The Catholic Bookworm

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...

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...