The Catholic Mama

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn, two years into being a full-time stay-at-home mom, shares advice on what worked - and what she wished she had done differently - when she transitioned from working in an office full time to being a homemaker, including tips on what to do leading up to giving your two-week notice and how to make these big changes a little less difficult throughout. (May 24, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and Pat Flynn take a look at what the Catholic man should strive for in his daily life and what his duties are throughout his life. Using both the Roman Catechism and Catholic teaching, as well as personal testimony, they sketch out the Catholic man. Join them next time for a look at true Catholic womanhood. (May 17, 2020)

Catholic wife, mother, and author Emily Stimpson Chapman joins Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney Flynn on this episode to discuss two recent projects of hers - a beautiful collection of essays and recipes available as part of an adoption fundraiser that Emily has organized, as well as an exciting new book with Scott Hahn coming out this spring. (May 10, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn talk about ways in which to decide, as Catholics, what's worth reading and what isn't. Plus a ton of ideas of books and reading material to start with. Reading material for spiritual development is not created equal. Sometimes it's really obvious which stuff to steer away from, but other times, what is worth reading - and what definitely isn't - is not quite so clear. (May 3, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn got to chat with Catholic Creative Jenna Hines from Lazy Liturgical about her inspiration behind the simple and fun graphics she creates for Catholic feast days, the basics you need to get started on living liturgically, and favorite saints to celebrate. (April 26, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelists Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn sit down to chat about what to do when one spouse in a relationship isn't Catholic - whether they are hostile, open, or indifferent. But first, they answer listener questions on everything from Jesus as a spiritual guru to how to make sense of the Inquisition. (April 19, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn explains that aside from the research showing that families with four or more children exhibit greater life satisfaction, there is something that happens when parents have a lot of kids - they ask for and accept offers of help, developing the concept of "creaturely dependence" in their lives. Do you need a lot of ankle biters running around your home to develop the skill of interdependence? No. You don't need any children at all, but we're naturally more likely to embrace creaturely dependence if we do. In this episode, Christine discusses this concept and how to develop it in your own life, with or without a bunch of children in your family. (April 12, 2020)

Based on listener feedback after this year's Super Bowl halftime show, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn tackle the topic of modesty. Starting with the definition of modesty (it's a good and beautiful virtue, not a puritanical vice) and who it applies to, they then talk about how to protect our children in an immodest culture and what we can do as Catholic Christians to promote modesty. (April 5, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn chats with Mariette Rintoul, the devout Catholic wife and mother of TheNaturalCatholicMom.com, about natural living and how very compatible it is with our faith. From ideas on how to get started with the crunchy mom lifestyle to how to be successful with cloth diapering, they cover a lot of ground in this episode and show how the new age discipline can’t claim total ownership of healthy natural living. (March 29, 2020)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn shares a recent interview she did with Catholic apologist Gary Michuta on his radio show Hands-On Apologetics, which airs on Virgin Most Powerful Radio, on the dangers of being spiritual but not religious. Whether or not you've heard Christine's conversion story before, this interview really hones in on why this growing belief system in the U.S. is morally ambiguous, causes a lot of damage, and is ultimately unsatisfying. (March 22, 2020)