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In this episode of Gotta Be Saints, I sit down with author and Catholic coach Belinda Terro Mooney to talk about living real friendship with Jesus and praying with the saints—especially on their feast days.

With All Saints’ Day right around the corner, we dive into why the saints’ stories matter, how ordinary people become holy, and practical ways to invite the saints to intercede for your family, parish, and daily life.

Guest Bio

Belinda Terro Mooney is an author, Catholic coach, widow, and mom of seven. She’s a definitively professed Secular Discalced Carmelite whose new book, Pray With Us: A Saint for Every Day, offers short reflections and prayers that help readers grow in friendship with the saints throughout the year.

📘 Get the Book: Pray With Us: A Saint for Every Day

🌐 Website: belindaterromooney.com

Key Topics & Highlights

01:00 – Why the saints matter more than celebrity culture
04:00 – Becoming the saint God made you to be
07:00 – Holiness in every vocation: parents, spouses, singles, and priests
10:00 – Saints vs. self-help: the surest roadmap to heaven
12:00 – Ordinary people, heroic virtue, and the gift of true leisure
16:00 – Friendship with Jesus at the heart of prayer
19:00 – Staying faithful in dryness—when prayer feels like “chewing straw”
23:00 – Turning everyday duties into prayer
26:00 – Conversational prayer: driving, working, and parenting with Jesus beside you
30:00 – How to pray with the saints—especially on their feast days
33:00 – Inside the book: short bios, virtue-focused prayers, and adding your own intentions
36:00 – A vision for families: teaching children to pray with the saints
40:00 – Belinda’s “Mount Rushmore” of saints: Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Thérèse of Lisieux
49:00 – If she were a saint… Belinda’s heart for the vulnerable and abused
50:00 – How to pray for Belinda and her family

Connect with Belinda Taro Mooney

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