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What goes around comes around… I’m the new editor at Catechist magazine!

I’ve had many years working as a freelance writer in the Catholic space. I’ve had many wonderful hours working for editors. Be it blogs, websites, magazines, pamphlets, broadcast, and books, I’ve been ever grateful for this meaningful work. In a world that glorifies bylines—despite the amazing growth of self-publishing—it is still, largely, editors behind the…

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Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious Retreat comes to Malvern PA! Meet me there, Sept 30th!

  Join me and the beautiful and bodacious women of the greater Philadelphia area! Come to the beautiful Malvern Retreat House September 30th – October 1. All the details you could want are here.  Share this and bring a friend! Can’t wait! Hope to see you there!

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Among Women Podcast 213: Prayer is a personal encounter with Jesus

A bit late due to technical difficulties, but we’re back with a new episode of Among Women! This show is dedicated to prayer as we talk with Julie Dortch Cragon about her latest book, Talking to God: Prayers for Catholic Women. You’ll also benefit from spiritual advice from Mother Teresa of Calcutta (soon to be canonized…

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Among Women Podcast: Finding heaven on earth

I’m back with a new Among Women Podcast — direct from my 4300 mile trek to Florida and back! I’m happy to bring you this podcast as a public service reminder — we really can find heaven on earth! Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity reminds us on our podcast, through her writings, that we can make our…

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Among Women Podcast 211: Kicking Little Sins

In this new episode of Among Women, I welcome author and editor Elizabeth Scalia back to Among Women and we talk about that uncomfortable subject: sin. But hey, that’s real.  We have to confront the fact that even little sins can have a negative cumulative effect. Join us for a thorough discussion of the themes of Scalia’s new…

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Announcing a new book for women! #WalkInHerSandals — Join 10 women (including me!) for a walk with Jesus!

What’s this book about? Here’s a summary from Amazon: What if you could have been a witness to the events of the last days of Jesus’ life–walking with him as he entered Jerusalem, observing his crucifixion, and embracing him on Easter? What would you have thought and done? How would you have been changed? Walk…

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Mama, This One’s For You – Beth Hart

I just came off another Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious retreat last week… the subject of motherhood is always a bittersweet one for many women. I love to speak about the joys and the trials of spiritual motherhood (what all women are called to) and of physical motherhood (what many of us are called to in the…

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Here’s a book some of us are very excited about… The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion #CatholicMom

I’m happy to be a contributor to this forthcoming release from the Catholic Mom collection at Ave Maria Press. Read all about it here! Pre-Order NOW for this late summer release!  

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Among Women 210: Women Encountering Jesus, (with novelist Stephanie Landsem)

This latest episode of Among Women is such a delight! I welcome novelist Stephanie Landsem and we look at her “Living Water” series, a wonderful trilogy of three books of historical fiction set against the backdrop of the Gospel of John. In this show, we explore the themes of her books that feature women heroines from…

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Among Women 209: Women Leaving the Abortion Industry, with Abby Johnson

This latest episode of Among Women is poignant and powerful. My guest, Abby Johnson, works in a ministry “And Then There Were None”, dedicated to helping women come out of the abortion industry. Her new book is riveting: The Walls are Talking: Former Abortion Clinic Workers Tell Their Stories. Together we talk about how our committed friendship…

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