The Catholic Bookworm

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Marianne Siegmund on her book The Metaphysics of Martyrdom (January 21, 2026) In The Metaphysics of Martyrdom, J. Marianne Siegmund explores the mystery of witness through death as a metaphysical act of fidelity to truth, goodness, and beauty. Drawing upon Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. John Paul II, she reveals martyrdo...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Judy Foy on her book Comfort: Meeting God in Grief (January 20, 2026) Find Hope and Healing Through Contemplative Prayer After LossWhen grief leaves you questioning everything, including your faith, Comfort: Meeting God in Grief offers a gentle way back to spiritual connection. This unique 52-week devotional combines contemplative p...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Suzanne Cruz on her book The Schoolie: Observations on Life through the Window of a School Bus (January 20, 2026) Have you ever loved your family deeply and still wondered how any of you survived each other? The Schoolie  is a warm, witty, and deeply reflective coming-of-age memoir told through the “window” of a  schoolie  (the nick...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Suzanne Bilodeau on her book She Loved: Resting in the Beauty of Motherhood (January 14, 2026) Motherhood is a beautiful vocation, rich in love and mercy, where little souls are nurtured and guided to intimately know the source of love himself. But what if mothers are not shown how to guide these little souls? After turning to sourc...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ed Uszynski on his book co-authored with Brian Smith entitled Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports (January 14, 2026) Transform the competitive sports field into a discipleship opportunity as you help your young athlete become not just a better player but a devoted follower of God.   If we don’t own the p...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Diane Owens on her book Walking with Jesus to Jerusalem: A Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope. Walking with Jesus to Jerusalem: A Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope is an invitation to deepen your relationship with Jesus during this jubilee year when Pope Francis calls us to be “Pilgrims of Hope.” Each day of this unique photographic pilgrimage you’l...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Paul Fox on his book A Boy-Sized Cross: St. Louis Ibaraki, the Youngest of Nagasaki's Twenty-Six Martyrs. In a time when being Catholic in Japan could cost you everything, ten-year-old Louis Ibaraki has more questions than answers. Orphaned, proud, and struggling to trust, Louis is thrown into a world of strange Latin prayers, s...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Francis Etheredge and Elizabeth Rex on The Zygote of Christ & The Mystery of Man. A profound exploration of human ensoulment and personhood at the moment of conception, this bioethical and theological work reveals how the mystery of Christ’s incarnation as a one-cell zygote, from the first instant of His conception, can advance...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Ray Guarendi on his book Drama-Free Discipline: Dr. Ray Coaches You to Parenting Success. Parenting can wear you down — but it doesn’t have to. Popular media personality Dr. Ray Guarendi, father of ten and experienced clinical psychologist, applies his trademark humor, common sense, and no-nonsense wisdom to the task of helping...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Paul List & Ali Ghaffari on their book Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT THE WORLD IS MORE CONNECTED BUT LESS HUMAN THAN EVER BEFORE? Technology connects the entire world but people are more lonely than ever before, while artificial intelligence threatens to replace human intellect and reason. B...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Anthony DeStefano on his book The Sparrow Who Fell to the Ground. A little bird with a broken wing. A storm-swept valley. A journey of courage. This unforgettable, heartwarming adventure from bestselling author Anthony DeStefano features a tiny sparrow born in the “Valley of Tears” — a place where light and darkness, joy and hardshi...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Susan Joy Bellavance on her book This Little Light of Thine: Stories of the Sanctuary Lamp. This Little Light of Thine shines the light of the sanctuary lamp into your heart and calls everyone to an astonishing act of faith rooted in joy: the Risen Jesus is truly present — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity — in each tabernacle in ever...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Derek Rotty on his book Praying with Sacred Art: Pondering the Mystery of Redemption through Visio Divina One of the most powerful ways of encountering God is through our senses, especially through our perception of beauty. The good, the true, and the beautiful are inseparable, and beauty, rightly considered, always leads to the Cre...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Scott Smith on his book with Fr. Don Calloway entitled 33 Days to the Holy Family: Consecration to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The Holy Family serves as the pattern and model for marriage and family, demonstrating what these are, as well as the correct understanding of masculinity and fatherhood, femininity and motherhood, babies and c...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Jerome Magat on his books Honoring the Covenant: Daily Mass Gospel Meditations for Busy Married Couples and Honoring the Covenant: Sunday, Solemnity, and Feast Day Mass Meditations for Busy Married Couples. Concerning Honoring the Covenant: Daily Mass Gospel Meditations for Busy Married Couples: Couples are incredibly busy—so bu...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Bo Bonner on his book A Very Little Office of Compline: Night Prayer for Children. Visit we beseech thee Lord This house in which we dwell, Let Angels who abide herein The devil’s snares dispel, In peace, please keep our weary heads, And your blessings always as well. Through Christ our Lord, Amen. Teach your children the timeless r...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Serafino M. Lanzetta on his book The Silent Witness of Nazareth: St. Joseph: Spouse of Mary, Powerful Intercessor, Guardian of the Church. Where are you, dear fathers? Where are you, O man? Sometimes the fatherless look for a father in the wrong places. As the temporal reflection of our Heavenly Father, St. Joseph, patron of fat...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Eric Gilhooly, LC, on his book To a Younger Brother. Father Eric Gilhooly, LC has written To a Younger Brother as a very practical and encouraging book for seminarians. The book uses contemporary book, movie, and song examples to offer insightful and realistic advice for those studying for the priesthood. https://enroutebooksand...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Christina Brajkovich, Karen Anne Mahoney, and Roxane Salonen on their book Finding Flannery: A Travel Memoir Exploring the Mystique of Flannery O’Connor and the Legacy She Has Left Us All. Follow the journey… During the fiftieth anniversary year of the death of Flannery O’Connor, three writers from the North embarked on a pilgrimage...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Paul Murano on his book What on Earth is Mortal Sin and Where the Hell Does it Lead You?: A look at sins that kill the soul. Despite its title, this is a serious book. That’s because the road to eternity begins now. Although Scripture assures us that God wants all people to have fullness of joy in this life and forever in the next,...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Stephanie Landsem on her novel The Fault Between Us. In this gripping new work of historical fiction from the award-winning author of Code Name Edelweiss, three sisters fight for their lives and for each other amid the danger of a cataclysmic earthquake that rips Yellowstone National Park asunder. 1959. Claire, Bridget, and Frannie...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, and Very. Rev. Mark Doherty on Spiritual Fatherhood (November 12, 2025)

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Rebecca Wildsmith on her father's book The Road to Bethlehem. The Road to Bethlehem, authored and illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, is a heartwarming journey of faith, friendship, and the joyous mystery of the Incarnation — told from the perspective of animals who long to be near the Christ Child. When Mary and Joseph set out on their...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Carolyn McKinney on her two articles, "What I Hope My Sons will Learn from the Life of Charlie Kirk" (see https://catholicexchange.com/what-i-hope-my-sons-will-learn-from-the-life-of-charlie-kirk/ and https://becomewhoyouare.buzzsprout.com/791723/episodes/18126432-678-what-i-hope-my-sons-will-learn-from-the-life-of-charlie-kirk-with...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Gregory Floyd on his book Unforgettable: How Remembering God’s Presence in Our Past Brings Hope to Our Future. (Nov 6, 2025) From beloved spiritual writer and Catholic leader Gregory Floyd comes a moving meditation on the power of memory and how God is often more clearly seen when we look back. This is a book about memory, about wha...