Mamas in Spirit

Jennifer Orton of Our Next first heard the voice of the Holy Spirit when she stepped on foreign soil in Kisumu, Kenya and discovered a mission for her life. In this Easter podcast, Jennifer shares how she was drawn to Africa to do mission work with orphaned and impoverished children after experiencing a miscarriage--she returned from Kisumu, Kenya with a passion for Christ that was sewn in her hea...

Learn how to look for God's joy every day of your life in this Easter podcast! Deacon John Froning of Saint Philip Catholic Church in Franklin, TN is filled with the joy of the Lord. Children line up to receive a blessing from him during the Eucharist. Deacon John wants the adults to know the same thing that he tells the children: God smiles when He thinks of you. And He thinks of you all the time...

Kathy McLeroy of Celebrating the Saints thinks her life could seem sad at first glance--she has lived through four serious illnesses and corresponding treatments over many decades. Kathy had Hodgkins Disease at twenty-one, breast cancer at forty-one, a massive heart attack at forty-six and now metastasized breast cancer.  While Kathy has faced these trials, she speaks to the wonderful life she has...

Erin McCole Cupp shares her journey with food addiction--she began using food as her primary coping mechanism in dealing with childhood trauma. Erin experienced profound healing through Catholics in Recovery and JP II's Theology of the Body. It was then that Erin began to reach for relationships rather than food.   In addition to her own food addiction, Erin explores the many things we reach for c...

Michael and Alicia Hernon of The Messy Family Project share how to reconnect with your spouse--even when you are feeling like you have no idea how to be close again.  In this Lenten Podcast, Mike and Alicia explore the choice to be vulnerable with one another, even when they are upset with one another or feeling particularly far apart. Vulnerability is the key ingredient to transformation in marri...

Elaine Drabik was rushed to the hospital after an unexpected seizure. Unknowingly, she had a virus resulting in a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that left Elaine's family uncertain if she would survive.  Elaine and her family were blessed with a miracle. While doctors were uncertain if Elaine would ever be well enough to go home, Elaine miraculously returned home on her youngest child's first birthd...

As Carol Berry of Celebrating the Saints sat in the silence of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, she felt drawn to an image of a woman she affectionately named "My Girl."  Soon before being initiated into the Catholic Church, Carol learned "Her Girl" was Our Lady of Guadalupe. Carol discovered a peace that could only be of God as she faced what seemed to be an insurmountable trial: two children suffer...

Kendra Tierney's husband, Jim was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma sixteen years before he passed away last summer. Kendra faced great ambiguity beginning the day Jim was first diagnosed--that very morning Kendra chose to "wait to worry." God carried and consoled Kendra each day as she trusted in the Lord and radically surrendered to His plan, rather than her own.   The rich tradition, prayers a...

Are you struggling to accept the crosses you carry? This Lenten podcast explores how difficult it can be to face long-term suffering due to circumstances such as death, addiction, broken relationships, illness, mental illness and more. Father Jon Meyer (Chaplain ) and Lindy Wynne (Host) delve into Luke 22:42 when Jesus asks God, "if you are willing, take this cup away from me." We all have "cups o...

Lindy's youngest daughter and three small friends join Lindy to wish you a Merry Christmas! Listen and let these girls ages eight, six, four and two delight your heart. 

In this Advent podcast, Fr. Jon Meyer and Lindy Wynne explore how to meet and love others where they are. Fr. Jon and Lindy talk about self-awareness of one's own internal experience, as well as personal intimacy with God. Loving and meeting others where they are begins with us allowing God to love and meet us where we are first.  Fr. Jon and Lindy also delve into the intricacies of loving others,...

John Angotti reaches out and connects others to God by creating and telling stories with his music for worship and liturgy. In this Advent podcast, John shares about his experience as an adopted son and journey of healing with both his adoptive and biological parents. John discovered that separation anxiety has been a core struggle thorughout his life, due to being removed from his birth mother an...

