This Week on Catholic Women Now: Celebrating Moms

Mom and Daughter with White Board

It’s a celebration of motherhood, both physical and spiritual, this week on Catholic Women Now. With our roving reporter hats on head and recorders in hand, Julie and I took to the streets and chatted with moms. Catholic Women Now is heard only on Iowa Catholic Radio. Tune in! . . . → Read More: This Week on Catholic Women Now: Celebrating Moms

This Week on CWN: Why Kids Belong at Mass

ID-10063156

We don’t want to beat a dead horse but since it’s already dead … Julie Nelson and I talk about the challenges and rewards of bringing kids to Mass on our latest episode of Catholic Women Now. . . . → Read More: This Week on CWN: Why Kids Belong at Mass

Intentional Disciples

Forming Intentional Disciples

How do we come to know Jesus Christ and follow him as an intentional disciple? If you are curious to explore that question, I have a hunch “Forming Intentional Disciples” will speak to you like it’s speaking to me. . . . → Read More: Intentional Disciples

Up This Week on Catholic Women Now: Divine Mercy

Radio Mic

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! What are Julie and Lisa talking about this week on Catholic Women Now? They have Eileen Valdez in studio to chat about the Divine Mercy Des Moines celebration. Tune in — we’re Catholic Women Now, heard only on Iowa Catholic Radio; streaming online, too. . . . → Read More: Up This Week on Catholic Women Now: Divine Mercy

What We Wore Easter Sunday

Das Schmidt Haus, Easter 2013

If ever an occasion called for festive new clothes, Easter Sunday is it! If you’ve tuned in to Catholic Women Now lately, you’ve heard Julie and me talking about spring fashions. We’ve put some of those fashion tips into practice and show you here. And we want to hear from you, too! Show us your Easter best and be entered to win a fab prize! . . . → Read More: What We Wore Easter Sunday

Catholic Women Now: Holy Week Activities

Radio Mic

What do Julie and I talk about this week on Catholic Women Now? We highlight some terrific Holy Week activities, and we unveil a really (really!) cool way to get you, our listeners, engaged in the show. Check it out — we’re Catholic Women Now, heard only on Iowa Catholic Radio; streaming online, too. . . . → Read More: Catholic Women Now: Holy Week Activities

Fashion Week on Catholic Women Now!

Tami Smith

Each week my good friend Julie Nelson and I explore the depth, breadth, and strength of the Catholic Church through a feminine lens on our new radio show Catholic Women Now. Julie writes show summaries each week, and until we’re able to archive the audio on iTunes, I’ll share the written highlights here. So what was our topic this week? FASHION! And what are women wearing this spring? Tami Smith, owner of Fashion by The Hall Tree, joined us in studio and took us down the catwalk of trendy styles. Lots of great tips here! . . . → Read More: Fashion Week on Catholic Women Now!

My Prayer for Women During This Year of Faith

Pleasantville_color-wife

Editor’s Note: In his final General Audience address on February 27, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI invited us, once again, to walk through the “Door of Faith.” “We are in the Year of Faith … I would like to invite everyone to renew firm trust in the Lord. I would like that we all, entrust ourselves as children to the arms of God, and rest assured that those arms support us to walk every day, even in times of struggle.” In his apostolic letter Porta Fidei (Door of Faith), Pope Benedict reminds us that God has opened the door of faith for all, no matter the season of life in which we are journeying. Seems good timing to share the following piece I wrote for the Catholic Year of Faith blog also picked up by Kairos Catholic Journal, the official publication for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. The door of faith is open. Let’s walk through it together. . . . → Read More: My Prayer for Women During This Year of Faith

Review (and Giveaway+) of Christopher West’s New Book

Fill These Hearts

Holy Mary! Now this is a giveaway! In honor of a local gal writing this review of Christopher West’s new book “Fill These Hearts” and our prize vault getting a little full, we’re hosting a MEGA giveaway open to our central Iowa readers only. . . . → Read More: Review (and Giveaway+) of Christopher West’s New Book

Wordless Wednesday: What a Difference a Year Makes

2012-01-30 14.49.16

We are cheating. Today’s Wordless Wednesday needs a few captions to advance the story. Really, though, anything under 250-words probably qualifies as wordless for us windbags, no? . . . → Read More: Wordless Wednesday: What a Difference a Year Makes