Just One Small Thing Podcast for Catholic Parents

The idea of obedience has haunted me for a few weeks.  Eventually I read everything that Mother Teresa wrote about obedience, and I was not let down.  Much of what I read was written for her community and talked about the role of obedience in religious community life.  However, nearly every point she made could also be perfectly applied to the family and marriage. So that is basically what this we...

No matter the sage of life, there never seems to be enough time or money or energy...and we can quickly become overwhelmed. Here are a few quick tips to deal with the overwhelm you might be feeling, along with a big announcement about what is going on in our lives (and contributing to our overwhelm greatly). Enjoy, and blessings!! Nancy

Taking little kids to mass each week is tough.   And yet, we do it every Sunday and genuinely love it, because kids and babies need to be at mass and as mothers there are ways for us to get more out of mass with a little preparation, correct formation about the mass and some practical tips, which is exactly what I share in this episode.   One of these tips is to prepare for Mass with a Mass Journa...

Today my friend Katie from The Joyful Leap ( https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheJoyfulLeap ) is joining me to talk about so so very many beautiful things, but they all have to do with the support that mothers need. Support from other mothers. Supports from our communities. AND, the support that we have as Catholics.  The support of the saints, of Our Lady and of the sacraments.  It's all about support!...

Today's episode goes out to all the married ladies out there with imperfect marriages...so all of us!   The ideas behind today's episode come from the months of research and prayer and soul-searching I have been doing to create the Catholic Wife's Academy (which will be open for enrollment on August 8th).  And here is the major take away I have to share with you today: To live out our marriages we...

The little way of St. Therese applies so perfectly to the life of mothers.  We live a life of small things are our mission is to do those things with great love. But, how do we actually endeavor on this Little Way? Well, I have some ideas for you.   The little way of St. Therese can be broken down into three steps: Recognize, Trust and Try.  I talk through each of these steps and discuss how the l...

Today Shannon Wendt of www.chewslife.com  joins me to talk about doing BIG things, even when they are scary, even when you don't have everything planned out...and even when you are a homeschooling mom of soon to be 7 little ones. Sometimes you just need to be brave and do it, and through that God can make amazing things happen. Shannon should know!  Listen in to hear how God used 3 back-to-back mi...

We know the truths of the Catholic Church.  We love the truths...and yet it can be so hard to say those truths to the people we love.  Why is that? Today I dive into these issues and talk about why it is so important that we have the courage to say those hard words to the people in our lives.  We need to move beyond causal friendships and seek the good of the other by confronting the sins or ignor...

In this episode my friend Nell ( www.wholeparentingfamily.com ) and I talk all things friendship, focusing especially on the importance of friendship in the mom years. We talk about how having a good mom friend can be essential to the health of your marriage. We talk about our own struggles in making and keeping mom friends. We talk about the difficulties women face in friendships, and how easy it...

The years of having and loosing and avoiding having babies offer us a remarkable opportunity to say YES to the will of God over and over again.  And surrender over and over again.  And work through serious decisions with our spouse. This is the topic of this episode of the Just One Small Thing Podcast.  Since issues of sex and fertility were such a HUGE part of the survey I did of Catholic Men and...

Be warned, this episode is SUPER Catholic! My friend Katie joins me to talk about the transforming nature of the Eucharist.  Our conversation takes us from College to Marriage to Motherhood, all while focusing on the Eucharist. We talk about The Theology of the Body, St. Faustina, The Catholic Wife Academy and little ones receiving 1st communion.  It's all there, along with a quick movie review of...

We dive deep into a very specific topic today: the mental health of new mothers and soon-to-be mothers.  My guest, Emily Reiter, is the mother of 5 little ones and hails from Texas.   After her own struggles, Emily is quite passionate about helping women get mentally healthy after the birth of their children.  To connect with her and help spread this important message, head to Emily's page, Be Lik...

Episode 5 of the Just One Small Thing podcast is all about our desire to control, it's root cause of fear, and our need to surrender. How control damages our marriages.  How our need to control pulls us away from God. So, if you are a control freak like me, listen in.  I talk candidly about many of my struggles with control, tracing all the way back to the days when I was dating my husband.   And,...

In this podcast I speak from my heart to all Married Catholic Women about how love is a choice.  From struggling to really love my husband while he was sick in bed, to dealing with going negative on our husbands, to the difference in the choice to have sex in men and women, I cover it all and really challenge all women to take seriously the choice they made on their wedding day.

In this episode I go it alone, without a guest, and speak from the heart about being small, striving for greatness, being honest and STARTING A MOVEMENT.  

A whole new take on the old phrase, "just do it." Prepare to have your marriage changed...for the better.

Writer, blogger, mother and Catholic Woman, Laura Fanucci opens up about what she has learned through vulnerability.  Listen in for powerful lessons on connecting with others and understanding the very heart of God.

And so it begins! The first episode of the Just One Small Thing podcast details the podcast's origin. After meeting so many wonderful Catholic Women I have come to believe something very strongly: every single women has at least one tiny bit of wisdom to share with us.  And, if we open ourselves up to learn from each other, and share what we have learned, we will be able to come closer to what JPI...