The Catholic Mama

In this episode, Christine defends - and redefines - the To-Do List, a source of dread and a sort of indentured servitude for many moms and dads.  Many times, you'll read about ditching the To-Do List with messages such as "Just be happy with who you are;" "you're enough," etc. While these are helpful to an extent, these kinds of messages lack strategy that household managers need. But by reexamin...

On this episode, Christine is joined by Catholic spirituality writer Jeannie Ewing ( JeannieEwing.com ). Jeannie's writing focuses on grief, redemptive suffering, and waiting aka getting a "not yet" from God in response to our prayers.  As the mother of three young girls, including one who has a rare disease, Jeannie is familiar with the every day feelings of grief and hopelessness, but through an...

In this episode, Christine has Pat back on the show to discuss the philosophical case that can be made to prove the existence of God, as well as to start to dabble in who God is and ultimately, why believing in Jesus Christ is the sound and logical conclusion.  This will be a multi-part miniseries on The Catholic Mama. Part 1 discusses how we can get to the "God of the Philosophers," the first ste...

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the greatest gifts that God has given us, and also one of the least utilized. In this episode, Christine breaks down what exactly is the Sacrament of Reconciliation, also known as confession, why it's important, why you should take part in it, and how to do it. Practicing Catholics are required to go to confession at least once a year, but if you've never...

**Spoiler alert! Save this episode for a time when there aren't kids in the room who believe in Santa** Is it better to teach your children that Santa is real or is it better to teach them the truth? The Catholic Mama advocates truth - why? Because if we teach them fantasies that we later redact, it is easy to see that they may question whether what we've told them about God is simply one of those...

Welcome to The Catholic Mama podcast! For our inaugural episode, your host Christine Mooney-Flynn is joined by a special guest, her husband Pat.  Together, they share their path to Catholic conversion, a very surprising destination after years of atheism and nihilism. But spurred on by logic, reason, and apologetics, they found they were ready to make that necessary leap of faith...into faith. CLI...