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Among Women Podcast #206: Happy 7 Years!

This special episode of Among Women celebrates the 7th anniversary — or 7th birthday — of the show, begun in March 2009. This episode explores Among Women has covered, plus links to blog posts (see below) that offer dozens of links to archived shows. In our “Blessed Are They” segment we pray a Litany of saints…

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Among Women is 7 years old! A retrospective on sharing the faith, great music, and a host of special editions featuring our listeners’ voices!

This is our third and final post celebrating the seven years of conversations Among Women! Previous posts have focused on the many themes that have been the hallmarks of Among Women: the feminine genius and the dignity of women, the lives of women saints, and all out encouragement for the grace-filled living of our Catholic…

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Thank you, Mother Angelica, for teaching us the art of networking for Jesus…

Jesus was her spouse and Eucharistic Adoration was the center of her television ministry. That’s what stands out for me as the Catholic world mourns the passing of Mother Angelica, foundress of two religious orders of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration and Franciscan Missionaries, and the Eternal Word Television Network, EWTN.  With prayer and…

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Among Women turns 7! Enjoy this retrospective of saint stories, ordinary women in the pew, religious sisters, parents, and more!

This is the second of three posts dedicated to the Among Women podcast’s 7th birthday! Greetings from the humble studio, located down a country lane in New England! I’m so grateful to our many listeners from around the world, and to our hundreds of guests from within the Catholic Church. Recent iTunes reviews from listeners…

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Among Women turns 7 years old! An awesome retrospective (with links galore) and a big thank you!

YAY! Happy Birthday Among Women! 7 years old! Whew! Where did the time go? I feel like the Mom who is looking at her “baby” getting on the school bus or making First Communion. You just stop and stare and have to take it all in for a precious moment. Then you offer a prayer of…

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“O death, where is thy victory?”

“O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15: 55-57 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, …

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The Great Silence and Stillness of Holy Saturday… from the Catechism

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Christ Descended into Hell 632 The frequent New Testament affirmations that Jesus was “raised from the dead” presuppose that the crucified one sojourned in the realm of the dead prior to his resurrection. This was the first meaning given in the apostolic preaching to Christ’s descent into hell:…

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Good Friday… Jesus is the Answer

There is not a single aspect of the Christian message that is not in part an answer to the question of evil. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, par 309) Jesus is the Answer. ::: Other resources: A 2015 post featuring the poem, “Splinters from the Cross”. An older post from 2014 that features a prayer…

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Straight talk from Fr Larry Richards on Holy Thursday: “This is my body….”

Bonus! Today is the first day of the Triduum… what’s that you ask? Here’s a great info-graphic on the Triduum!

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Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy with me — a new Among Women Espresso Shot!

In this latest Espresso Shot version of Among Women I produced a reusable podcast featuring the recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy as we continue the Year of Mercy, and enter into Holy Week. The Chaplet is very efficacious to be prayed during the Novena of Divine Mercy that begins on Good Friday. It…

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