Catholic Momcast Lisa Hendey, Allison Gingras, Maria Morera Johnson

Lisa Hendey and Maria Morera Johnson welcome journalist and mother Stephanie Clary for a conversation on caring for our natural world and our families. Stephanie Clary is the environment editor at the National Catholic Reporter.  
EarthBeat is the faith and environment project of the National Catholic Reporter. Their content includes news, opinions, and essays where ecological concern and moral conviction meet. While they primarily cover the Catholic Church and spaces where Catholics engage the world today, EarthBeat also includes coverage of other faith traditions and ecumenical and interfaith efforts for environmental and climate justice. 
Show Notes Links:  Earthbeat: https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat   Instagram: @stephanieclaryncr 

Lisa Hendey and Barb Szyszkiewicz talk storytelling with novelist Amanda Lauer, author of the newly published novel A Faith Such as Heaven Intended, the fifth installment in Lauer’s young adult Civil War series.  
An avid reader and history buff since childhood, Amanda Lauer is the author of the award-winning Heaven Intended Civil War series, and the time-travel novels, Anything But Groovy and Royal & Ancient. Amanda and her husband John have been married 43 years, have four married children, and eight precious grandchildren. 
Show Notes Links:  Amanda Lauer - https://amandalauer.com/   Amanda Lauer at Catholic Mom - https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/amanda-lauer  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amandalauerauthor/   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090820185794  Twitter - https://twitter.com/amandalauer23 

Heidi Hess Saxton and Maria Morera Johnson welcome Theresa Kiser, author of Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server (OSV).
Theresa Kiser is a children’s book author in South Carolina. She is the author of the “Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server” series (OSV). Her debut picture book is A Little Catholic’s Book of Liturgical Colors (Holy Heroes, 2019). Her award-winning fantasy series The Manakor Chronicles is for readers ages 10-14 and includes The Firebrand Legacy (Saint Pancratius Press, 2015) and Death Dragon’s Kiss (Saint Pancratius Press, 2017).
Links in Show: Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server
Seven Sorrows of Mary Rosary

Lisa Hendey welcomes to the podcast Emmy-nominated actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Roma Downey.
Roma Downey joins us today to discuss her wonderful new project The Baxters, launching very soon on Amazon Prime. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series by Karen Kingsbury, 
The Baxters: Based on the worldwide best-selling book series by Karen Kingsbury, The Baxters is a riveting family drama that follows Elizabeth and John Baxter and their five adult children. Season One of The Baxters centers on Elizabeth and John’s daughter, Kari, who learns the shocking truth that her professor husband, Tim, has been secretly having an affair with one of his college students. As her relationship is tested, Kari must seek comfort in her faith and family to discover if love is truly a choice and if her marriage can be redeemed. In this deeply moving faith-based journey, The Baxters must come together as a family to work through the challenges of life. 
Show Notes Links:  The Baxters at Amazon Prime  Preview Clip of The Baxters 

Join author Kelsey Gillespy for the final session of our 4-week Book Club and nurture your spiritual life amid the chaos and beauty of raising littles.
We're reading In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles by Kelsey Gillespy for our Winter 2024 Book Club!
This week, we hosted the final session of our Winter 2024 Book Club! We're reading In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles by Kelsey Gillespy. 
In our Book Club discussion, Kelsey, acquisitions editor Sr. Allison Gliot, FSP, and editor Courtney Saponaro joined us to talk about part 4 of this book, "You Can Have It All (Without Waiting Until They're Older)." Sister Allison shared what made this book a choice for publication, and then the discussion turned to moms' yearning for spiritual growth during a time when they're very busy seeing to their families' needs, and our human temptation to try to avoid what is hard, even though Jesus instructed us to take up our cross—daily.

Heidi and Maria have an intimate conversation about their memories of the Easter Vigil, and practices for Holy Week as they lead up to Easter.
Links for this Episode: The Ave Prayer Intentions Journal
Pre-order Heidi's new book: Stories of the Eucharist: A Family Treasury of Saints and Seekers
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