Journal to Joy: Prayer Journaling for Catholic Women

Stephanie Engelman
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Coming Soon! Journal to Joy is a podcast for Catholic women who long for a deeper relationship with Christ and lasting peace in their daily lives. Through prayer journaling, Scripture reflection, discernment and the power of story, you’ll learn how to establish a consistent prayer habit, hear God’s voice more clearly, overcome anxiety and comparison, and experience the peace and joy only Jesus can give. Whether you’re new to journaling or longing to grow in intimacy with God, this podcast will help you move from spiritual striving to restful trust.

  1. When Her Daughter Went Missing, Prayer Gave this Mother the Information & Solace She Sought, with Maria Gallagher

    07/21/2022

    When Her Daughter Went Missing, Prayer Gave this Mother the Information & Solace She Sought, with Maria Gallagher

    When Maria Gallagher’s seven-year-old daughter went missing, she turned to prayer journaling, Scripture, and the intercession of the Blessed Mother as anchors in the storm. In this episode of Journal to Joy, we talk with Maria about journaling through fear and unanswered prayers, trusting God in moments of deep anxiety, cultivating a relationship with Mary, and offering each day to Christ through the Morning Offering. This conversation explores how prayer journaling can help Christian women hear God’s voice, remain faithful in suffering, and discover peace and joy in Christ even when answers are delayed. Find Maria at mariavgallagher.com and her book, Joyful Encounters with Mary, at Amazon (affiliate link) or on ShopMercy.com. There are many versions of the morning offering, but one of my personal favorites can be found here: Morning Offering Prayer. While that particular prayer is Catholic in nature, any Christian can offer the joys and sorrows of their day to the Lord with a simple prayer. I often recite with my kids: "Father in Heaven, I give you this day / all that I think, and do, and say. / I give you the good times as well as the bad, / the times when I'm happy, the times when I'm sad. Amen."

    23 min
  2. The Remarkable Thing that happened when a Young Woman Reached out to the Real Presence (plus, Biblical Support for the Eucharist & More!)

    07/04/2022

    The Remarkable Thing that happened when a Young Woman Reached out to the Real Presence (plus, Biblical Support for the Eucharist & More!)

    After a devastating accident and traumatic brain injury left the left side of her body nearly unusable, Bridget turned to faith, healing prayer, and the Eucharistic Presence of Christ in her suffering. In this episode of Journal to Joy, we share Bridget’s powerful testimony of Eucharistic healing, her encounter with the Real Presence of Jesus, and the moment she reached out in faith to touch the garment holding the Blessed Sacrament. This conversation explores Catholic teaching on the Real Presence, Biblical support for the Eucharist, and how trust in Christ can bring hope, healing, and peace even after profound injury. Thank you Bridget and Theresa Schutzman for sharing your story with us! Video of Pentecostal preacher Benny Hinn stating that Catholics experience more miracles because of belief in the Real Presence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcS3yPUnkcQ Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    26 min
  3. Spiritual Fasting for Healing: A Mother, a Pandemic, and God’s Answer

    06/14/2022

    Spiritual Fasting for Healing: A Mother, a Pandemic, and God’s Answer

    When life coach Beth Bubik faced the seemingly impossible challenge of gaining access to her elderly mother in a retirement home during COVID, she turned to prayer, spiritual fasting, and trust in God for help. In this episode of Journal to Joy, Beth shares the remarkable miracle her family experienced, the power of fasting and prayer in times of crisis, and how surrendering the situation to the Lord opened the door to God’s intervention. She also explains how she integrates spiritual fasting with weight loss coaching to help her clients grow both physically and spiritually. This inspiring conversation offers hope to Christian women seeking healing, miracles, and deeper faith through prayer, fasting, and trust in Christ. Find Beth at www.theCatholicFastingCoach.com, or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn @theCatholicFastingCoach Also mentioned: www.metanoiacatholic.com Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    26 min
  4. From a Hardened Heart to Healing Grace: A Lourdes Pilgrimage Story

