While You Were Folding

Jane received her First Holy Communion last Saturday, and she came on the podcast to share about her experience. Hooray for helpers!  Jenny and Bekah, thank you for everything you did to help make Jane’s First Holy Communion a peaceful, prayerful day! Question: How does your parish handle seating during First Holy Communion Mass?  Do […]

This week’s recap: Trip to the Escape Room with our GodTeens group Philip’s presentation with the “In His Image” Father/Son Program Mother/Daughter Diocesan Program Big win of the week: Playing Paw Patrol UNO without tears Other favorite kid games: No Stress Chess Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Richard Scarry’s Eye Found It How We Did Disney Our […]

After giving my weekly recap, I shared about my annual visit to the dermatologist’s office.  Our conversation about my hormonal acne treatment options led to a great discussion about NFP (specifically the Marquette Method) and how it works. Links/Resources Mentioned in this episode: Scent of a Woman Marquette Method of NFP Mary Undoer of Knots […]

My weekly recap: General confession: awesome, emotional, healing.  More details to come We took on Disney World during Holy Week/Easter.  It was equally exhausting and amazing! How the donut debacle and my coming unhinged Easter Sunday morning gave me some beautiful insights into Jesus’ unmerited love for me This week, I shared a conversation I […]

Today was a bit of a potpourri episode!  I took some time strolling down memory lane to the day Philip and I met (Holy Saturday, 3/26/05) and the day our “baby” Dorothy was born (3/28/16). I had a few recommendations this week, too:     New show – Somebody Feed Phil, on Netflix.   Recent book recommendations […]

Mary’s beautiful daughter, Courtney, had global developmental delays and lived for 22 years until she went on to her heavenly reward 3 years ago.  In our conversation today, Mary and I focused on what Mary’s life looked like as a mother to a child with profound special needs.  We talked about: a “typical” day with […]

This week, Jane made an appearance to talk about her first confession and I shared how our family likes to sabbath lately. Links/Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Spiritual Inventory  Chameleon (our new favorite game) – How to Play Video  Episode 005: Family Meetings With Philip Boucher Your “homework” for this week: Keep sharing the show […]

Marian Servants of Divine Providence in Clearwater, Florida Apostles of the Interior Life The Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality in Denver, CO (Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s order) Catherine of Siena Institute Called and Gifted Workshop The Way of Imperfection by Andre Daigneault My favorite InstantPot recipe: Creamy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup Get in touch with Angie […]

Links/Resources Mentioned in This Episode: OverDrive Hoopla GoodReads What Should I Read Next? Podcast Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz (Which one are you?  I’m a Questioner!) Your Homework this week:  How do you track your reading?  Tell me all of the details! Is there a way to make my GoodReads star reviews private? Send me […]

Sr. Mary Immaculata is a religious sister from the School Sisters of Christ the King.  In today’s episode, Sister Mary Immaculata shared a bit about her vocation story and what religious life has looked like for her so far.  Despite being a cradle Catholic, I knew very little about religious life prior to this interview […]

Books I read on our vacation: Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (and it’s All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, not “I”) Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker […]

Links/Resources Mentioned in this episode: Article from the Southern Nebraska Register the about St. Joseph’s Inclusive Catholic Education Program School Sisters of Christ the King “Love Made Visible: A Pastoral Letter on Adoration of the Most Holy Eucharist,” by Most Reverend James D. Conley, STL, Bishop of Lincoln TEC: Teens Encounter Christ Retreat UNL (University […]

I convinced my husband, Philip, to join me in the podcast studio to talk about our Sunday night family meeting.  (Scroll to the bottom of the show notes to see our Family Meeting Agenda) Things Mentioned This Episode: Girlfriends With Danielle Bean Podcast Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah […]

Links/Resources mentioned in this episode: Full Focus Planner My new alarm clock My kitchen phone charger The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin The Apostolate of Holy Motherhood (Note to perfectionists like me: Amy warns us to read this one with caution!) Amy was also kind enough to send along what she calls a “generic day” […]

Today’s episode is all about how I’m battling distraction. Links/Resources Mentioned in today’s episode (I’m not getting paid to share any of these things!): Michael Hyatt Full Focus Planner  Scott Hahn Gospel of Matthew Commentary, Notes, and Study Questions Schultz Photo School Consciousness Examen from Fr. Mike Schmitz (my transcript) My Distraction Battle Plan Set […]

In case you missed it, here’s Episode 001: Hi!  My Name’s Catherine If you liked the show, please leave a rating and a review in iTunes Links and Resources Mentioned in Episode 002: Mom Mental Health With Breanna Kaup Michael Hyatt Full Focus Planner Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt Schultz Photo School Ignatius […]