Catholic Momcast

This week, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey look ahead to the summer season and share some ideas for ways to make the most of the weeks to come.

What are your personal goals for the summer season? In what ways does your family routine or your personal routine shift when the days get long and hot?

We discuss ideas for ways to grow personally, professionally, and spiritually this summer, but we also encourage you to slow down and enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of summertime this year.

Here is the GoodReads reading list Lisa Hendey mentions in this week's episode.

How about you? What are your plans for the summer and how will you share your goals and ideas with your family? We love to hear from you! Leave us a comment or send us an email at [email protected]

This week, Danielle Bean chats with children's book author Lorelei Savaryn about creating fiction for kids. Lorelei's books are not expresslyCatholic, but many of the themes they take on are influenced by her Catholic faith. Lorelei discusses why fiction is so important and formative for kids and shares idea for encouraging your kids to read as well as tips for monitoring what your kids are reading.

Here are some of the resources mentioned in the show:

Lorelei Savaryn's website

Lorelei Savaryn on Twitter

Lorelei Savaryn on Instagram

A great resource for kids' book reviews and recommendations: The Butterfly Bookshop

Join us for this fun and inspiring conversation!

Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras discuss the Sacrament of Confession. This sacrament is one that many of us have a complicated relationship with. Do you love it or dread it?

Allison shares the beautiful and inspiring story of ways confession has changed her life. Danielle shares what it was like receiving this sacrament for the first time years ago as a young child.

They both discuss how we can prepare to receive this sacrament, what you should do if you have not been in a very long time, and some ideas for ways to make regular confession a habit.

How about you? What ideas or stories do you have to share about this sacrament? We would love to hear from you in the comments or by email. Connect with us at [email protected]

This week, Danielle Bean talks with Kailash Duraiswami and Michael Distefano, co-founders of Fidei.email.  Fedei.email is an email provider that does not read your email, sell your data, analyze your data, show you ads, or tell advertisers about your content. It is a company that respects your privacy.

Fidei.email has set out to help Catholics navigate the internet intentionally, by providing value-aligned software products. Most fundamentally, Fidei.email helps Catholics communicate safely online via email. More importantly, Fidei Email aims to show that Catholics can and should be at the forefront of innovation.

Danielle chats with Kailash and Michael about their conversion stories, their background in technology, and why they think Catholics should be especially discerning users of email and  social media.

One eye-opening documentary that shares content to related today's topic is The Social Dilemma, available from Netflix.

Check out Fidei.email for more information on this unique service for families and the Church.

Join hosts Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras for a discussion about Mother's day -- the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Do you have a complicated relationship with this Hallmark holiday? Maybe you have a conflicted relationship with your own mother, maybe you long to have a child but cannot, or you have a wound in your own experience of motherhood. For some women, this day, that is meant to be a joyful celebration of motherhood, is sometimes more emotionally complicated.

Allison and Danielle share thoughts about ways to enjoy this day, set realistic expectations, and communicate about your needs to your husband and family.

We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about celebrating Mother's Day? What was your best mother's day? What was your worst? What are your plans for this year? Leave your comments here or email us at [email protected]

Our guest this week is Maria Gallagher, a pro-life activist and author of Joyful Encounters With Mary: A Woman's Guide to Living the mysteries of the Rosary.

Maria sits down with Danielle Bean to discuss ways to grow in our relationship with Mary. she shares ideas for praying the Rosary and a personal story of calling and connection with Our Lady.

Join us for this enlightening and inspiring conversation. Send your thoughts and questions to us at [email protected]

Join Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras for a fun conversation all about ways to freshen up, de-clutter and clean up our living spaces, work spaces, and even our digital spaces this spring. They share ideas for cleaning out long-neglected closets and basements, but also ways to organize emails and keep track of digital files. 

Join us for an inspiring discussion and send us your feedback at [email protected]

We wish you and your family a Blessed Holy Week and an Easter filled with joy. We are taking this week off, but we will be back next week with an all-new episode of the Catholic Momcast. See you then. God bless you!

Join Allison Gingras and Danielle Bean for a conversation about ways to find peace, even in a world at war and filled with chaos. The two discuss the importance of discerning how and when you will watch the news as well as health and spiritual practices that combat anxiety and help us to remain calm.

How about you? In what ways do you find peace in the world today?

Steve Kerekes joins the Catholic Momcast this week for a conversation with Danielle Bean about faith formation, conversion, and the devotional practice of wearing a brown scapular.

Steve shares his story of personal conversion as a young person years ago and describes how he went on to found his company Scapulars.com

How about you? Do you wear a brown scapular? What would you like to know about the history and devotion to this practice? Join us for an inspiring and encouraging conversation.