    06/01/2022

    From a Hardened Heart to Healing Grace: A Lourdes Pilgrimage Story

    When Christy Wilkens arrived in Lourdes with a hardened heart and a desperate prayer, she longed for healing and answers from God. In this episode of Journal to Joy, Christy shares her powerful pilgrimage story, reflecting on unanswered prayers, surrendering her wounds to Christ, and discovering the healing grace of God through community and faith. Though her prayer was not answered in the way she hoped, the Lord revealed the importance of trusting His will, opening her heart to His loving care, and finding spiritual healing in the presence of others. This inspiring conversation offers hope to Christian women seeking healing, peace, and deeper trust in God during times of disappointment and longing. Find Christy at www.ChristyWilkens.com, on Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter @csawilkens.com, and on Facebook @faithfulnotsuccessful. Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    24 min
  5. The Rosary: A Prayer with Fifteen Promises

    05/18/2022

    The Rosary: A Prayer with Fifteen Promises

    What is the Rosary? Why do Catholics pray it? Is it useless babble? What miracle can every person who prays it hope to quickly obtain? All this and more on this episode of The Glorify Podcast! Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    27 min
  6. Peace & Joy Through Surrender (& Other Big Lessons from a Little Life) with guest Elizabeth Leon

    05/05/2022

    Peace & Joy Through Surrender (& Other Big Lessons from a Little Life) with guest Elizabeth Leon

    Special guest Elizabeth Leon, author of Let Yourself Be Loved: Big Lessons from a Little Life, joins us to share the powerful lessons she learned from the brief life of her son, John Paul Raphael. In this episode of Journal to Joy, Elizabeth reflects on miracles, suffering, surrender to God, and the grace that comes through profound loss. She shares how trusting Christ in grief, offering her pain to the Lord, and embracing God’s will opened her heart to His precious gift of peace and joy. This conversation offers hope and encouragement to Christian women walking through suffering, loss, and unanswered questions as they seek healing, faith, and deeper trust in God. A beautiful episode for Catholic and Christian women seeking comfort, healing, and peace in times of loss and sorrow. Find Elizabeth at www.elizabethleon.org!  Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    36 min
  7. St. Louis de Montfort and Marian Consecration: A Path to Holiness

    04/28/2022

    St. Louis de Montfort and Marian Consecration: A Path to Holiness

    Do you want to grow in holiness and become a saint? According to St. Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary, consecration to Jesus through Mary is “the surest, easiest, shortest, and most perfect means” to union with Christ. In this episode of Journal to Joy, Stephanie Engelman shares her personal experience of Marian consecration, the powerful graces she received, and how surrendering herself to Jesus through Mary transformed her spiritual life. She explains what consecration to Mary means, offers several methods for making a consecration or re-consecration, and invites listeners to prayerfully consider this beautiful Catholic devotion as a path to holiness, deeper trust in Christ, and lasting peace and joy. Links to books mentioned in the episode: 33 Days to Morning Glory: https://amzn.to/3s1hHmF (Affiliate link, thanks for your support!) In the End My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph: Consecration Preparation for the Triumphant Victory of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - http://www.queenship.org/product/in-the-end-my-immaculate-heart-3161.html Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org

    27 min
  8. Divine Mercy Sunday and Consecration: A Story of Grace and New Life

    04/19/2022

    Divine Mercy Sunday and Consecration: A Story of Grace and New Life

    A wife, mother, and former Carmelite nun, Tina Wishik never imagined the outpouring of grace she would receive after making her consecration to God’s Merciful Love. In this episode of Journal to Joy, we explore the beauty of Divine Mercy Sunday, how to spiritually prepare for this powerful feast, and Tina’s moving testimony of surrender, healing, and trust in Christ. Tina shares her remarkable “Divine Mercy baby” story and reflects on how consecration, prayer, and devotion to Divine Mercy opened her heart to God’s grace in unexpected ways. This inspiring conversation offers hope to Catholic women seeking healing, mercy, and deeper faith through trust in Jesus and devotion to His merciful love.

    28 min
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Coming Soon! Journal to Joy is a podcast for Catholic women who long for a deeper relationship with Christ and lasting peace in their daily lives. Through prayer journaling, Scripture reflection, discernment and the power of story, you’ll learn how to establish a consistent prayer habit, hear God’s voice more clearly, overcome anxiety and comparison, and experience the peace and joy only Jesus can give. Whether you’re new to journaling or longing to grow in intimacy with God, this podcast will help you move from spiritual striving to restful trust.

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