Holy Hot Mess - Real Christian Women

Evil and Demons and the Occult... OH MY! Dear Christians, we're not in Kansas anymore. In this episode I get really real about the presence of demons and evil in my own life, my own past screwing around with the occult, and how real this enemy is.  We cover everything from the fall of 1/3 of the angels who ended up being cast out of heaven, how this spiritual attack is ignored within our big C Chu...

MAKE HALLOWEEN CATHOLIC AGAIN Should catholics participate in Halloween? Oh, we're going to discuss it all. And why we not only SHOULD participate in halloween but that we need to take the holiday back as a vigil to one of the HOLIEST days of the year! LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Aletia - Halloween Article Catholic All Year by Kendra Tierney Establishment of November 1 All Saints Day Samhain & Lug...

DON'T CALL IT A CATCH UP EPISODE? Life update! World update? Oh man, I chat about all the things. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through candid conversations, laughter, and insightful interviews. Join your host, Heather, as she dive deep into the messy and beautiful journey of faith, healing, a...

LOOK WHO'S BACK! Also, I need some help! We're back with a bit of a rebrand and a little update about this tiny place in the podcast universe. Then next episode, more of a personal life update. LINKS & POINTS FROM THIS EPISODE Had to change the podcast name but also wanted to. Holy Hot Mess Mom is now Holy Hot Mess! You can find all the past episodes and blog posts at holyhotmess.net and the H...

FINDING SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN UNCERTAIN TIMES The world seems to have fallen apart as of March 2020. All our comforts and everything we thought we knew, has just been flipped on it's head. How in the WORLD do we trust and hope and love in the midst of such insane uncertainty? About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Chris...

SO, YOU'RE A HOMESCHOOLER NOW? I caused a bit of a stir when I slammed my fist and shouted "What the public schools are asking you to do right now is NOT SCHOOL and you don't have to do it!"... ok, so I didn't slam my fist but I did tick some people off. How in the world are families that weren't already homeschooling expected to school, sometimes multiple children, continue to work full time from...

PANDEMIC SCHMANDEMIC So, I caused a bit of a stir with a COVID-19 pandemic related blog post: you can read that here: This is NOT Homeschooling and You Don't Have to Do It . This has been the most Lent Lent ever, am I right? Let's give up Netflix and chocolate and God is all: oh, and mass, and parks, libraries, leaving your house. It's all a crazy mess but we can't allow the world and the insanity...

FINDING FRIENDS & WHEN FRIENDSHIPS FIZZLE It's been on my heart for a while to speak about making friends as an adult. That ish is HARD. What happens when those friends we thought were going to be BFFLs fizzle out and you're no longer talking? It's heartbreaking and we can feel like "what's the point in all of that time on that friendship?" The root of it all is the trust that God is either us...

THE GIFT OF YOURSELF with STACEY SUMMEREAU After many, many a reschedules - I finally got to sit down with the amazing Stacey Sumereau . Former broadway actress, spent a good chunk of her 20's discerning religious life all to come to the conclusion that wife and motherhood was her vocation. What a cherished soul this one is - so many good tips and advice and just a lot of gal talk. About the Holy...

MORE CHATS with THE LITTLE CATHOLIC; Priscilla! About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through candid conversations, laughter, and insightful interviews. Join your host, Heather, as she dive deep into the messy and beautiful journey of faith, healing, and growth. In each episode, she shares wisdom and...

GIRL TALK with THE LITTLE CATHOLIC; Priscilla! Priscilla is a doll - inside and out. She's a Catholic Convert and she discusses how her conversion came from a spark instilled by her employers to leaving that job to work The Little Catholic full time. She's a jewelry creator - like stunning, dainty, perfection jewelry all with faith beautifully intertwined. She's a force in the Catholic world but s...

ALL THINGS LIFE & NFP with Megan Wells from the What in the Dang Heck Podcast How could I possibly sum up our chat in one theme? Yeah, not happening. We talked about college, military brat life, about how I am so clearly 10 years older than her, how in the WORLD I can try to raise my daughters to be as level headed as her plus a good chunk of NFP. Megan Wells is an "I didn't ask for this but s...

