Cycles and Sanctity Podcast | Trust Your Body, Grow In Holiness

In Episode 19, we continue reading the encyclical ‘Humanae Vitae; by Pope Paul VI, in honor of National NFP Week, I hope you enjoy this gift of listening to this encyclical. If you want to follow along with the encyclical, view it here .    I would love to hear your thoughts on what came up for you as you listened to the reading of this encyclical. How has your heart changed?  Join the Uniquely Be...

In honor of National NFP Week, I am releasing an extra episode early this week, to bring you a reading of the encyclical that we have been discussing all month. In this episode, you will hear part 1 of the encyclical Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI. I hope you enjoy this gift of listening to this encyclical this week. If you would like to follow along with the encyclical, you can view it here .   Jo...

On episode 17 of the Cycles & Sanctity Podcast, I have the pleasure of interviewing Father Daniel McCaffrey, with NFP Outreach. We were connected through Sue Ek who I interviewed on episode 15 .    Father McCaffrey has an incredible passion and mission of supporting the vocation of marriage and families by equipping our pastors with knowledge and resources on preaching about NFP. Father shares...

Welcome to episode 16 of the Cycles & Sanctity podcast, where we are talking about the encyclical Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI, a little bit of church history, and a little bit about world history.    We dive into the history and societal movement of contraception and Christian Churches. We also look at the Second Vatican Council that Pope John XXIII began, and Pope Paul VI continued. I menti...

Welcome to episode 15 of the Cycles & Sanctity Podcast, where I have the pleasure of interviewing Sue Ek, Director of Communications at NFP Outreach. We met through BOMA-USA when I was interested in becoming a Billings Instructor. Listen in, as Sue describes her impressions of Dr. John and Evelyn Billings and some of the history of how their work came to be. Sue shares her path into being invo...

On episode 14 of the Cycles and Sanctity Podcast, Mama Jane leads us through a discovery of Who We Are and reminds us that each of us is God's masterpiece. She explains the difference between being children of God and creatures of God.    Mama Jane reflects on her own experiences of feeling alone and shares what Saint Pope John Paul II refers to as Original Solitude. She also shares her personal e...

On episode 13 of the Cycles and Sanctity Podcast, Mama Jane begins with two reflections from last week's interview and then dives into the importance of examining our relationship with Jesus, to understand the beauty of our Catholic faith and concepts like Natural Family Planning.    Mama Jane encourages listeners to answer the question Jesus asks his disciples "Who Do You Say I Am?" Answering thi...

On episode 12 of the Cycles and Sanctity Podcast, Mama Jane interviews one of Metanoia Catholics' Resident Coaches, Marty Thompson about his experience with Natural Family Planning in marriage and how NFP can be a path toward holiness for men, too.     Marty shares stories of his struggles before and in marriage, how he and his wife began to practice Natural Family Planning, his mindset struggles,...

On episode 11 of the Cycles and Sanctity Podcast, Mama Jane discusses the Catholic Church’s teaching on Natural Family Planning (NFP) and some of her thoughts on it. She reminds us that we are all called to understand these teachings on NFP so that we can practice them and also pass them on to future generations.   Mama Jane explains four important things to remember when it comes to the marital a...

On this episode of the Cycles and Sanctity Podcast, Mama Jane discusses Fertility Awareness and Natural Family Planning - what they are, what the difference is, and how she teaches it.    Mama Jane shares her insights on the teachings of the Catholic Church on chastity, sex, marriage, and children. She shares her story of redemption and reflections on her own journey toward understanding God’s wil...

Episode 9 of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast is a continuation of our conversation with special guest, Emily Adams where we discuss the Wounds of Motherhood. Emily is a Resident Coach at Metanoia Catholic and she helps Catholic women encounter their baby loss through a different lens.    This week, we talk about the importance of naming your lost babies, praising God for the suffering, and how Mam...

Episode 8 of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast begins with a response to a review of the podcast and encouragement to all listeners who are wise women of the village, with a practical suggestion of how we can practice cycling.     We discuss celebrating our beloved priests and the gift of the priesthood, and how married women are called to support the vocation of priests and religious.    I share a...

Episode 7 of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast is an interview with a special guest, Emily Adams where we discuss the Wounds of Motherhood. Emily is a Resident Coach at Metanoia Catholic and she helps Catholic women encounter their baby loss through a different lens.    Emily shares a bit of her story of unique motherhood and her first experiences of miscarriage. She is hosting a virtual retreat for...

Episode 6 of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast discusses the last phase of our cycle, the luteal phase, or as Mama Jane calls it - the wonderment phase. There can be many thoughts associated with this phase, especially when trying to conceive, as you will hear when Mama Jane shares a trying time in her life.    The spiritual tool we will focus on during the luteal phase is Adoration. We go into what...

Episode 5 of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast begins with a joyful client story and expands on how ovulation is the main event in our cycles. In our spiritual life, I relate it to the summit of our Catholic faith. Hear the analogies to help you grasp it better.  For all my visual learners, I have created a mini-course called “Uniquely Beautifully You” with videos to explain these concepts and chart...

In episode 4 of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast, we go into detail about the Basic Infertile Pattern or BIP phase of the cycle. I talk about how this phase can be boring to some, similar to praying the rosary. I share my experience of learning to pray the rosary, to then leading it with friends and family.    If you have young kids, you’ll want to listen in for a great tip that may help your kids...

In this episode of the Cycles and Sanctity podcast, we go into detail about the menstruation phase of the cycle. I explain how this phase can be connected to our spiritual life through the sacrament of confession. I share my experience with making a general confession and how regular confession became part of my spiritual life, along with some tips that worked for me.   I hope this helps you on yo...

What signs is your body giving you to know what phase you are in? How do you start tracking those signs? In this episode, Mama Jane explains it all!   We dive into the details of charting observations in your cycle, the similarities to Ignatian spirituality, and how we can grow in holiness through charting. Learn the BAKER method from Father Michael Gaitley’s “ Consoling the Heart of Jesus ” on pr...

Welcome to the first episode of the Cycles and Sanctity Podcast! If you’re wondering how your cycles can lead you to sanctity, this show is for you!    I’m walking you through my background, the basic terms for our cycles, and the Billings Method. I touch on Ignatian Spirituality and my motto from the Litany of Humility - “That others become holier than I, provided that I become as holy as I shoul...