Catholic Momcast

This week, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey sit down with Gary Zimak, author of Give Up Worry for Lent: 40 Days to Finding Peace in Christ. Gary shares about his own struggles with anxiety and learning to trust in God through life's changes.

This book is written for Lent, but it is a great read for any time of year when you feel the need to let go of worrying. Gary is a joy to talk to and so very encouraging to all of us in our own daily struggles.

Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey share abut their recent trip to Easton, Massachusetts for the dedication, blessing, and grand opening of the Museum of Family Prayer.

Learn more about this new museum, dedicated to Ven. Patrick Peyton and the history of prayer. Find out how you can plan a visit to this one-of-a-kind location, at their website.

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Lisa Hendey and Danielle Bean sit down with Sr. Nancy Usselmann, author of A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics.

Sr. nancy shares about her book, but also about her work as director of the Pauline center for Media Studies and as a member of the Daughters of St. Paul choir. 

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In this show, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey chat with Maria Johnson, author of the newly-released Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love.

We love this book! Get inspired in your devotion to Mary and the saints with the fun and fabulous Maria Johnson.

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Be grateful! Do you know that grateful people are happier and more successful than ungrateful ones?

Danielle Bean and Allsion Gingras talk about ways to cultivate gratitude in the everyday. What helps you to be more grateful? What is your favorite Bible passage about thankfulness?

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In this conversation, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey share what they have been reading lately, with some great non-fiction and fiction books they recommend.

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This week, Danielle Bean an Lisa Hendey chat with Sarah Christmyer, author of the newly-published Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God's Call With Purpose and Joy.

In her book, Sarah looks at women of the Bible  and shares their stories, interwoven with stories of the women in her family history. A beautiful and inspiring read!

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This week, Danielle Bean interviews Allison Gingras about her series of journals, Stay Connected, now published by Our Sunday Visitor.

These books are a wonderful resource to use with your women's group -- or for you to use if you are thinking about starting a women's group. They offer reflection, discussion questions, and journaling prompts. A wonderful tool for enhancing your faith life as well as friendships among women!

This week, Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras discuss the idea of a an "Autumn Reset." Fall is a great time of year for a fresh start, making new plans, and setting new goals. Do you do this?

Danielle and Allison share some of the ways they make plans and set goals in the fall, as well as share some tips for ways to have an "Autumn rest" of your own this year.

This week, Lisa Hendey and Danielle Bean are joined by guests Carmen Santamaria and Angelique Ruhi-Lopez who are co-authors of The Infertility Companion for Catholics: Spiritual and Practical Support for Catholics.

Do you struggle with infertility? Do you feel alone sometimes with these kinds of struggles inside of the Catholic Church? Carmen and Angelique share their stories and inspiring reflections on the real-lode struggle of turning over our fertility to God.