In this episode of Help Me, Ronda!, Ronda Chervin talks about her book En Route to Eternity: Further Along the Road.

This book is the sequel to the first part of Ronda Chervin’s autobiography, published in 1994. Ronda was co-founder, along with Msgr. Eugene Kevane, David Moss, and others of the Association of Hebrew Catholics in the U.S. “Ronda De Sola Chervin has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Notre Dame Apostolic Institute. She is a convert to the Catholic faith from a Jewish but atheistic background. “Dr. Ronda has been a professor at Loyola Marymount University, St. John’s Seminary of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Our Lady of Corpus Christi, and Holy Apostles in Connecticut. Dr Ronda presents on EWTN and Catholic radio. She is a dedicated widow and grandmother. “More than seventy-seven books of hers have been published by Catholic presses in the area of philosophy and spirituality. Her many books include i, Healing Meditations from the Gospel of St. John, Voyage to Insight, Weeping with Jesus, Healing of Rejection, and Escaping Anxiety. “Dr. Ronda’s autobiography, written in the 1980’s, has inspired many Catholics and possible Catholics. This sequel, written 30 years later, is full of interesting experiences for readers of En Route to Eternity to enjoy but also for others who have been following her on EWTN and Catholic radio.”

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In this episode of Help Me, Ronda! Ronda Chervin talks about three of her books: alkaholics, Tinsel Talk, and (co-authored with Bob Sizemore) Nuggets of Wisdom (July 11, 2026)

Talkaholics: Fate or Work-in-ProgressBy Ronda Chervin

Why would I ever think I talk too much? Here are some tiny stories to show you why:“Ronda,” asked my spiritual director, “what would it be like if you joined a table (at the seminary where I was teaching and took my meals) and didn’t talk first?”“Ronda,” a co-professor at a university told me: “when you interrupt me while I am talking it feels as if you think nothing I am saying is important, only what you say!”“Ronda,” a mentor asked me: “how many sentences do you enunciate which start with the word I”?“Ronda,” someone said: “it’s as if when I talk your foot is on the brake, but ready in a second to jump onto the accelerator to say what you wanted to say, not as a response, but just what you happen to think is more important.”During a conversation with another talkaholic, David Dowd, a co-author of mine of the book “Always a New Beginning, ” we joked this way: “How about we start a group called Talkaholics Anonymous?”

Talkaholics: Fate or Work-in-Process? | En Route Books and Media

Tinsel Talk: Fakery or Pleasantry? Ronda Chervin
Tinsel Talk: Fakery or Pleasantry? by Ronda Chervin explores the subtle ways everyday language can obscure truth through euphemism, exaggeration, and convention. Drawing from philosophy, spirituality, and lived experience, Chervin examines common expressions that soften, distort, or sentimentalize reality. With wit and pastoral insight, she invites readers into a mindful, charitable use of words—one that balances honesty with kindness and seeks to align speech with a deeper love of truth.

Tinsel Talk: Fakery or Pleasantry? by Ronda Chervin | En Route Books and Media

Nuggets of Wisdom Bob Sizemore with Ronda Chervin

In this handy volume, Bob Sizemore and Ronda Chervin engage in a dialogue intended to deliver nuggets of life’s wisdom, offering both specific and general insights on navigating one’s way through this world and into the next.

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In this episode of Help Me, Ronda! Ronda Chervin talks about her book Floating to the Shore of Eternity: Last Journals of Ronda Chervin (2022-2024) (July 4, 2026)

One of the most wonderful images I thought I received from Jesus in the 8th decade of my life was this: “Stop dog-paddling in the waves of life and let Me float you to the shore of eternity.” Gradually I have slowed down on speaking at conferences or for parish groups. This year, my 86th, I stopped writing big books and wrote, instead, lots of small booklets, as well as a compendium of my best thoughts under the title of 77 Soundbytes of Love. Now I sensed, in prayer, that the Holy Spirit wanted me to make my last small book the journals still unpublished of 2022-2024. Unless I “get” a huge gust of insight after this, Floating to the Shore of Eternity will be the last time I write anything except responses to e-mails! I am a little scared since I have so long defined myself as a writer. Addicted to labeling and to acting like a “drama queen” it seems daunting to imagine myself under the label of “Old Penitent” or “Pseudo-Contemplative.” Let go, let God! And so begins these most recent thoughts of mine. 

Floating to the Shore of Eternity: Last Journals of Ronda Chervin (2022-2024) by Ronda Chervin | En Route Books and Media

In this episode of Help Me, Ronda!, Ronda Chervin talks about her book, co-authored with Al Hughes, titled Escaping Anxiety: Along the Road to Spiritual Joy.

