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Among Women 158: Greeting the New Pope, Plus Meet “Theologian Mom”

In this new episode of Among Women, I talk about this history-making week with the election of our new pope, Francis, formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina. Plus in our first segment I discuss the significance of the Pope’s early morning visit on day one to pray before Our Blessed Mother at her…

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Dr Theresa Burke of Rachel’s Vineyard shares from her heart about pain, suffering, and help for post-abortive women

You may recall Dr. Burke being a guest on Among Women 75 on “Healing from the Hurt of Abortion“, and on Among Women 79 on “Overcoming the Trauma of Sexual Abuse”. She’s a leading expert in her field, and she takes both a clinical and pastoral Christian approach to healing. I hope you’ll check back to…

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Among Women 157: Going through the Change… Benedict XVI’s announcement & the Midlife Madres II

Change happens… it happens in life, and last week, a soon-to-come change was announced for the papacy. Midlife women know all about changes… from the body to the soul! Join me for Among Women this week as I share my first thoughts on Benedict XVI’s stunning announcement to leave the Chair of Peter, as well…

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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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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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Come join me to hear the choir at the Daughters of St Paul Christmas Concert in Boston: Sunday, 3pm

Bob and I have a date on Sunday afternoon, but I wouldn’t mind you all sharing in the fun! Some of my favorite media nuns are singing Christmas carols in Boston. Join us Sunday at 3pm in Jamaica Plain! I’ve already talked this up on Among Women this week! But here are the details.

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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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