What happens when you look around your Church and realize something is missing? That representation is not there? You do something about it. At least, that’s what Sarah Ku did. She sought to build, rather than simply criticize. To create a ministry, and work on creating resources, to represent her Asian Catholic heritage, for herself, and her kids, and in the process, discovered something about herself, the way she parents, and what the Church needs most. 

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Motherhood is full - full hands, full diapers, full fridges that hopefully lead to full tummies. In that fullness, a certain amount of juggling has to occur, and how the plates spin and the balls stay up in the air will look different for everyone. But, perhaps there are some ways to manage those full moments, and centralize the crazy so as to be fully joyful. Emily Stimpson Chapman joins us to share about her quick entry into motherhood after many years of waiting, and how she manages those full moments by embracing the fullness with trust, humility, and patience. 

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Moms begin and end each day pondering what they will do and what they perhaps didn’t get done, and weigh the expectations against reality moment by moment. Elizabeth Foss, author, speaker, wife, and mom, shares how the years of raising many kids have helped her to both manage her expectations, navigate her giftedness, and come to a deeper understanding of her own sense of self through the lens of her motherhood.

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The words “this is my body, given up for you” are said at every Mass, and are spoken by every mother, day in and day out, as we wipe and wean and walk with our children through the mess and grime and joy and delight of daily life. How a mother comes to understand this call to sacrifice and gift of self is perhaps the greatest spiritual journey she’ll ever undertake. 

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Mom of 6, Rachel Bulman, reflects on the heavy weight of motherhood, in that we are planting seeds for eternity with the hearts and minds of our children, and how even in the midst of that weighty responsibility, we are called to be intimate with the Lord who loves us, so that we can better love others. 

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The ins and outs of motherhood must be rooted in Jesus and his love for us, and Sister Mary Grace Langrell of the Sisters of Life explores the idea that our motherhood, and living like moms in the day to day, is a refuge for a weary and tired world. 

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Catholic mothers face: criticism, comparison, worries & fears they’ll fail, overwhelming responsibilities, and at times, perhaps even resentment. But, there is also a remarkable joy as one mothers, and one comes to understand what motherhood is (and isn’t), and that joy is best shared from honest, authentic, revealing conversations about successes, failures, and the ongoing experience of learning how to be a mom. This episode will introduce the trajectory of the podcast, and include a conversation with my own mom, a Catholic convert who raised us in the Church, faced struggles with infertility, and whose daughters are both still (very) Catholic.

An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.