Catholic Momcast

This week Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras are talking about the spiritual problem of acedia, a sin of spiritual sloth. What are some ways we might suffer fro spiritual lethargy and procrastination, and how can we combat this? Is this something you struggle with in your spiritual life? What re some ways we can reinvigorate ur relationship with God and inspire one another toward greater evangelization?

Lisa Hendey and Danielle Bean discuss making goals for 2020. What are your plans and goals for the new year? We discuss ideas for setting goals in our health lives, work lives, personal lives, and spiritual lives. Join us for a fun and enlightening conversation!

This week, Lisa Hendey and Danielle Bean discuss gift ideas and how we choose to celebrate with gifts at Christmas. How do you keep yourself on budget with Christmas shopping? What helps you celebrate without too much materialism? How can we teach kids to avoid getting the "gimmies" this time of year? Join us for a fun and enlightening conversation! Email us at editor@catholicmom.com or send us a voicemail or connect on social media.

Danielle Bean and Allison Gingras connect with you this week to talk about the crazy busy season of Advent and how to avoid see of the stress this year. Are you finding quiet in your days? Are you taking care of yourself? Are you nurturing your marriage? We are sharing practical ways to make this your best Advent ever by prioritizing and learning to let go of things that do not matter. Join us!

Are you more like Mary or like Martha? When it comes to holiday gatherings and to-do lists, what stresses you out most and how to deal with that? How can we make sure to focus on what really matters, in spite of the extra stresses that come with this season? Allison Gingras and Danielle Bean discuss their approach to the crazy holiday season that lies ahead.

This week, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey talk about Catholic teaching on purgatory and the practice of praying for the dead. Who are you remembering and praying for this November? We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. Email us at editor@catholicmom.com or send us a voicemail or connect on social media. Thanks for listening! Check out all of our episodes at CatholicMom.com

This week, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey sit down with relationship therapist Dr. Michael DiPaolo to take about ways to build up our marriages, guide teens through dating, and improve family connections. You can check out more of Dr. DiPaolo's work at his website. We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. Email us at editor@catholicmom.com or send us a voicemail or connect on social media.

This week, author Lindsay Schlegel joins Danielle Bean for an inspiring discussion about her book, Don't Forget to Say Thank You and Other Parenting Lessons that Brought Me Closer to God. Lindsay shares themes from the book abut ways her own motherhood has taught her about loving others, caring for her own needs, and leaning on God's infinite mercy.

This week Danielle Bean sits down with CatholicMom contributor Patti Maguire Armstrong to talk about her newest book, Holy Hacks: Everyday ways to Love Your Faith and Get to Heaven. Patti shares ideas for simple ways we can all grow in holiness without needing to go outside of our work, our routines or our everyday lives.

Allison Gingras and Danielle Bean discuss "everyday mercies," the way si which we can experience God's merciful love in our daily lives. Their main points are based on a talk Allison recently gave at the Hope Conference in Boston, MA. Danielle and Allison discuss finding mercy in the sacraments, in our marriages, in our friendships. Thanks for listening! Check out all of our episodes at CatholicMom.com

This week, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey sit down with Gary Zimak, author of Give Up Worry for Lent: 40 Days to Finding Peace in Christ. Gary shares about his own struggles with anxiety and learning to trust in God through life's changes. This book is written for Lent, but it is a great read for any time of year when you feel the need to let go of worrying. Gary is a joy to talk to and so very encouraging to all of us in our own daily struggles.

Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey share abut their recent trip to Easton, Massachusetts for the dedication, blessing, and grand opening of the Museum of Family Prayer. Learn more about this new museum, dedicated to Ven. Patrick Peyton and the history of prayer. Find out how you can plan a visit to this one-of-a-kind location, at their website. We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics.

Lisa Hendey and Danielle Bean sit down with Sr. Nancy Usselmann, author of A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics. Sr. nancy shares about her book, but also about her work as director of the Pauline center for Media Studies and as a member of the Daughters of St. Paul choir.  We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. Email us at editor@catholicmom.com or send us a voicemail or connect on social media.

In this show, Danielle Bean and Lisa Hendey chat with Maria Johnson, author of the newly-released Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love. We love this book! Get inspired in your devotion to Mary and the saints with the fun and fabulous Maria Johnson. We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. Email us at editor@catholicmom.com or send us a voicemail or connect on social media.

Be grateful! Do you know that grateful people are happier and more successful than ungrateful ones? Danielle Bean and Allsion Gingras talk about ways to cultivate gratitude in the everyday. What helps you to be more grateful? What is your favorite Bible passage about thankfulness? We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics.