The Catholic Bookworm

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Claudia McAdam on her book Through Living Waters: An Origin Story About Baptism Teach children about the origins of the Sacrament of Baptism with this heartwarming story. With engaging illustrations and beautiful writing, Through Living Waters: An Origin Story About Baptism invites little Catholics into a story about the origins and...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Leslea Wahl on her book A Summer to Treasure (July 23, 2025) Teenage siblings Luke, Celia, and Austin are dreading their summer vacation. A month cooped up in an RV, touring around the Southwest, with their parents, grandmother, and each other? Pure torture. But when Grandma reveals the real reason for the trip, the journey becomes...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem. on his book Coached by Josemaría Escrivá: Lessons in Discipleship (July 22, 2025) Born at the turn of the twentieth century, St. Josemaría Escrivá spent his life as malleable clay in the Potter's hands. He took on a very visible leadership role as a priest and as the founder of Opus Dei, with a sub...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Michael Lichens on Pietro di Donato's I Killed Maria Goretti: The Life and Repentance of Alessandro Serenelli  (July 21, 2025) “I know I am not worthy of her help, yet she is to me in my darkness of sin what the bright and shining star is to the mariner, for her pardon gives me hope.” — Alessandro SerenelliThrough vivid storytelling...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Kevin Wells on his book Coached by the Curé: Lessons in Shepherding with St. John Vianney (July 16, 2025) Kevin Wells, nephew of a holy Catholic priest murdered for standing up against clergy corruption, has written an unforgettable book—a humble yet urgent plea through the voice of the greatest priest-saint in history, St. Jean-Mar...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Jeffrey Trissell on his book Unlocking the Churches: The Legal Victory Against California's Pandemic-Era Religious Discrimination. (July 15, 2025) “[I]t could be well said that a country, preserved at the sacrifice of all the cardinal principles of liberty, is not worth the cost of preservation.”  — The Supreme Court in Ex Parte Mil...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Hannah Rothwell on Transformative Learning and Personalism (July 10, 2025)

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Angela Fortunato on her book Wholeheartedly: God's Mystery of Love in the Call to Celibacy (July 9, 2025) The vocation of apostolic celibacy is a call from God to dedicate one's life entirely to the needs of the Church. In a world increasingly burdened by distraction from what matters most, this calling is all the more necessary—and...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Stacy Trasancos on her book IVF is Not the Way: The False Promises of Artificial Procreation (July 8, 2025) In a May 2024 Pew poll, more than two-thirds of Americans indicated they thought that IVF (in vitro fertilization) is good and should be accessible to anyone who wants it. Even among social conservatives — including the cu...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Br. James Francis Twyman, CFC, on his book I Don't Know, Maybe, I Love You: How to De-Polarize Your Family, Business, Country, and the World. In a nation torn apart by political strife, what if the solution was as simple as three little phrases? "I don't know. Maybe. I love you." When author James Twyman spoke these words during a h...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Michael Egnor & Denyse O'Leary on their book The Immortal Mind. A neuroscientist and surgeon makes an argument for the existence of a spiritual human soul in this eye-opening book. Many scientists and doctors believe that there is no such thing as the soul. That there is no part of us that persists beyond death. We are not spiri...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Stephanie Marley on Wake up, Jamaica! (June 27, 2025) Wake Up Jamaica was founded with the mission to empower Jamaican citizens to become active participants in the development, safety and governance of their country. We believe that a strong and prosperous Jamaica can only be achieved through the collective efforts of its citizens....

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Sydney March, RN, PHN, on her book Freedom and Truth in Suffering. For those who experience suffering and those in the medical profession, this book explores why a proper understanding of the human person and freedom is essential for guidance in moral actions and persevering. The author demonstrates that with this framework, the pow...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Mitch Pacwa on his book St. Paul on the Power of the Cross. On the road to Damascus, St. Paul was transformed from one of the most zealous persecutors of Christians into one of the greatest apostles in history. Like all of us, he experienced suffering, weakness, and hardships, but amid these trials during his heroic mission trips, v...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Jesse Romero on his book Prayer as a Weapon: How to Go on the Spiritual Offensive (June 23, 2025) In the eternal battle for souls, prayer is our greatest weapon. In this book on spiritual warfare, acclaimed author and radio host Jesse Romero emphasizes the importance of prayer in facing our modern crises, especially for men who are...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Maria McFadden Maffucci on her Human Life Review article "RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics–and Pro-Life Silence?" (June 19, 2025) The Human Life Review RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics-and Pro-Life Silence? - The Human Life Review

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Maria Riley on her children's book Joan of Arc. The Martin siblings are back for another adventure! Joshua and Luke are playing at the park with their friend Nathan when bullies steal Nathan’s hat. The boys walk away because they know fighting is wrong. Now, the park doesn’t feel fun anymore, and they all feel sad about Nathan’s hat...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Stephanie Landsem on her book Code Name Edelweiss. “What I am looking for―what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss―is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler is the n...

In the episode, Kiki Latimer interviews Kevin A. Codd on his books To the Field of Stars: A Pilgrim's Journey to Santiago de Compostela and Beyond Even the Stars: A Compostela Pilgrim in France. “Pilgrimage” is a strange notion to our modern, practical minds. How many of us have walked to a distant holy place in order to draw nearer to God? Yet the pilgrimage experience is growing these days in va...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Deacons Mike Plese, Jeff Kosidowski, Scott Sparks, and Greg Weigold on the Holy Land/Greece Tour in October 2026 (May 27, 2025) For the trip flyer, click here: https://tinyurl.com/holylandandgreecetour2026

In this episode of WCAT Radio's The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Karen Ullo on her novel To Crown with Liberty. (May 25, 2025) New Orleans, 1795. In the wake of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, Alix de Morainville Carpentier—a former lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette, now married to her gardener—seeks peace and security in the Spanish colony of Louisiana. But her journey in...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Marianne Siegmund on her book The Face of Jesus, the Martyr and the Reciprocity of Abiding Love: Anthropological Considerations in Spiritual Theology Based Upon the Pontifical Writings of Pope Saint John Paul the Great. This book explores the theological and spiritual dimensions of martyrdom, as interpreted through the writings...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Mark and Patricia Roser on their book My African Dream: Transformed by the Rain (May 22, 2025) Inspiring and challenging memoir from Mark and Patrica Roser documenting their adventures over the past 40 years in war torn Zimbabwe. From colonialism to poverty, war, dictators and AIDS, this beautifully documented story will change your...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews John Ossi on his book Can We Care for Aging Parents at Home?: Stories of the struggle to care for the author's own parents and other relatives at home. (May 13, 2025) Over 100 questions adult children should ask to evaluate the process of caring for aging parents at home. What options other than home care exist? How can I start a co...

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Sarah Crowne on her novel  All These Threads of Time.  Sylvie Mitchell’s world falls apart when her sister is murdered the same night her father vanishes without a trace. Crushed with grief, Sylvie consoles her mother and younger brother alone. But then Sylvie discovers an incredible gift: the ability to time travel. Determined to r...