MB

Catholicmom.com founder Lisa Hendey welcomes CM contributor Sherry Hayes-Peirce and Cynthia Jones-Campbell from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Sherry Hayes-Peirce is a Catholic influencer, who shares her faith through social media. She is a monthly contributing writer for Catholicmom.com and the Hawaii Catholic Herald. She is a presenter in person and online speaking about topics related to digital evangelization, grief, race relations as ...

Art as a Form of Prayer with Jen Norton #240

June 14, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 44.1 MB

Catholic Momcast host Allison Gingras welcomes artist Jen Norton from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Jen creates artwork that celebrates the joy of her Catholic faith. The process of painting helps her connect more deeply with her prayer life. Her current work is focused on representing ancient faith traditions in a colorful, folk-style way, suitable for both liturgy and home.  Show Note Links:    https://twitter.com/nortonstudio https:...

Keeping Your Flame Alive with Robert Wicks #239

June 07, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 35.2 MB

Catholicmom.com host Allison Gingras is joined by Bayleigh Westerlund for an interesting discussion on the intersection of faith and psychology with Dr.l Robert Wicks, author of Riding the Dragon. Dr. Robert J. Wicks is a clinical psychologist and writer about the intersection of spirituality and psychology. He received spiritual mentoring from both Henri Nouwen and Flavian Burns (Thomas Merton's final Abbot), has spoken on resilience in 20 countries as well as at Harvard, Yale, the Mayo C...

Renaissance Man Fr Goyo Hidlago #238

May 31, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MB

Fr. Goyo Hidalgo is a priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a singer-songwriter, and a social media evangelist.  A native of La Villa de Don Fadrique, a small town near Toledo, Spain, he attended minor seminary as a youth to become a priest, but left after six years. He earned master’s degrees in English and Spanish linguistics from Complutense University of Madrid in 1996, after which he traveled to other countries to teach Spanish and English. He eventually became a middle and high s...

Supporting Youth Ministry with Crystal Marchand #237

May 24, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 34.9 MB

Lisa Hendey and Bayleigh Westerlund welcome Crystal Marchand, from Project YM from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Ed Congress in Anaheim, CA. Crystal is the Director of Engagement at ProjectYM, where she gets to spend her days accompanying Catholic youth ministers. She is married to the love of her life and best friend, Michael Marchand, who also happens to be her boss. She loves board games, the outdoors, crafting, and most of all, her 4 beautiful children - Noah, Ruth, Esther, an...

Evangelizing with Fr Casey Cole #236

May 17, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 31.6 MB

Lisa Hendey and Barb Szyszkiewicz welcome Fr Casey Cole to the Momcast in another special episode from the Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Fr. Casey Cole, OFM is a Franciscan priest serving as the chaplain to three schools in central Georgia. He is the author of three books, "Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God"," Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship", and "The Way of Beatitude: Living Radical Hope in a World of Division and Despair". Fr. C...

Happy Mother's Day #235

May 10, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 38.9 MB

CatholicMom.com team members Maria Johnson, Barb Szyszkiewicz, and Bayleigh Westerlund share their thoughts on celebrating Mother's Day.  

Spring Cleaning #234

May 03, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MB

Momcast co-hosts Maria Johnson, Allison Gingras, and Barb Szyszkiewicz share their feelings about spring cleaning with lots of laughs and some practical advice. Momcast co-hosts Maria, Allison, and Barb have fun in a round table episode discussing spring cleaning, company clean vs. family clean, and some insight into spiritual cleaning, too. Links for the show: Maria Morera Johnson: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  Allison Gingras: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Insta...

Sowing Seeds of Faith with Heidi Witte #233

April 26, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 39.5 MB

Allison Gingras and Bayleigh Westerlund welcome catechist and creator of Kids' Liturgy show, Heidi Witte, in this series from the Los Angeles Religious Education Conference. Heidi Witte and her husband Mark create free Children's Liturgy of the Word episodes on the Kids' Liturgy YouTube Channel. She has served as a catechist, a Catholic schoolteacher, and cantor. Heidi also holds a Master's in Elementary Education and works as an editor for Pflaum Publishing Group.  Show Note Links:   I...

Media Mindfulness with Sr. Nancy Usselmann #232

April 19, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 48.2 MB

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras welcome Catholic Mom contributor and author of A Sacred Look, Sister Nancy Usselmann from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Sr. Nancy is the Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies and a Media Literacy Education Specialist. She is a theologian, national speaker, blogger, film reviewer, and author of a theology of popular culture called, A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics. Sr Nancy has degrees in Communications Arts and...