THE MARY OBSESSION If you've been around Catholics for any lengt of time, you know we love us some Mary. Sometimes, it seems we worship her. Put her above God himself. What's up with that? Why we so obsessed with her? With very little time to record I got this little Mama Mary snippet out! Let me know if you have any questions related to Mama Mary and I'll do a deeper diving episode! About the Hol...

THE REAL ISSUE WITH CHRISTIANS & BIRTH CONTROL I open up BIG time on the real issue for Christians when it comes to the choice to use any form of birth control. It has nothing to do with being pro life and everything to do with trust, humility and love. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women throug...

7 PROMISES OF THE DOMESTIC CHURCH MOVEMENT Part deux (that's 2 for all you non-french/non-Cajun (wanna be French) peeps out there) of the Domestic Church episodes - last episode #48 we chatted about our domestic church retreat experience and all the *super secretive stuff* those crazy domestic church people keep so dang secret! Secret's out and it's all in Episode 38: Domestic Church 101. In this...

CREATING YOUR OWN DOMESTIC CHURCH It's been another hot minute since I posted a podcast episode. Why? Well honestly I'm a space case and I have a lot of balls I'm trying to juggle and... I don't know how to juggle. Here we dive into the US Domestic Church movement and how YOU can create your own domestic church based on the lessons and principles taught through the Domestic Church movement! LINKS...

UPDATE AFTER A LONG, RANDOM HIATUS Thank goodness this show is called "Holy Hot Mess Mom" because it gives me unlimited excuses for being a ball dropping mess. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through candid conversations, laughter, and insightful interviews. Join your host, Heather, as she dive...

MORE CHATTING with CAROLINE (part 2)! In this continuation of part 1 of my chat with Caroline from Be Still by Caroline ( Etsy & Instagram ), we chat about our rough pasts and most importantly how we all need those come to Jesus moments to help us really find our faith. Men's swimwear fashion, saints, cats, babies screaming... it's all there and part 3 will be edited and coming out shortly! Ab...

GAL TALK with CAROLINE! Oh man, if you're looking for a light hearted, giggle filled, fun and faith-y chat with friends, this one is for you. This is part one of the chat with Caroline because we just simply chatted our faces off for over 2 hours. Meeting virtual friends is pretty cool.  Join us as we chat about everything from faith to addiction to Target and dad-shorts. About the Holy Hot Mess P...

INVISIBLE WORK AS CHRISTIAN WIVES & MOTHERS If you're feeling like you do this mundane, repetitive stuff caring for your home, family, kids, job, anything... and you feel overwhelmed and severely underappreciated then this episode is for you, girlfriend. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women throu...

IDOLS OF THIS WORLD  Have you ever accused a Catholic of worshiping an idol? Or have you ever been accused of it? *ahem* Mary, the crucifix, statues of saints, holy water - the list goes on. What about the idols we hold in our souls? Money, notoriety, friends, being accepted. We deep dive into this and all the things on this episode of the Holy Hot Mess Podcast. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The...

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO DECLUTTERING TOYS  This is a part 2 from the episode about WHY you should declutter toys. I lay it out exactly HOW I tackle this big task. How to keep the trust with your kids when you're straight chucking 60% of their stuff (totally made up statistic). We go over the books, the toys, puzzles, stuffed animals, and then how to store them for easy access but ALSO so that they c...

10 THINGS ABOUT THIS HOT MESS  In this episode, I'm laying it all out there. I've been a hot mess since well before having many tiny humans. Here's my story, a little about me. I want to know you! Send me an email! holyhotmessmom@gmail.com About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through candid conversat...

ALL ABOUT OUR MAMA MARY!  In this episode, we're chatting about the one and only Mama Mary! Jesus' mama! Our mama! Why she's important, how Catholic's DON'T worship her, and some biblical and historical background about why she deserves such an honor. About the Holy Hot Mess Podcast The Holy Hot Mess podcast is where we navigate the twists and turns of life as Catholic Christian women through cand...

ALL ABOUT DECLUTTERING TOYS  This episode is a bit of my background on when I got to the point where I had to declutter all the toys. I can't give testamony to walking into a 13 year olds room and taking away all their stuff but I can tell ya about when I took 80% of my 3 year old's toys away and since then we now have 4 kids with very, very few toys... and they PLAY. About the Holy Hot Mess Podca...