My Book

I’m a guest on American Catholic Radio this week

Many thanks to producer Judy Zarick for the invitation to appear on the Sharing Faith segment on American Catholic Radio. Listen to the program here. My segment begins at 6:05.

Read More

Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious receives more kind reviews… get signed copies on sale before Christmas for $12 each!

Buy a signed copy of Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious at a sale price! Peggy Eastman of the Catholic Daughters of America magazine SHARE writes: This book provides a refreshing, honest affirmation of the special gifts of Catholic women in a breezy conversational style that enhances the message. At its heart, this book is a joyful…

Read More

Mine is April 10! When was your baptism? The Pope Gives Homework!

Pope Francis asks his audience today if they all know their baptismal day! When our children were growing up we celebrated their baptismal days in a way like birthdays! My thoughts on baptism — it is one reason why we are soooo blessed! –from an excerpt from my book, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the…

Read More

My Visit to EWTN

Late last month, wedged between my recent speaking-related jaunts to New Hampshire and Minnesota, I was flown down to Irondale, AL to the studios of EWTN.  I was the guest of EWTN at the request of Johnette Benkovic, the founder Women of Grace ministries and hostess to its related TV show and radio hour.  Together we…

Read More

I’m on Christian Witness on Catholic TV Tonight at 8:30pm (plus, here’s a link for it online)

Tonight at 8:30pm I’m very pleased to be the guest on Catholic TV’s Christian Witness, hosted by moral theologians — who just happen to be husband and wife —Drs. David and Angela Franks, professors of theology at St John’s Seminary in Boston, and part of the leadership team of the Theological Institute of the New Evangelization. (Among…

Read More

Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious… on the road and on the blogs… and the Seal of Approval!

  Next week I’ll be in Somerset, NJ! I hope to see you at either the Catholic Marketing Network (CMN) show, or if you are a writer, at the Catholic Writers Guild conference that runs concurrently. I’m looking forward to meeting booksellers and store owners, other authors, and my wonderful publishers and editors at Ave…

Read More

Endow reviews “Blessed, Beautiful, & Bodacious” and offers a discount on it for purchase now thru July 31!

One of the nicest things in the book-writing process for me was when Terry Polakovic, the Executive Director of Endow, offered to write the foreword to Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious.  She writes, “Pat and I both seek to communicate that when women appreciate and nurture their “feminine genius” through prayer and faith-filled living, they are…

Read More

Here’s my guest slot on Catholic TV’s “This is the Day”…

I’ve long admired the work of Fr. Bob Reed, and enjoyed working with him and his team at Catholic TV a few years ago when I coordinated the first CNMC to come to Boston in 2010. Since then, I’ve watched the amazing growth of the Catholic TV network under Fr Reed’s leadership. With the release of…

Read More

I want your comments about Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious — for a future Among Women podcast!

So, my book’s been out almost three months now. It’s been a wonderful experience to visit a few places to sign books and to share the book’s message. In the beginning it felt kind of awkward to sign a book for someone, but then I remembered how really nice it is to meet an Among…

Read More

I’ll be on This is the Day on Catholic TV… Tomorrow!

I’m happy to be a guest on Catholic TV’s “This is the Day”, 10:30am Eastern! Yeah, talking about the bodacious book!  And hope to give a little shout out to Among Women too!

Read More