Veil + Armour: Holiness in Motherhood and Daily Life

Sheila Nonato
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From former feminist to exploring the Catholic feminine genius: Learning how to be a "Proverbs 31 Woman" in the Modern World Authentic conversations about faith, family and femininity.Are you seeking a joyful, life-changing + Christ-centred vision of motherhood & femininity? Are you seeking authenticity, clarity, and confidence in your vocation as a Christian wife and mother, and seek to understand your husband's role and mission in the family, in his work, and in the world, and your divine calling as parents? Sheila Nonato is a stay-at-home and homeschooling mom, and an award-winning journalist. Her work has been published by The Catholic Register (Toronto), Postmedia News - Ottawa (National Post), The Jordan Times (Amman), IRIN Middle East (UN news agency), The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, China Daily, The Christian Science MonitorWe will explore the Catholic Feminine Genius of women. Is popular culture the only lens within which we can view a woman's worth and purpose? The Catholic vision of motherhood and womanhood presents the "feminine genius," embodying the Christian virtues of service, sacrifice, and lasting joy and fulfillment in our God-given vocation as women, mothers, future mothers and spiritual mothers. We seek to bridge the gap between the understanding of women in the secular world vs. a countercultural Christian vision of a woman's role & power, rooted in the Bible and Church tradition. Veil + Armour is a Top 10 Motherhood & Catholic podcast via Goodpods' rankings charts.  Thank you to our faithful listeners and subscribers! God bless!https://www.sheilanonato.comhttps://www.veilandarmour.comhttps://www.instagram.com/@veilandarmourhttps://www.x.com/@sheilanonato on X/Twitter

  1. 5d ago

    80. Good vs Evil in Movies: How can we teach our kids about virtue in film? Faith + Christian Fantasy: An award-winning filmmaker shares his experience

    Send us Fan Mail Can you remain a Christian in Hollywood? How can we encourage creativity and love of God within our children? Sheila explores these essential questions for Christian parents with award-winning filmmaker Wilson HIckman, the creator of the Christian fantasy series, "The Lost Healer." Sheila spoke with filmmaker Wilson Hickman to ask whether Christian virtue can survive the entertainment world without turning stories into sermons.  We talk testimony, craft, and "The Lost Healer" as a fantasy adventure that opens doors for real conversations about truth, good versus evil, hope and transformation  • What is "God-honouring entertainment?" • How can Christians engage in the culture and win the culture wars? To connect with Wilson Hickman, watch the award-winning proof-of-concept series pilot, for more updates on its release, and to support the film, please visit https://thelosthealer.com The film is now in pre-production, thanks be to God! Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    80. Good vs Evil in Movies: How can we teach our kids about virtue in film? Faith + Christian Fantasy: An award-winning filmmaker shares his experience

  2. Jul 6

    79. Journey towards being a "Trad Wife"?! From feminist to the feminine genius

    Send us Fan Mail Happy Summer! We hope you are all enjoying a break with your family! This is a different format this week as I offer a short reflection, and a glimpse of my journey of exploring the femininity vs. feminism. This is a story of how I fell last year and it has taken more than a year to recover from that fall. I had a tendon tear, a TCL dislocation, muscle sprains etc. It's been quite a journey. I finally got an MRI nearly 7 months after I fell. All because I didn't listen to my husband's advice of being satisfied with a photo from a moving car. Instead, I decided to visit the site of an encampment. The visit was uneventful as there were no longer any occupants there. However, as I was returning to the car, I had a very unfortunate slip/trip wearing my winter boots. If you would like to hear more of my journey exploring feminity and feminism, please feel free to sent us "Fan Mail"! Thank you + God blesss! Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    79. Journey towards being a "Trad Wife"?! From feminist to the feminine genius

  3. Jun 23

    78. How to overcome struggles in your marriage to reach 30 years together: Keith and Estelle Nester's tips for keeping the fire in your spiritual life and your marriage