Miss Daisy Broughton was a child in Franklin, Tennessee during racial segregation. She tells stories of her experience and talks about how loving or hating a person has nothing to do with the color of their skin. Miss Daisy shares, "People would say they loved Christ, but they disliked me because of the color of my skin. That's a contradiction, because Christ loved everyobdy." Martin Luther King J...

Charli Vos is experiencing homelessness and receiving help in city shelters. Charli was raised in a violent and segregated town in Texas and experienced human trafficking as a child. She was abused from the time she was very young until she left her biological family when she was about thirty years old. Charli unknowingly had PTSD and utilized drugs and alcohol for many years to mentally escape he...

Lindy's daughters join her to wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving! The Mamas in Spirit Advent Series begins on November 25th. Open your heart to God in a way you never have before!  

Elizabeth Abaray shares the story of losing her beloved baby girl, Delia Grace, and the unfathomable sorrow of losing a child. She talks about how when we allow God to change us through our suffering, we become more of who God created us to be. Elizabeth explores the importance of walking with one another and using our pain for the greater glory of God. Elizabeth has written a children's book "Hug...

The deepest desire of Michelle Huntley's heart was to get married and have children. Yet for many years this dream was not realized and Michelle struggled.  Michelle describes how not finding the right man to marry touched on a childhood wound of feeling unworthy and unloveable. Michelle felt drawn to be silent, pray and trust the Lord in her pain. Hear about Michelle's journey and how God healed ...

Father Jon Meyer, Chaplain of Mamas in Spirit and Brian Wynne explore the current crisis of masculinity in our culture. They share how manhood is a total gift of self with Saint Joseph as a model and Christ as the ultimate model.  Father Jon and Brian also talk about ways to combat the crisis of masculinity with specific suggestions: building men and boys up, encouraging men and boys to identify r...

Lara Patangan was feeling lost in the suffering of this world and losing sight of God's mercy. She reached a milestone birthday and began to reflect more deeply on her life. Lara decided to spend the next year practicing corporal and spiritual acts of mercy and writing about it. God changed Lara and worked on her heart throughout the year. She was surprised to learn not only to share God's mercifu...

Sarah Hart is a singer, songwriter, speaker, storyteller and producer who talks about how we are tethered by God's love. This tethering is a gift from God and is experienced in our relationships through love, emotion, care and concern. Sarah shares how she is always tethered to her daughters, even after they grew into adulthood. Sarah trusts God is with them and recognizes her love for them is mos...

Tamara Mariea and her husband, Jude lost their daughter, Chloe in a tragic car accident two years ago. Chloe was twenty-four years old. Tamara shares how she and her family continue to carried by Christ, Mary and the activity of their faith as they face this unimaginable loss and grief. Tamara shares what God has revealed to her as she spends time in silence tending to her broken heart and searchi...

Jennie Guinn, Life Coach at Catholic Moms in the Middle,  shares her struggle with shame and unworthiness. For many years these feelings were deeply tied into her battle to lose weight. Jennie realized her weight loss was a spiritual matter that couldn't be fixed with things of the world alone. Jennie began to lose weight as she spent more time in solitude with the Lord and was honest about what w...

Erica Campbell shares her struggle with mental illness and alcoholism. Erica started drinking in college to cope with her feelings of depression and anxiety and "get out of herself." Alcohol felt like medicine. Erica learned drinking did not solve her depression or anxiety, but increased it. Erica attended Reconciliation one morning and it changed her life. The priest became her spiritual director...

Angie Mayer's baby's kidneys weren't working and the hospital staff told Angie and her husband there was nothing more they could do to help him. Hear of baby Jake's miraculous survival and the plight his parents have been through to save their precious son. Angie, Darrin and Jake's journey has been a pilgrimage of love. Jake is now twelve years old and has had two kidney transplants, as well as mu...

Vivian Imbruglia of Sacred Image Icons shares how she was drawn to attend Adoration during her lunch hour many years ago. Vivian sat in silence and the Holy Spirit clearly told her to change her life. Vivian left her job that day, lost friends and had to find a new home. However, Vivian says that day saved her soul.  As a Sacred Artist and Iconographer, Vivian is very careful about how she spends...