Serving God and Country with Fr Peter Pomposello #231

April 12, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 28.6 MB

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras welcome Fr. Peter Pomposello from the Archdiocese of the Military for a wonderful conversation about both military and priestly vocations from the floor of the LA Religious Education Congress. An encouraging word from Fr. Pomposello: To ALL CATHOLIC MOMS: Do Not Be Afraid! If Our Lord is calling your son to the priesthood, it is for him to set the world on fire with the Holy Spirit! 🔥 In his ministry, your son will know JOY beyond anything this world could o...

Being an Easter People #230

April 05, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 50 MB

Allison Gingras and Maria Morera Johnson unpack St. John Paul II's 1986 Angelus address in Australia, encouraging the faith to be Easter People. ON Nov 30, 1986, Pope St. JOHN PAUL II during the Angelus in Adelaide, Australia offered the following words of encouragement, inspiration, and catechesis, “    “We do not pretend that life is all beauty. We are aware of darkness and sin, of poverty and pain. But we know Jesus has conquered sin and passed through his own pain to the glory of th...

Women's Leadership with Carolyn Woo #229

March 29, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 31.8 MB

Catholic Mom founder Lisa Hendey continues the series from the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress with special guest author Carolyn Woo, the Keynote speaker. Dr. Carolyn Woo coordinated and facilitated the Vatican Dialogues for Energy Transition in 2018, 2019 and 2021. She is a board member of National Catholic Education Association, Our Sunday Visitor, Our Sunday Visitor Institute, Holy Cross Family Ministries and Give Us This Day. Carolyn served as CEO and President of Catholic Rel...

Catechizing with Catholic Central #228

March 22, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 43.1 MB

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras welcome the cast of Catholic Central, Nicholas Vicinanzo and Gabby Estey, in a fun Momcast episode from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Nick Vicinanzo, a New Hampshire native, attended Franciscan University of Steubenville. He has acted professionally in New York and Rhode Island and is a cradle Catholic from a large family of ten boys and two girls.  Originally from Sacramento, CA, Gabby Estey ended up in LA to attend the Univer...

Nourish for Caregivers with Kelly Johnson #227

March 15, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 41.7 MB

This episode from the Catholic Marketing Network in Schaumberg, Illinois features Catholic Mom founder Lisa Hendey, with Allison Gingras and special guest Kelly Johnson, author of Nourish for Caregivers. Kelly Johnson is Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Mary of Gostyn Catholic Church in Downers Grove IL., active in parish and diocesan faith formation. It is in this position that Kelly met Deb and together they created Nourish for Caregivers, a curriculum to meet the practical, emot...

Braving the Thin Places with Julianne Stanz #226

March 08, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 34.9 MB

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras are joined by Julianne Stanz, Director of Discipleship and Parish Life for the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as part of a series from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Storyteller, encourager and author, Julianne Stanz is the Director of Discipleship and Parish Life for the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin and is a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Catechesis and Evangelization. Julianne has been profoundl...

Better than OK with Kelly Mantoan #225

March 01, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MB

Catholic Mom founder Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras continue the series from the Catholic Marketing Network in Schaumber, Illinois with Kelly Mantoan, author of Better than OK: Finding Joy as a Special Needs Parent. Kelly Mantoan is the author of Better than OK; Finding Joy As a Special Needs Parent and is the founder of Accepting the Gift, a ministry that provides resources and support to Catholic Special needs parents. She blogs at This Ain’t the Lyceum. Show Note Links:  Amazon- Bet...

WINE, Women, and Wisdom with Kelly Wahlquist #224

February 22, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MB

Kelly Wahlquist, author, speaker, and founder of WINE: Women in the New Evangelization, and author and educator Alyssa Bormes join Maria Johnson in an episode recorded at the Catholic Marketing Network in Schaumburg, Illinois. Kelly Wahlquist an inspiring Catholic author and speaker is the founder of WINE: Women In the New Evangelization and the Director for the Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute. She is the author of Created to Relate and creator and editor of Walk in Her Sandals, Ga...

Embracing Mid-Life #223

February 15, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.9 MB

Lisa, Allison, and Maria respond to a listener's question about mid-life changes in an intimate and honest conversation. Links for this episode: Maria Morera Johnson: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  Allison Gingras: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  Lisa Hendey: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram   

Moms Who Pray with Heidi Hess Saxton 222

February 08, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 39.6 MB

Lisa Hendey and Maria Morera Johnson share a conversation with author, editor and friend of Catholic Mom Heidi Hess Saxton. Heidi Saxton is senior acquisitions editor at Ave Maria Press, and author of The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers. She and her husband Craig have two grown children by foster-adoption and have recently downsized into their “cabin in the woods” in East Jordan, Michigan. She blogs at “Life on the Road Less Traveled” at heidisaxton.com.  Show Notes Links:  The Ave...