    Send us Fan Mail What changed everything for dynamic Catholic powerhouse couple Keith and Estelle Nester? Stay tuned to find out! Sheila was humbled and honoured to sit down with Keith and Estelle Nester at the Catholic Creator Conference in Steubenville, Ohio, last July, when Keith was the keynote speaker. Keith's conversion story from Methodist pastor to Catholic evangelist exploded on the internet. He now has over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. Estelle is part of Down to Earth Ministry and the Rosary Crew, a daily online Rosary which her husband started and continues today. Estelle is a children's book author and she shot the photo of her husband for his book, "Unpacking the Mysteries of the Rosary." During the inspirational conversation, we talked about: *How a conversion to Catholicism reshapes marriage from the inside out, from sacramental grace to the daily choices that keep love steady.  *We share the habits and boundaries that help a couple stay close through career changes, public ministry, and the ordinary strain of life.  •seeing marriage as a sacrament ordered toward holiness  • adopting a “same team” approach during conflict  • convalidating a marriage in the Catholic Church and receiving real grace  • navigating conversion impacts on identity, family relationships, and finances  • downsizing as an act of trust when vocational plans change  • building “coffee time” (or a couples time that fits your schedule and style)  • praying together through daily readings, Rosary, Holy Mass • creating a dedicated prayer space at home  • discovering the Latin Mass and learning its meaning over time  • setting limits around online attention and constant ministry demands  • anchoring marriage in 1 Corinthians 13 and protecting a spouse’s heart  Please subscribe to our podcast and YouTube channel, and please spread the word to other Catholic couples who may need to hear this uplifting and inspirational conversation! Thank you + God bless! To support Keith and Estelle's ministry: https://down2earthministry.org https://www.youtube.com/@keithnester https://www.instagram.com/@estellenester https://www.instagram.com/@keithnester Estelle's books can be found on Amazon: Little Lucy Prays the Rosary Little Joey Goes to Mass Faith Like A Child https://www.amazon.ca (Canada) https://www.amazon.com (United States) Keith Nester's book "Unpacking the Mysteries of the Rosary" is also available on Amazon Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    78. How to overcome struggles in your marriage to reach 30 years together: Keith and Estelle Nester's tips for keeping the fire in your spiritual life and your marriage

  4. May 31

    77. How to teach the Catholic faith to kids at different ages

    Send us Fan Mail You can teach a child a thousand facts about faith and still miss the one thing that actually sticks: what faith and holiness looks like in the every day life of a Christian. Recording from the Catholic Creator Conference in Steubenville, Sheila  sits down with her husband, Joseph, a Religion teacher with 25+ years in the classroom, to talk about how families can transmit the Catholic faith to children from the early years through the teen years without turning the house into a lecture hall.  We get practical about the stuff that tests real Catholic parenting: noisy toddlers at Mass, the temptation to stay home because it's easier to do so, and the quiet fear that we are “doing it wrong.” Joseph argues that bringing kids to Mass matters even when they do not understand the readings yet, because belonging comes before comprehension. We also dig into family prayer that feels normal, including how to introduce the Rosary with our kids in a way that builds love and attention over time, and develop a personal relationship with Jesus in adulthood. Then we move into the pre-teen and teen shift where questions get sharper: "Does God exist? Who goes to heaven? Why does the Church teach what it teaches?" We talk about moving past a points system and into relationship, helping teens navigate online apologetics, and weaving Scripture and the Magisterium into everyday conversation. If you want a clearer, calmer approach to raising Catholic kids in a digital age, pleasehit play, subscribe to our family podcast apostolate, and please share this with a fellow parent. If this episode was helpful to you, please consisder leaving a positive review so more families can find it.  Thank you + God bless! Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    77. How to teach the Catholic faith to kids at different ages

  5. Apr 28

    76. Mercy In Christian Marriage: Surviving a spouse's porn addiction with Mary Lenaburg

    Send us Fan Mail Happy Easter, Sisters in Christ! Thank you very much for your patience! Motherhood, migraines, colds etc. have unfortunately slowed down our podcast production for the past couple of weeks. We sincerely appreciate you coming back to listen to our podcast. We hope it blesses you, that the stories of the women and men in Christ encourages and inspires you! For Divine Mercy Sunday, Sheila spoke with best-selling Catholic author Mary Lenaburg about how her family’s caregiving cross coincided with addiction struggles that nearly shattered their 20-year marriage, and then became a road to surrender, mercy, and renewal. We follow the turning points that made healing possible through prayer, counseling, the sacraments, and a hard won choice to keep fighting for love rooted in forgiveness, mercy and life-giving sacrifice. • framing spiritual life as a battle where Christ wins the war  • Courtney’s seizures and caregiving stress changing the family’s life  • turning from trying to fix everything to living the present moment  • the crisis night that forces a choice and starts the healing path  • therapy, marriage counselling, spiritual direction, and retreat work  • learning forgiveness without weaponizing the past  • Theology of the Body insights on love versus lust and objectification  • confession, freedom, and renewing wedding vows as a marriage milestone  • grief, hope, and seeing her daughter • reclaiming midlife purpose and offering wisdom to younger women  • body image, personal style, and dressing with dignity  • clean beauty, non-toxic skincare, and why ingredients matter  • where to find Mary’s work and products May I ask, what can we pray for you? Please feel free to drop in the comments below on our YouTube channel, and please say a prayer for Camille Mendoza, the talented mother in British Columbia, who designed our podcast logo. She was just recently hospitalized for a serious medical condition.  I invite you to share this with another Catholic mom today. Please subscribe to our podcast on YouTube channel and please spread the word. Let's be brave. Let's be bold and be blessed together. Mary Lenaburg's ministry can be found on her website, along with the Crunchi beauty products (I'm sorry, it's only U.S. shipping, friends) https://marylenaburg.com https://www.instagram.com/@marylenaburg Mary is also on YouTube and all podcasting platforms with the Mary and Jerry show! https://www.youtube.com/@marylenaburg https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mary-and-jerry-podcast/id1700993240 Thank you + God bless! Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    76. Mercy In Christian Marriage: Surviving a spouse's porn addiction with Mary Lenaburg

