Julie Nelson and Chris Magruder

Catholic Women Now

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In an easy going conversational style, hosts Julie Nelson and Chris Magruder speak to what is on the hearts and minds of women as if sharing coffee with friends in a coffee shop. We cover all things in light of the Catholic faith: femininity, faith, family, marriage, dirty diapers, teenagers, empty nesting. Grab your cuppa coffee and join us!

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Julie Nelson and Chris Magruder

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Jul 9, 2026

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Cathy Carson - Pietra Fitness 12.01.2017

Cathy was an avid yoga instructor having taught for 14 years. Desiring to do more with yoga, she began the second level of training. It is while doing the training that she began to become uncomfortable with yoga philosophy. After some soul searching, she found Pietra Fitness, a Catholic stretching program. She has left yoga and is now a trained Pietra Fitness instructor. Cathy shares the details...

Tim Francis 05.01.2017

Now 2000 years later, the Lord is still working miracles to prove He is alive and present in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity on his altars in the form of Bread and Wine that has been consecrated by a Catholic priest. From a scientific point of view it is well documented that life cannot come from non-living matter. The events presented, each an instance of non-living matter transformed into living...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Heidi Hess Saxton 17.12.2016

Heidi's journey to the Catholic faith was an encounter with Mother Teresa. Inspired by Mother Teresa's faith, Heidi has written meditations based on St. Teresa of Calcutta's quotes. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal w...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Suzanne Fowler 17.11.2016

Suzanne created "Light Weigh: One King' to help her own overcome her own weight struggles with overeating. Using the tools Jesus gave us and found in the Catholic faith, The Light Weigh program has helped many to overcome their own struggles. "Light Weigh" is a great resource to become better stewards of our bodies. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Mo...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Susan Tassone 10.11.2016

Susan joins us for coffee as we learn about the 5 Truths of Purgatory Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio The Catholic Morning Show w...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Carrie Gress 22.09.2016

We all know someone - a parent, sibling, aunt or uncle, coworker, grandparent, child, neighbor, or friend who has either left the Church or never discovered it. We want them to know the joy and peace we've discovered, but the last thing we want to do is to force our faith on them. So how can we bring our loved ones back to the Church? Jesus was the first and greatest evangelizer. As his disciples,...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Kelly Wahlquist 25.08.2016

Created to Relate explains the natural gift women have for building and maintaining life-giving relationships. Understanding the role of relationship within the Trinity can help you understand the importance of connection with others—the key to living the Gospel fully and joyfully. Wahlquist shows how you can use your ability to build relationships as a way to lead others to Christ. She provides p...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Erin and Jeremiah Evans 18.08.2016

Of their 7 children, Angelica and Jeremy were lost to miscarriage, Gabriel to SIDS at 7 weeks, and Perfectus to an ectopic pregnancy. Erin and Jeremy have spoken and written of their experiences, and have found hope and comfort expressed by their family motto which she coined: Our Broken Hearts are Full of Joy. They share their testimony to give others hope in loss. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Sho...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Mary Sharon Moore 11.08.2016

Mary Sharon Moore is an author and speaker. She is a facilitator of the "Called and Gifted" workshops through Sienna Institiute. Today she helps us to understand how to hear the voice of God in discerning HIs will for us. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Ch...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Tim Jamison 16.06.2016

Tim Jamison has long been interested in relics. Today we learn what are relics , how they boost our faith, and what are the different kinds. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with J...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Tim Francis 06.06.2016

Tim Francis shares Eucharistic Miracles Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner The Daily Go...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Lisa Mladinich 05.05.2016

The promise of "True Radiance" is simple: Prayerful, faith-filled women become more beautiful as they age, not less. As a woman matures spiritually, as she grows in wisdom and holiness, she increasingly reflects a radiant inner beauty that touches others in countless ways. If you ve ever felt negative about the onset of middle age with its array of physical and psychological challenges,...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Denise Bossert 29.04.2016

Denise Bossert joins us to chat about her new book, "Gifts of the Visitation: Nine Spiritual Encounters with Mary and Elizabeth." Denise is a Catholic convert who easily embrace the Blessed Mother. In this book, she has outlined nine gifts that emanate from the Visitation. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanis...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Susan Tassone 25.02.2016

Susan Tassone has rightly earned the title, "The Purgatory Lady". Susan has completed her ninth book on Purgatory entitled, St. Faustina Prayer Book for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Susan is enthusiastic and has a wealth of knowledge of praying for our passed friends and family. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Sister Anne Shields 03.02.2016

Sister Anne Shields is a prolific author and host of "Food For The Journey" radio program. She is a featured speaker at the upcoming Iowa Catholic Radio Conference. She visits today on how to know and to encounter the "living" God. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Cathol...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Arelen Spencly 28.01.2016

In 2012, journalist Arleen Spenceley outed herself as a twenty-six-year-old virgin in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed that went viral. In Chastity Is for Lovers, Spenceley expands on that piece, advocating Catholic teaching on sex and marriage with candor and humor, and without judgment. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish w...

Best of Catholic Women Now 2016 - Sister Marie Hesed 21.01.2016

Sister Marie Hesed, SOLT, began her religious life as a Missionary of Charity. She experienced a "call within a call" and entered the Society of Our Lady (SOLT) congregation. Through this decision, Sister Marie was being led to start a retreat center. Through an amazing sequence of miraculous moments, Sister Marie found herself in a small Iowa farming community with donated land and peop...

Heidi Lepper Barrett - Personality Psychologist and iconographer 14.12.2014

Her husband's job took her to Russia, the last place Heidi wanted to live. Having time on her hands while her husband worked and her children at school, Heidi decided to take an iconography class. What she learned was more than writing an icon but what increased her faith. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr....

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