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Lisa Schmidt of The Practicing Catholic is back for Episode 27 of The Right Heart, and my interview with her has become one of my favorite episodes of podcast. (Lisa’s first time on the podcast was in Episode 17: Restoring Your Fertility to God as a Couple). In this interview, Lisa and I have an inspiring, enlightening, and at times ... Read More about Back to the Heart of Sunday Rest, with Lisa Schmidt

This is the second part of a long, wonderful conversation I had with Jenny Ryan of Mothering Sunshine. (You can listen to the first episode here.) This episode is packed with tips, tricks, encouragement and resource ideas! Spiritual books, websites, audio CD resources, and family devotions and habits that we have enjoyed using for ourselves and ... Read More about Helpful Resources, Ideas and Traditions for Passing on Faith to Our Kids (Part 2), with Jenny Ryan

This episode is the first part of a wonderful conversation I had with Catholic blogger Jenny Ryan of Mothering Sunshine on modern motherhood and how to pass on faith to our kids. (You can listen to the second part of our conversation, which focuses more on specific resources, ideas, and traditions, here.) You’ll feel like you’re right ... Read More about Challenges in Modern Motherhood and Passing on Faith to Our Kids (Part I), with Jenny Ryan

This episode has been a long time in coming! Meet my husband, Michael, the main reason why I’m able to have a blogging and podcasting ministry at all. I think you’ll enjoy this episode where I ask Michael to tell some of our story from his perspective, and we both share what marriage, faith, and the ups and ... Read More about Meet My Husband {Michael Franco on Faith, Marriage, and the Story of Us}

This one’s for the guys (but the girls will love it, too!). Jim Havens of the Catholic Family Men blog joined me for this episode of the podcast way back last fall. I had been wanting to do some episodes of The Right Heart geared more toward the guys, and when I came across Jim’s blog, I ... Read More about Finding community, pursuing your wife, becoming a dad, and staying right with God: An episode for young fathers

It’s taken me way too long to post this great interview I did last fall with the wonderful Lisa Hendey. It’s just that we bought a house and then we moved and then came The Holidays and then came The First Trimester and Life Happens, you know? 🙂 What’s the really, really lovely news, though? Can you say, “bonus ... Read More about Episode 22: Books, Reading, and Lisa Hendey’s New “Chime Travelers” Series for Kids