  6. Apr 4

    74. How are we like the Good Thief? Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's reflection on the Cross, Suffering and the Good Thief - how we can carry our cross with Jesus

    Send us Fan Mail We return to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen with Allan Smith, and have an in-depth conversation about why his preaching still converts people today, from television fame to a life built on mercy and the Cross.  We also pray our way through key themes from Christ’s Seven Last Words, especially forgiveness, confession, Mary’s motherhood, and how to suffer without wasting pain.  • Sheen’s impact as a Catholic evangelist on radio and television, and the first Catholic bishop to win an Emmy Award, and why people still discover him now  • Steps for Archbishop Sheen, from being known as "Servant of God" to Venerable to beatification and canonization  • Why Jesus begins the Cross with mercy, and what it asks of us in daily relationships  • The “University of Unlearning” as a practical image for confession and freedom from sin  • Choosing ignorance of evil without rejecting truth  • The Good Thief as a model of humble repentance and bold faith  • “Remember me” as an antidote to forgetting Christ in busy life  • The Blessed Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross and learning to remain  • Turning suffering into an offering and refusing to waste pain  To keep updated about tickets and the event, please visit bishopsheentoday.com  The Vatican announced that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri. For more info and to find out about tickets, please visit: https://celebratesheen.com To visit Allan Smith's ministry, books of Archbishop Sheen, and the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada, please visit: https://bishopsheentoday.com Allan Smith is also on YouTube:  @AllanSmithandTheSchoolOfSheen   Do you have a prayer intention? Please email us! https://veilandarmour.com Thank you + God bless! A Blessed Triduum to you and your family, and a Happy Easter! I would like to apologize for the technical difficulties. I am not sure why there was an overlapping of audio (it was not recorded that way) and there were also glitchy parts which I did not notice at all while I had my headphones one. Friends, unfortunately, technology can also be a target of spiritual warfare. Please say a prayer for our podcast apostolate, if you found these types of episodes helpful. Please share with a friend! God bless and thank you for your patience and understanding Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    74. How are we like the Good Thief? Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's reflection on the Cross, Suffering and the Good Thief - how we can carry our cross with Jesus

  7. Mar 25

    73. From Methodist to Catholic: Learning to be a digital disciple - Kyle Whittington of the Catholic Creator Conference

    Send us Fan Mail Kyle Whittington: From a Teen Trip to Europe to Founding the Catholic Creator Conference Host Sheila Nonato has a candid conversation with Kyle Whittington—father of five, Air Force veteran, and founder of the Catholic Creator Conference in Steubenville, Ohio—on conversion and digital evangelization. Kyle recounts growing up around various Protestant churches, and then encountering Catholic beauty at Notre Dame and Rome on a 2008 People to People trip in his mid-teen years. He is later drawn to attend Mass through a Catholic schoolmate, via the offer of a free pizza, and a profound realization of the Eucharist as the real presence of Jesus. After recognizing he had “converted internally,” he entered the Church at the 2010 Easter Vigil. He met his wife Julia at the Franciscan Universityof Steubenville, served 10 years in the Air Force, and later helped build Catholic Creator Conference, and creator collaboration through this in-person conference aimed at reducing online conflict and strengthening evangelization across platforms. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Europe Trip Awakening 01:22 Conversion Theme Intro 02:29 St Patrick Episode Setup 03:57 Show Intro And Prayer 05:20 Kyle's Background and The Catholic Creator Conference 06:39 How it all began 11:33 Why In-Person Community Matters 14:25 A Trip to Rome And Pope Leo On the Digital Mission 16:26 Speaker Lineup: What can we expect? 18:47 Bigger Venue Tickets And Studios 20:57 Application Rules And Catholic Unity 25:41 Kyle's Unlikely Conversion 27:08 Europe Beauty And Vatican Moment 29:25 Pizza Invite, First Holy Mass And Eucharist 32:00 How he told his parents 34:11 Steps towards conversion 35:07 Meeting his wife, Julia 37:57 Air Force And Deployment 39:45 Faith In The Military 41:30 Why Steubenville Matters 47:28 Chestertons Cigar & Co. And Masculinity 54:33 Debate Club Brotherhood 57:33 Creators Beyond Apologetics 59:31 Conference Details And to Register To register for the conference: https://catholiccreatorconference.com Kyle Whittington on social media: https://www.youtube.com/@Catholickyle https://www.x.com/@Catholickyle Thank you very much for joining us this week! If this episode helped you in some way, please feel free to share with a fellow Catholic mom or a friend who'd like to attend the conference! Hope to see you there! Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    73. From Methodist to Catholic: Learning to be a digital disciple - Kyle Whittington of the Catholic Creator Conference