Escaping Anxiety: Along the Road to Spiritual Joy is not a “simple” book of advice that could prove ineffective because it's too “pat.” Instead, it evolved into something that could actually be a new genre! How so? Well, have you ever seen a book of spiritual advice where confidentiality was not an issue because the directee is a co-author and, what is more, one whose personal journals throughout the years have been published! Our book takes the form of a chronicle of the process employed by a well-trained spiritual director as she helps a Catholic leader struggle to open herself to the graces that brought her from excessive anxiety to spiritual joy. Our goals are to help readers suffering from excessive anxiety and to provide insights for mentors of such people, including priests, religious, and lay pastoral ministers.

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In this episode of Help Me, Ronda! Ronda Chervin talks about her book Weeping with Jesus. (June 20, 2026)

In the past the word grief was used only to describe the sorrow of loss through death. Nowadays pain coming from other kinds of losses such as rejection and divorce are also seen to involve grieving. Even though Weeping with Jesus is not designed to help with such forms of grief, what you read could help you encounter the personal love of Jesus for you in any kind of heartbreak.

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In this episode of Help Me, Ronda!, Ronda Chervin talks about her book Voyage to Insight.

En Route Books and Media has reprinted Ronda Chervin and Lois Janis’ book Voyage to Insight with fresh, exciting graphics. It can be read straight through or you can add your own insights into the book and even dialogue about your ideas with Dr. Ronda online at [email protected]. Seeking truth but not sure where it is? Or you have a philosophy of life but you’re not sure how to convey it to others? Voyage to Insight provides a creative and insightful way to reach your goal. In an extended analogy to a sea voyage, you will learn about how different thinkers think about the Captain of the Ship (the human person); Navigating with logic, experience, or faith; the Shipwreck of skepticism and despair; the Sun of God and the Enchanted Islands of beauty, love and mysticism. Finally, you get to work out your ethics on a Utopian Island!

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/voyage-to-insight/

In this episode of Help Me, Ronda!, Ronda Chervin talks about her book En Route to Eternity.

Autobiography of Ronda Chervin, Ph.D. Widow, mother, grandmother, Jewish convert, international speaker, Professor of Philosophy, co-founder along with Msgr. Eugene Kevane, David Moss and others of the Association of Hebrew Catholics in the U.S.

https://www.amazon.com/En-Route-Eternity-Story-Life/dp/093940902X

In this episode of Help Me, Ronda! filmed on location with Ronda Chervin concerning her book The Girl Who Became a Cat, author and illustrator, Kathy Campitelli, delights a live audience with their tale.

When Melinda’s family evacuates during a Los Angeles fire, she stays behind to save her beloved cats. Faced with danger, she prays for help–and, in a mysterious transformation, becomes like them to lead them to safety. Her courageous journey unfolds across land and sea, guided by faith and love. This imaginative tale becomes a gentle Christian parable of sacrifice, trust, and redemption, reflecting how divine love enters our world to rescue and restore us. 

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In this episode of Help Me, Ronda!, Ronda Chervin talks about her book The Battle for the 20th-Century Mind.

In The Battle for the 20th Century Mind, philosopher Ronda Chervin examines the defining ideological struggles that shaped modern thought, contrasting influential secular thinkers with Christian defenders of truth and human dignity. Through compelling intellectual pairings—including Russell vs. Gilson, Sartre vs. John Paul II, and Freud vs. Frankl—Chervin explores faith, atheism, morality, education, psychology, and culture. This engaging work offers readers a sweeping introduction to twentieth-century philosophy and a powerful defense of Christian realism in an age of skepticism.

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In this episode of Help Me, Ronda!, Ronda Chervin talks about her book Healing of Rejection with the Help of the Lord, A Survivor’s Guide.

“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes.” Psalm 118: 22-23.

Dr. Ronda Chervin’s Healing of Rejection with the Help of the Lord: A Survivor’s Guide was written to help others move out of the disordered bondings that so often accompany rejection. The reader will come to know six people indulging in seemingly harmless fantasies; suffering the anxieties that come when they want more from others than anyone can deliver; and then experiencing despair when relationships capsize. Only when Dr. Ronda’s heroes and heroines surrender to God will the temptations to disordered cycles will be overcome and real tender love, sustained by ongoing forgiveness, will be the victor.

Healing of Rejection with the Help of the Lord, A Survivor’s Guide | En Route Books and Media