Among Women

Among Women 156: Countdown to Lent!

This week on Among Women I encourage us to take a few moments to begin to prepare our hearts and our schedules for Lent. In our “Blessed are They” segment, I look back into the Old Testament and talk about Miriam, Moses’ sister who helped to spare his life. It’s a neat story that reminds us…

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Podcasts with Pro-Life Themes… share these!

Here’s a quick review of some of the Among Women podcasts that may interest you as we conclude this year’s March for Life. (Click on the links for each show and find valuable resources related to the subject matter.) Among Women 121: Pro-life advocate Leticia Velasquez combats the culture of death and discusses her book…

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Among Women 155: Woman, you are a gift! A look at the feminine genius…

This week Among Women looks at the amazing dignity of woman and the gift of physical and spiritual maternity. This is one of those programs that is really foundational — theologically — to the mission of Among Women. I’m so happy to share some of the “feminine genius” that you will find in the writings…

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Among Women 154: On-line dating and the Single life (Info about CatholicMatch.com)

Among Women 154 welcomes back Robyn Lee, the editor at CatholicMatch.com, a highly recommended on-line dating community. Robyn describes the single life as a blessing “in the now” and she offers suggestions for meeting others both in person and on-line. This podcast also describes the life of St. Bathildis from the 7th century, a woman…

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The 7 Best Books for Women by Women (and one Priest) from 2012

(Okay, so that’s really an 8-book list.) If you listen my podcast, Among Women, you know I have a passion for three things: first, to encourage women to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ and their Catholic faith; second, to celebrate the beauty and genius of their womanhood; and third, to call women to…

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Among Women Podcast #153: Joy!

This week’s episode is a special edition of Among Women, where we depart from our normal format and take time to consider a subject more in depth, with input from our listening audience. In this episode I spend some time sharing on the subject of joy, and how J.O.Y. is an acronym for a Christian…

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Among Women Podcast # 152: Rooted in the Love of God

In this week’s episode of Among Women we look at the faith and testimony of St Catherine of Genoa, one of the Christian mystics from the Middle Ages who, despite heartaches and depression in her life, went on to live a life of heroic love of God and service to others. Today I’m also joined by…

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Among Women 151: The Midlife Madres

This week’s Among Women starts off with a look at what I’m doing lately. I’m happy to announce that my book, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood  is now available for pre-order, and is also the subject of a one-day retreat for women beginning in February 9, 2013 in Folsom, CA. If…

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Among Women Podcast #150: The Rosary and Pregnancy — Perfect Together!

  This week’s AW is our 150th episode!! (Listen here.) Just how do the rosary and pregnancy go together? Well, they both nurture new life in us, both spiritually and biologically! This week, our “Blessed are They” segment is a departure from our usual discussions about a woman saint, as we open Rosarium Virginis Mariae, the Apostolic Letter…

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Happy All Saints Day! Discover 29 lesser-known saints you may have never heard of… “stars” from the Among Women archives!

The Among Women podcast profiles the lives of holy women on every show. See how many of these saints and blesseds listed below that you know. Then, why not pick a few that you don’t and download the shows that feature them? Angela of Foligno Anna Maria Adorni Battista Camilla Da Varano Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro…

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