Robert Fernandez and Brother Francis #221

February 01, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 38.4 MB

Lisa Hendey and Maria Morera Johnson share a conversation with Robert Fernandez, founder of Herald Entertainment and creator of the Brother Francis series, and a writer, director, and producer. Robert shares how a deep spiritual experience led him to the work of creating family-friendly entertainment that’s innovating and fun.  Show Notes Links:  Herald Entertainment  Brother Francis 

Living the Word with Sarah Christmyer #220

January 25, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MB

Lisa Hendey and Maria Morera Johnson share a conversation with Sarah Christmyer, Catholic author, speaker, and general editor of Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible as well as host of the Living the Word Bible podcast. Sarah Christmyer is author or co-author of more than a dozen bible studies and books, including the book Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God’s Call with Purpose and Joy. She blogs at ComeIntoTheWord.com.  Show Notes Links:  Blog, website: ComeIntotheWord.com ...

Catholic Teen Books with Leslea Wahl #219

January 18, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 31.7 MB

Join Catholic Mom podcasters Lisa Hendey and Maria Morera Johnson for a conversation about reading and books with Catholic Mom contributor Leslea Wahl in this episode from the Catholic Marketing Network in Schaumberg, Illinois. Leslea is the author of several award-winning Catholic teen mysteries and a brand-new picture book. She is one of the founding members of CatholicTeenBooks.com. In recent years, Leslea has become an avid reviewer of faith-based fiction offering families book suggest...

At the Sea with Noelle Merring #218

January 11, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 43.1 MB

Join Catholic Mom Founder Lisa Hendey as she discusses the spirituality of the sea and our homes with Noelle Merring, the author of Theology of Home III: At the Sea.Noelle is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and an editor at TheologyofHome.com. She is the author of Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology and the Theology of Home book series. She is a wife and mother of six in California.  Links for this episode:  Theology of Home III: At t...

Gaining Joyful Momentum with Elizabeth Tomlin #217

January 04, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 38.7 MB

Elizabeth Tomlin wrote Joyful Momentum to help parishes start or liven up their parish women’s groups. The book is written as a faith study that can be used for personal study or in a group. Tomlin is an author and international speaker, as well as the General Counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and a CatholicMom contributor. She’s an Army wife, and mother of three children.  Links mentioned in this podcast:  www.joyfulmomentum.org  www.mccw.org  On Becoming a...

Momcast Christmas Special #216

December 21, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 66.7 MB

Podcast hosts Barb Szyszkiewicz, Allison Gingras, Maria Morera Johnson, and Lisa Hendey discuss cherished childhood memories and family traditions and offer a bit of Mom advice for new mothers on what matters most to us in celebrating sanely and spiritually.  Links for this episode: 2022 Catholic Mom Christmas Gift Guide  Christmas Articles at Catholic Mom  Barb Szyszkiewicz: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  Maria Morera Johnson: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, In...

Catholic Mom Book Club - Week Five Bonus Episode

December 17, 2022 11:00 - 46 minutes - 87.9 MB

Our Fall 2022 Catholic Mom Book Club features Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God.  Purchase our Book Club selection Ave Maria Press, the publisher, is offering Catholic Mom readers a special Book Club price: use coupon code SACREDSIGNS for 25 percent off. The code expires December 31, 2022. 

Mary Our Mother with Marge Fenelon #215

December 14, 2022 17:44 - 20 minutes - 37.4 MB

Marge Fenelon shares her love of the Blessed Mother , her newest book, America’s Mary: The Story of Our Lady of Good Help, and the international apostolic movement, Schoenstatt. Links from today's show:  margefenelon.com My Queen, My Mother: A Living Novena America’s Mary: The Story of Our Lady of Good Help Schoenstatt.com

Catholic Mom Book Club - Week Three Bonus Episode

December 10, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 68.2 MB

Our Fall 2022 Catholic Mom Book Club features Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God.  Purchase our Book Club selection Ave Maria Press, the publisher, is offering Catholic Mom readers a special Book Club price: use coupon code SACREDSIGNS for 25 percent off. The code expires December 31, 2022. 

Catholic Mom Book Club - Week Four Bonus Episode

December 10, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 75.2 MB

Our Fall 2022 Catholic Mom Book Club features Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God.  Purchase our Book Club selection Ave Maria Press, the publisher, is offering Catholic Mom readers a special Book Club price: use coupon code SACREDSIGNS for 25 percent off. The code expires December 31, 2022. 

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