Catholic Momcast

Our May 2025 Book Club selection is a book honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary! Kelsey Gillespy, in her new book,  Real Life with Mary: Growing in Virtue to Magnify the Lord,  encourages moms to grow in friendship with Mary and learn from her how to walk the daily path to holiness. This book is written for all of us! Kelsey observed during this session that the book is a call to discipleship, a call...

Maria Morera Johnson and Barb  Szyszkiewicz have a lively conversation about cooking with the family, offering some Mom hacks for encouraging young chefs. Barb Szyszkiewicz , senior editor at  CatholicMom.com ,  is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at  FranciscanMom  and her famil...

Heidi Saxton is co-host of the CatholicMom.com Prayercast, and author of  Stories of the Eucharist   (OSV) and  The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers   (Ave). She is also senior acquisitions editor for Ave Maria Press. She and her husband Craig divide their time between northern Michigan and West Palm Beach, Florida. You can read about her adventures on  Life on the Road Less Traveled .   Maria...

Our May 2025 Book Club selection is a book honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary! Kelsey Gillespy, in her new book,  Real Life with Mary: Growing in Virtue to Magnify the Lord,  encourages moms to grow in friendship with Mary and learn from her how to walk the daily path to holiness. This book is written for all of us! Kelsey observed during this session that the book is a call to discipleship, a call...

Maria Morera Johnson and Margaret Dwyer Hogan discuss graduations and the transitions in the home.   Maria Morera Johnson and Margaret Dwyer Hogan have a lively and fun conversation about the different seasons of graduation and launching our children.  

Our May 2025 Book Club selection is a book honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary! Kelsey Gillespy, in her new book, Real Life with Mary: Growing in Virtue to Magnify the Lord, encourages moms to grow in friendship with Mary and learn from her how to walk the daily path to holiness. This book is written for all of us! Kelsey observed during this session that the book is a call to discipleship, a call to...

Maria and Allison have a heartfelt conversation about summer memories and dive into the archives for summer ideas for the family, including some mom hacks for young children. Links for this episode:    Read all articles by Allison Gingras Allison's new book, Jesus Heals Read all articles by Maria Morera Johnson Maria's new book, A Beautiful Second Act

Maria Morera Johnson and Inés Huber Mersch discuss ways they integrate tangible expressions of faith in their homes. Inés Huber Mersch is a faithful Catholic wife, mother, and grandmother residing in Mobile, Alabama. Her strong attraction to Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament led to her being invited to participate in the steering committee that brought Perpetual Adoration to the Archdiocese of Mo...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews Rosemary McGuire Berry, author of Piety and Personality: The Temperaments of the Saints (TAN Books). Rosemary   McGuire   Berry  is a lifelong Catholic reader, storyteller, writer and traveler who homeschools the younger of her two daughters. When she's not leading international pilgrimages with her husband and family to visit shrines and saints, she resides with he...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews CatholicMom.com contributor Roxane B. Salonen, award-winning children's author and freelance writer, and a radio host, speaker, and podcaster. Roxane B. Salonen, Fargo, North Dakota ("You betcha!"), is a wife and mother of a literal, mostly-grown handful, an award-winning children's author and freelance writer, and a radio host, speaker, and podcaster (" Matters of...

Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton talk about their love of the Blessed Mother. Heidi Saxton is co-host of the CatholicMom.com Prayercast, and author of  Stories of the Eucharist   (OSV) and  The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers   (Ave). She is also senior acquisitions editor for Ave Maria Press. She and her husband Craig divide their time between northern Michigan and West Palm Beach,...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews CatholicMom.com contributor Allison Auth, author of Baby and Beyond: Overcoming Those Post-Childbirth Woes  (Sophia Institute Press). Allison Auth lives with her woodworker husband and 5 children in the Denver area, where she homeschools her kids. She is the author of  Baby and Beyond: Overcoming Those Post-Childbirth Woes  (Sophia Institute Press) and contributes r...

Maria Morera Johnson and Allison Gingras discuss how worry shows up in every season of motherhood, from sleepless nights with newborns to the silent prayers for grown kids, and how to find peace and purpose through it all. Maria and Allison discuss how worry is a constant companion in motherhood. In this heartfelt episode, we explore how anxiety shifts across each season of raising children and ho...

Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton talk about their special prayer devotions and pray for Catholic Momcast and Prayercast listeners. Heidi Saxton is co-host of the CatholicMom.com Prayercast, and author of  Stories of the Eucharist   (OSV) and  The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers   (Ave). She is also senior acquisitions editor for Ave Maria Press. She and her husband Craig divide thei...

David and Mercedes write and speak from a faith perspective as parents of a child with autism. They are available to speak, and have appeared on radio and other media. Visit  DavidAndMercedesRizzo.com  to learn more. Follow them on Facebook at  Autism With The Rizzos . Authors of  Praying For Your Special Needs Child , (Word Among Us Press) and  Spiritually Able  and  The Adaptive First Eucharist...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews CatholicMom.com contributor, Jennifer Thomas. As a Catholic wife and mom to three children, Jennifer earned her masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and recently reverted back to her Catholic faith. Jennifer is an avid stationery enthusiast who enjoys finding unique and beautiful stationery to send to her friends and family. She also enjoys researc...

Listen to the podcast playback or watch the video from Week 3 of the Catholic Mom Book Club featuring  A Beautiful Second Act  by Maria Morera Johnson. Maria and host Allison Gingras discuss Chapters 9 and 10 of our Book Club selection, chatting about the fascinating women profiled in this book and what we can learn from their successes and their difficulties. You have plenty of time to catch up o...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews Cheryl   Hughes , mom, convert, and author of  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker. Cheryl C. D. Hughes  holds a Ph. D. in historical theology from Durham University in England. Her books include  Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint  (2014) and  Crossing Boundaries and Confounding Identity: Chinese Women in Literature, Art,...

Listen to the podcast playback or watch the video from Week 3 of the Catholic Mom Book Club featuring A Beautiful Second Act by Maria Morera Johnson. Maria and host Allison Gingras discuss Chapters 7 and 8 of our Book Club selection, chatting about the fascinating women profiled in this book and what we can learn from their successes and their difficulties. You have plenty of time to catch up on t...

Maria Johnson interviews Nancy Smith, O.F.S., Director of Holy Cross Retreat House in North Easton, Massachusetts.   from the Holy Cross Retreat House intro: Launched in 1964 in a converted cow barn, the Retreat House has been a spiritual haven for thousands who have passed through its welcoming doors. It is located in Easton, Massachusetts, adjacent to  Stonehill College , also founded by the Con...

The March 2025 Book Club features Catholic Mom media editor Maria Morera Johnson and her new book,  A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters who Taught Me to  Be a Badass  Age with Grace ,  published by Ave Maria Press. What's the book about? In  A Beautiful Second Act , bestselling author Maria Morera Johnson explores the adventure of life's second half, drawing inspiration from twenty sai...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews Catholicmom.com contributor Meg Herriot at the Catholic Mom Contributor retreat. Meg Herriot is a veterinarian and Third Order Dominican. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, and pets and blogging at All Creatures Great and Crazy  about being a veterinarian, mother, wife and most of all a Catholic trying to grow closer to God in a chaotic world. Link in Sh...

The March 2025 Book Club features Catholic Mom media editor Maria Morera Johnson and her new book, A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters who Taught Me to Be a Badass Age with Grace , published by Ave Maria Press. What's the book about? In  A Beautiful Second Act , bestselling author Maria Morera Johnson explores the adventure of life's second half, drawing inspiration from twenty saints...

Maria Morera Johnson and Barb Szyszkiewicz interview Elizabeth Varga, founder of At Elizabeth's Table, a recipe blog that exolores the intersection of food and the Catholic faith. Elizabeth Varga is the founder of At Elizabeth's Table, a plant-based recipe blog that explores the relationship between food and the Catholic faith. With a passion for healthy living, she is a full-time food blogger and...

Maria Morera Johnson interviews Lisa Brenninkmeyer, Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of Walking with Purpose (WWP), a Catholic women's ministry, and the new book for young women, Heart of Vines. Lisa Brenninkmeyer is the Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of Walking with Purpose (WWP), a Catholic women's ministry. Lisa has authored 19 WWP Bible study courses, two devotionals, BLAZE and Sisters of...