The Catholic Bookworm

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Sharon Lebell on her book co-authored with Brother David Steindl-Rast Ph. D., and Kathleen Norris, entitled Music of Silence - A Sacred Journey through the Hours of the Day. Music of Silence shows how to incorporate the sacred meaning of monastic living into everyday life by following the natural rhythm of the hours of the day. Lear...

In this episode of WCAT Radio's "The Catholic Bookworm," Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Eduardo Echeverria on his article "Christian Anthropology and the Vocation to Chastity" published in Vol. 2 of Jane Adolphe and Robert Fastiggi's Clerical Sexual Misconduct in response to Patricia Cooney Hathaway's article "Sexual Integrity, Spirituality and Priestly Formation." The abuse, harassment, or devaluati...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ann Garrido on her book Let's Talk about Truth: A Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Other Catholic Leaders in a World of Doubt and Discord The mere mention of “truth” will often start arguments, even among the best of friends and the closest of family members. To avoid conflict, Church leaders often side-step the topic altogether....

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Joni Seith on her book Pain of Grace: Living and Suffering with Dignity. (May 3, 2023) Walking her readers through her conversion from a culturally Jewish background to Catholicism, Joni J. Seith relates her struggle to live with a chronic, painful, and progressive debilitating genetic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Writte...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Msgr. Michael Magee on Affective Maturity and its Importance for Seminary Formation (April 18, 2023) For the full story, see Clerical Sexual Misconduct, Vol. 2: A Foundational Conversation | En Route Books and Media

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ronda Chervin on her book Talkaholics: Fate or Work-in-Process (March 31, 2023) Why would I ever think I talk too much? Here are some tiny stories to show you why:“Ronda,” asked my spiritual director, “what would it be like if you joined a table (at the seminary where I was teaching and took my meals) and didn’t talk first?”“Ronda,”...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Suzanne Mulrain on her chapter entitled "Affective Maturity and its Importance for Seminary Formation" in Jane Adolphe and Robert Fastiggi's book Clerical Sexual Misconduct: A Foundational Conversation. a healthy understanding of their own inherent dignity as male persons and spiritual fathers; whether clerics have a healthy underst...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Peter C. Kleponis on his chapter on the Treatment of Pornography Addiction in Clergy and Seminiarians in Jane Adolphe and Robert Fastiggi's book Clerical Sexual Misconduct (March 21, 2023) The abuse, harassment, or devaluation of women, in any form by Catholic priests and bishops, raises concerns about: whether clerics have a he...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Madeleine Dobrowski on her book The Lord of the Rings and Catholicism (March 14, 2023) This book explores the Catholic themes that can be found in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is written for all lovers of Tolkien, Catholic or not, who are intrigued by the richness of his writings and want to learn more about the incredible mind...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Paul Gondreau concerning his response to Robert Fastiggi in Clerical Sexual Misconduct: A Foundational Conversation. Dr. Gondreau's response is entitled "The Ordained Priest as Alter Christus: A Christological Perspective on Clerical Sexual Misconduct with Women" https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/foundationalconversation/

WCAT TV is an en air wing of En Route Books and Media working with WCAT Radio to share the joys of the Catholic faith. To support the station, please visit our Patreon account at https://www.patreon.com/wcatradio In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ivan Arthur on his books Pavement Prayers and Saynt Lachmi (Part 2) In Pavement Prayers, Kalia confessed to murder last n...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer talks with Ivan Arthur on his books Pavement Prayers and Saynt Lachmi (part 1). Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it... Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story. But, of course,...

Sonia Aldana Morales' chapter in Absolute Vision is called "Precious Milestones" and is about how her life changed forever when during her pregnancy with her 2nd daughter, Sonia and her husband learned their daughter would be born with a condition that the doctors deemed was "incompatible with life." Sonia's chapter is a powerful reminder that life is what we make it, and by sharing her story of b...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Cynthia Toolin-Wilson on her book Survivor: A Memoir of Forgiveness (February 10, 2023) In this book, Cynthia Toolin-Wilson tells the story of how her mother’s attempt to chemically abort her impacted her life. She recounts her relationship with her parents until their deaths, and the beginning of her forgiveness of them, and of her...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer talks with Fr. Bob Shaldone on his book entitled Chosen One: From Homeless Infant to Priest at Home in My Heavenly Father’s Heart Chosen One is a story of the life of Fr. Bob Shaldone, SOLT, whose earthly mother gave him up for adoption following a happy conclusion to an unplanned pregnancy and whose Heavenly Father chose him as one of His pri...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Y.G. Nyghtstorm about his book All Action, No Talk!: You Have the Strength to Change Your Life Despite Adversity (January 17, 2023) There is an old saying which goes, GOD will never give you more than you can handle. In most cases this is true. Life does have a way of teaching us lessons that build character and wisdom is gained. Th...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Roger Skrenes on his book Signs of Resurrection (January 17, 2023) This book is written to show that in our world there are many signs of resurrection. Life beyond death is demonstrated or modeled in many ways within the world around us. This fact should teach us to believe that our death is not an end in itself but rather a new beg...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Dr. Jane Adolphe and Dr. Robert Fastiggi discuss the book Clerical Sexual Misconduct (January 9, 2023) In 2018, as accounts of clerical sexual misconduct in Chile, Honduras, and the United States roiled the Catholic Church, an international meeting of experts in journalism, law, pastoral care, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology, was convened t...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Michael Brinda talks about his book Parish Management and Operations: The Buck Stops Here (December 15, 2022) How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Dcn. Charlie Durban talks with Kiki Latimer on his book Adventures with the Holy Spirit. This book is dedicated to and is about the merciful and at times semi-miraculous consolations and interventions of the Holy Spirit, without which neither this book nor perhaps even the author would still be traversing the crooked path that God weaves through our broken...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer talks with Ben Bongers and Courtney Boatwright about their book The Farmer, The Miner, and the Artisan. We are all puzzle pieces—some too short, some too tall, some missing pieces of ourselves. Yet we all bring special gifts to others in our lives. In this Nativity story, you will meet 3 people, a Farmer, a Miner, and an Artisan, whose common...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. MaryRuth Hackett on her book Daughter by Design (November 29, 2022) Discovering Your Identity as God’s Beloved Daughter What is my purpose in life? Who am I, really? These are questions that every woman will find herself asking in a culture swirling with increasing confusion around meaning and identity. Struggle, failure real or...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer speaks with Dcn. Bob Evans on his book Walking the Parables of Jesus: A Journey into the Words, Life and Times of Jesus Christ (November 15, 2022) Walking the Parables of Jesus is a unique treatment of Jesus’ parables. Drawing on the work of many scholars, the author takes those who seek a deeper understanding of the Christian faith on a “jour...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Fr. Chris Seith on his book Rekindling Wonder: Touching Heaven in a Screen Saturated World (November 7, 2022)

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Catholic author and evangelist Kiki Latimer speaks with Ben Bongers on his books The Saint Nicholas Society and True Love (October 14, 2022) The Saint Nicholas Society Fred went from having it all—the girl, the car, the mansion—to being on the street. After being taken in by a kindly priest, he is diagnosed with cancer and begins to question what’s left fo...