  8. Mar 9

    72. Holy Intimacy in Marriage: How to build emotional, spiritual and physical connection in marriage for Catholic brides

    Send us Fan Mail MATURE TOPIC ON MARITAL INTIMACY: If you are around your children, earbuds or headphones are advisable :-) Welcome back, Sisters in Christ! Thank you very much for your patience! We are in the Third Week of Lent. How has it been going for you? How may we pray for you? This is the second half of the interview with Dr. Sarah Bartel, Catholic sex and marriage expert. The first half of the interview was published last year: Episode 48. (The original interview was conducted on April 9, 2025.) In this episode, we explore the path from emotional connection to holy intimacy, with Dr. Bartel discussing the importance of prayer and conversation as the foundation for a holy, healthy relationship, and steps towards sacred intimacy. Dr. Sarah Bartel shares practical steps, healing insights, and a vision that restores God-given dignity in marriage for husbands and wives, especially Christians who have experienced trauma or misconceptions about the marital union before marriage. Key Takeaways: • Holy Mass as a model for intimacy and unity • communication that respects human dignity and fosters holy desire • initiation ideas from subtle to bold • reclaiming lingerie for Christian wives and playful imagination • prayer that calms the mind and deepens presence and connection • weekly date-night rituals that build friendship • foreplay, physiology and physical tips for sacred intimacy • respectful boundaries and language for spouses • support for pain, low libido and exhaustion • words of support, prayers for healing after sexual abuse for women, suggestions for healing and a path forward • courses for wives and husbands and how to join: Dr. Sarah Bartel's "My Delight" course on https://canafeast.com Dr. Sarah Bartel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canafeast/ "My Delight" Podcast on Apple Podcasts and all podcasting platforms My Delight with Sarah Bartel - Podcast - Apple Podcasts https://share.google/TPfxAJdXE903WozPr On YouTube: https://youtu.be/RvOIcOC6UVQ?si=gdeOH4PKSqttLWkB Thank you + God bless! Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!

    72. Holy Intimacy in Marriage: How to build emotional, spiritual and physical connection in marriage for Catholic brides
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From former feminist to exploring the Catholic feminine genius: Learning how to be a "Proverbs 31 Woman" in the Modern World Authentic conversations about faith, family and femininity.Are you seeking a joyful, life-changing + Christ-centred vision of motherhood & femininity? Are you seeking authenticity, clarity, and confidence in your vocation as a Christian wife and mother, and seek to understand your husband's role and mission in the family, in his work, and in the world, and your divine calling as parents? Sheila Nonato is a stay-at-home and homeschooling mom, and an award-winning journalist. Her work has been published by The Catholic Register (Toronto), Postmedia News - Ottawa (National Post), The Jordan Times (Amman), IRIN Middle East (UN news agency), The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, China Daily, The Christian Science MonitorWe will explore the Catholic Feminine Genius of women. Is popular culture the only lens within which we can view a woman's worth and purpose? The Catholic vision of motherhood and womanhood presents the "feminine genius," embodying the Christian virtues of service, sacrifice, and lasting joy and fulfillment in our God-given vocation as women, mothers, future mothers and spiritual mothers. We seek to bridge the gap between the understanding of women in the secular world vs. a countercultural Christian vision of a woman's role & power, rooted in the Bible and Church tradition. Veil + Armour is a Top 10 Motherhood & Catholic podcast via Goodpods' rankings charts.  Thank you to our faithful listeners and subscribers! God bless!https://www.sheilanonato.comhttps://www.veilandarmour.comhttps://www.instagram.com/@veilandarmourhttps://www.x.com/@sheilanonato on X/Twitter

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