The Catholic Bookworm

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Katie Gearns on her book Feast Faith Flourish: Holistic Wellness in Light of Eternity. (November 5, 2025) Life is an endless succession of ebbs and flows, and as we journey through nature’s cycles, our human spirits yearn for the authentic integration of wellness and faith in our fast-paced world. Feast, Faith, and Flourish is burst...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Sebastian Mahfood on his book The Victim Soul in the Dark Night of Nosferatu (October 23, 2025) This book is a ChatGPT-illustrated theological retelling of Nosferatu (1922), portraying Ellen as a Christ-like victim soul. As her husband, Hutter, departs for Orlok’s castle, she offers herself in prayer and fasting. Orlok’s arrival bri...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Devin Schadt on his book The Rule (October 23, 2025) Sure to become a classic, this spiritual treasure consists of seven sections that the spirituality of the Custos comprises and eighty-eight specific “rules” that will help you live this essential and transformational way of life. As you advance, you will gain clarity on when God i...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ed Rushman on his book There's So Much to Life: A White Stone Journal (October 21, 2025) There's So Much to Life is a memoir of the soul—woven from stories of work, family, failure, faith, beauty, and surprising joy. At its heart are four anchoring stories: moments when the author was taken aside from ordinary life—outside of time,...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Danielle Catherine Mesa on her series The Miracle Cats (October 14, 2025) The Three Miracle Cats, Part 1: Ichigo’s Story | En Route Books and Media A young kitten is adopted. Will he learn the meaning of God’s providence? The Three Miracle Cats, Part 2: Kikyo’s Story by Danielle Catherine Mesa | En Route Books and Media Kikyo’s Stor...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Ronda Chervin on her book 77 Soundbytes of Love along with Other Works (October 8, 2025) This book is an anthology of soundbytes — 77 to be exact — drawn from almost one hundred philosophical works of Ronda Chervin written over the past half century. Why 77? It’s a number signifying the triumph of the spirit over matter and the pers...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews St. Peter Catholic Church: Remembering the Past, Embracing the Future (a 175th anniversary book) (October 8, 2025) https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uXwA_v5mPjp71Dmd6G0PdJvNcLiE8T3/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlIjptYWWbzpDBu2CrklabiWNLcWyMBh/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j7ZuEOCWdyfuV0...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Steve Mamanella on his book Providential (October 8, 2025) What is God’s will for our lives? And how does our own free will intersect with God’s plan? In  Providential , an autobiographical exploration of the gift of God’s Providence, veteran Catholic communicator Steve Mamanella shares engaging stories from his own personal and pro...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Laura Vosika on her book Blue Bells of Scotland (October 7, 2025) Shawn Kleiner has it all: money, fame, a skyrocketing career as an international musical phenomenon, his beautiful girlfriend Amy, and all the women he wants-- until the night Amy has enough and leaves him stranded in a Scottish castle tower. He wakes up to find himse...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Stephen Rouhana on his book A Rosary for Religious and Restless Minds: The Structured Contemplative Rosary – A New Method of Contemplation within The Holy Rosary (September 22, 2025) This book introduces a new method to pray the Rosary that helps the person praying stay focused on the lives of Jesus and Mary. The method takes short...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dcn. Jack Sullivan on his book When Heart Speaks to Heart (September 18, 2025) Through heartfelt anecdotes and theological insight, Deacon Jack Sullivan shares his remarkable spiritual journey, highlighting miraculous healings attributed to St. John Henry Cardinal Newman. These experiences led to his ordination and contributed to Ne...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Éamonn Bourke on his book Make Your Home in Me: Reflections on Prayer (September 16, 2025) Father Bourke’s book takes the sometimes elusive process of prayer and presents it in easily accessible terms. Because of this gift for clarity in the author, this book makes prayer inviting and attractive. Each chapter provides insight in...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Jenny duBay on her novel World Between Worlds: A Novel Based on the Early Life of Caterina, the Mystic of Siena (Sept 15, 2025) World Between Worlds is Jenny duBay’s unforgettable story of one of the most dynamic personalities of the Middle Ages, Catherine of Siena. Set in the tumultuous fourteenth century,  World Between Worlds  ta...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Frank Dirks of Carolina Catholic Professionals (September 10, 2025) Carolina Catholic Professionals - Catholic Radio in SC Carolina Catholic Professionals - Benemerenti Medal Awarded to Frank Dirks

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Francis Etheredge on his book Transgenderism: A Question of Identity (September 9, 2025) We live in difficult times as there are enormous advantages to the internet and, at the same time, profound problems with its use. Is it a distorting mirror or is a true reflection of who we are? On the one hand world class scholarship, news, ph...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Barbara Heil on her book Journey into His Heart (August 27, 2025) In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Barbara Heil on her book Journey into His Heart: How the Holy Spirit Led Me into the Catholic Church. Growing up without any kind of faith life, Barbara Heil had a life-transforming experience at sixtee...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Phillip Brown, PSS, on his article Human Formation in the Twenty-first Century. The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic tradition. This special issue of Seminary Journal explores the evolving landscape of Catholic...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr Dennis Billy, CSsR, on Teaching Marian Doctrine & Spirituality in a Catholic Seminary. (August 19, 2025) The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic tradition. This special issue of Seminary Journal explores the ev...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Mary Amore on her three books Every Day books with Jesus; Mary; and Joseph (August 13, 2025) Every Day with Jesus Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist because he loves us. When we receive him in the Blessed Sacrament — body, blood, soul, and divinity — we are united to the humanity and divinity of Christ. Every Day with Jesus...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dennis Castillo on his Seminary Journal article "Teaching Catholic History in Seminary Formation" (August 12, 2025) The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic tradition. This special issue of Seminary Journal explores th...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Barnabas Aspray on his Seminary Journal article entitled "Theology as Cultural Witness" (August 12, 2025) The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic tradition. This special issue of Seminary Journal explores the evolving...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Hy Nguyen on his article in the Spring 2025 edition of Seminary Journal entitled "Preparing Foreign-Born Seminarians for the U.S. Church." The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic tradition. This special issue of S...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Jim Erlinger on his book Vietnam: An Elegy of Love and War (August 4, 2025) Vietnam: an Elegy of Love & War by James Adrian Erlinger, is a deeply personal memoir blending themes of love, war, and self-discovery. It recounts the author’s transformative journey from a carefree youth to a soldier grappling with the harrowing realit...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews John Macias on his article entitled "Political Philosophy & Catholic Social Teaching in Seminary Formation" in the Spring 2025 issue of Seminary Journal. The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic tradition. This spe...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Leelamma Sebastian on her Seminary Journal article (Spring 2025) "The Intersection of Pastoral Care & Contemporary Leadership in Seminary Formation" (July 28, 2025) The Seminary Journal is a journal of opinion, research, and praxis in the field of seminary education and formation for priesthood within the Roman Catholic traditio...