Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Help for Catholic Brides with Chloe Langr

October 15th, 2019  |  40 mins 19 secs

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This week my guest is Chloe Langr, mom, wife, author, and podcaster. Chloe is author of the recently published journal for Catholic brides, Created For Love: Reflections for the Catholic Bride-to-Be.

"There are as many ways to live the Feminine Genius as there are women walking the earth, each as beautiful as the next."

A Year With the Mystics: Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez

October 8th, 2019  |  41 mins 30 secs

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This week my guest is Kathryn Jean Lopez, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and author of many books, including her most recent, A Year With the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living. Kathryn shares how she came to write this inspirational, page-a-day spiritual resource, and the ways in which her own faith life was enriched by her work on the book. She also discusses the idea of mysticism itself, what that means, and the ways in which we are all called to nurture our relationship with God every day.

6 Toddler Hacks for Weary Moms

October 1st, 2019  |  38 mins 10 secs

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Are you a mom of a toddler? Are you exhausted? I recently asked for people to send me questions on Instagram, and more than one listener requested that I do a show about surviving the toddler years. So I spent some time thinking about what things I would share that helped me the most when my kids were small and ended up with six hacks that can help!

How to Manage Social Media for Teens

September 24th, 2019  |  48 mins 41 secs

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This is a scary topic for many parents—how can we manage our teens on social media? I am here to offer some help and encouragement, first of all that you can be of help to your kids with regard to social media, and second of all, it is your right and your responsibility to do so as their parents.

Discerning God’s Will with Jackie Angel

September 17th, 2019  |  37 mins

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My guest this week is Jackie Angel, singer/songwriter, wife, mother, worship leader, and now co-author of Pray, Decide, and Don’t Worry: 5 Steps to Discerning God’s Will. This book is available for pre-order now at ascensionpress.com. Jackie co-wrote the book with her husband Bobby Angel, as well as Fr. Mike Schmitz! The book is a practical and encouraging look at how to make important decisions and get over the fear and paralysis that sometimes hold us back.

Personal Finance How-To’s with Victoria Sechrist

September 10th, 2019  |  40 mins 16 secs

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My guest this week helps us take on an important topic that many of us avoid—personal finances. Victoria Sechrist is a financial trainer and a newly-married Catholic (she and her husband met on CatholicMatch!). She and I discuss planning for retirement, managing debt, making investments, and talking about money in marriage.

Making Family Prayer Time Happen

September 3rd, 2019  |  42 mins 18 secs

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Do you struggle to make family prayer time happen in your home? Is it a goal of yours to pray together as a family, and yet you find yourself failing to make it happen? This week, I answer a question from listener Amy who is struggling to make family time happen, especially with a change in schedules as the kids have gone back to school.

Growing Closer to God through Parenting (with Lindsay Schlegel)

August 27th, 2019  |  35 mins 7 secs

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Author Lindsay Schlegel joins us this week for a show where we discuss how parenting can help us grow closer to God. That is the theme of Lindsay’s book, Don’t Forget to Say Thank You: And Other Parenting Lessons That Brought Me Closer to God.

How to Cope with Hard Change

August 20th, 2019  |  43 mins 42 secs

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This week we are talking about seasons of change in motherhood, and how we can best cope with them. Whether you are sending a child off to college or to kindergarten, moving into a new neighborhood or starting a new job, change can be a challenging thing to cope with.

Live Big, Love Bigger with Kathryn Whitaker

August 13th, 2019  |  41 mins 2 secs

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This week’s guest is my friend Kathryn Whitaker, author of Live Big, Love Bigger: Getting Real with BBQ, Sweet Tea, and a Whole Lotta Jesus. Kathryn shares beautifully about how this book came to be, and also about her struggles with faith, marriage, parenting, and trusting in God’s goodness. Kathryn is such a real and authentic voice in the Church today; you are not going to want to miss all that she shares in her book, on social media, and in this conversation.