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Among Women Podcast 190: Cultivate your faith in a garden – with Margaret Rose Realy

I’m pleased that my Among Women guest is Margaret Rose Realy, author of A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac and my longtime friend from the Catholic Writers Guild. We discuss the new book and the intersection of faith and the beauty of creation. Margaret is not only a blogger and author, but she’s a Master Gardener. Enjoy this conversation from…

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In the wake of Divine Mercy, a powerful testimony from Kitty Cleveland.

We are still in Divine Mercy’s wake. Here’s a powerful testimony from my pal, Kitty Cleveland, and the answer to prayer that her family received during the Divine Mercy novena. You may remember my interview last year with singer-songwriter, Kitty Cleveland. Go listen to that Among Women episode.

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Among Women 189: Leading with Humility — talking about “The Prodigal You Love”

In this latest episode of Among Women, I discuss the unscheduled hiatus of the show in the last couple of months, as well as my forays into the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. I also welcome my guest, Sr Theresa Aletheia Noble FSP, author of a new book from Pauline Books and Media, The Prodigal You…

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The Top 5 Among Women Podcasts from 2014

Here’s a list of the most popular episodes of Among Women from 2014. 1. AW 186 with Leila Marie Lawler: “On Faith, Grace, and Prayer in Marriage and Family Life” This episode of Among Women looks at keeping good company with Jesus in marriage and family life. After passing my 32nd wedding anniversary, I opined…

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SQPN’s post-Christmas Podcast Marathon This Saturday!

A podcast Marathon? Yes! Among Women listeners and others may enjoy this fun fundraiser for SQPN, the Star Quest Production Network– a day long event hosted by many of the SQPN podcasters and affiliates. Tune in from 8am-8pm Eastern at SQPN.com. Among Women is an affiliate and I’m happy to ask you to kindly support…

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Among Women 188: Mary’s Spiritual Motherhood and Ours

This new episode of Among Women discusses Mary’s spiritual maternity, her spiritual motherhood of the Church, and of us! The recent Marian feasts of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Immaculate Conception gives the perfect liturgical setting to call women to go deeper with Mary. Not only that, I give my summarization of spiritual motherhood…

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Among Women 187: Saintly Models for Charity, Diligence, and Temperance

This week on Among Women, I interview author and Catholic Fire blogger, Jean Heimann. We discuss her blogging life and her new book, Seven Saints for Seven Virtues. This new book profiles saints who model the virtues we all need. Traditionally, Catholics have trusted there are seven heavenly virtues that help defeat the seven deadly sins…

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Saint-Making Starter Kit: Parents Who Love God and Live It In The Home

Happy All Saints Day! One of the key teachings of Vatican II — is the universal call to holiness — or more simply, everyone is called to be a saint. As I read and share many saint bios and hagiographies  in my writing and on Among Women, I often discover that would-be saints often start out…

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Pray the Rosary… (Resources, and more on this Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary)

Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I’ll go to Mass. I’ll have breakfast with a friend. Then I’m going to get my stitches out from some oral surgery that took place last week. And I’ll pray the rosary. In other words, its a typical day. And the rosary fits my life….

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Among Women 185: The Life of Ryan, with Mary Ellen Barrett

This latest episode of Among Women may require a box of Kleenex handy. My most wonderful and gracious guest is  Mary Ellen Barrett. This week we look at the difficult subject of losing a child to death. Blogger and Long Island Catholic columnist Mary Ellen Barrett reflects on the fifth anniversary since the death of…

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