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The Catholic Mama
by WCAT Radio
Learn how to deepen and defend your faith, find comfort as we share the vocation of parenthood and marriage and learn how to raise your children confidently Catholic.
Episodes
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Episode 142: When You're Grieving Life as It Once Was with Jeannie Ewing (April 4, 2021)
Christine shares five (plus two bonus!) facts about Saint Pio of Pietrelcina aka Padre Pio in this episode, from his unfaltering obedience to the sometimes harsh decisions of the Church to his pleasant fragrance. She also includes some ideas on how to celebrate his feast day on September 23rd.
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Episode 141: When You're Grieving Life as It Once Was with Jeannie Ewing (March 28, 2021)
Christine is joined by Catholic author Jeannie Ewing on how to handle grief, especially during these confusing and anxious times, from a Catholic perspective. You can find the show notes for this episode at:...
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Episode 140: Non-Intimidating Ways to Share the Faith Online (March 21, 2021)
In this episode, Christine shares an interview she did with Gary Michuta on his show, Hands On Apologetics, on Virgin Most Powerful Radio on non-intimidating ways to share the Catholic faith online.
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Episode 139: Spiritual Warfare and Protecting the Family with Kathleen Beckman (March 14, 2021)
Is the devil real? Do demons actually work to thwart our holy attempts? What can we do to protect our children from demonic influence? In this episode of The Catholic Mama podcast, Christine speaks with Kathleen Beckman, a Catholic wife, mother, and grandmother who has an impressive resume of...
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Episode 138: What the Catechism Teaches on Belief in God (March 7, 2021)
Christine and husband Pat decide to have an informal Catechism study! They begin by explaining what the Catholic Catechism is, why people should study it, and then dive into Part One, Chapter One, Man’s Capacity for God. Topics discussed are ways of knowing God, man’s inherent religiosity, deism…
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Episode 137: Developing Your Intellectual Catholic Side with Simone Rizkallah (February 28, 2021)
Christine chats with Armenian Catholic Simone Rizkallah of the Endow Group on how to develop a rigorous - but non-intimidating - Catholic intellectual mindset to help you grow in faith. You can find the show notes for this episode at:...
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Episode 136: How to Be Catholic in Cancel Culture (February 21, 2021)
To be boldly Catholic in our cancel culture means we risk losing our reputations, our jobs, and more. How can we be unapologetically Catholic in these uncertain times? In this episode, Christine and Pat discuss strategies on which battles to pick, how to stay strong, and ideas on how to fight...
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Episode 135: Marian Consecration for Children with Carrie Gress (February 14, 2021)
While many Catholics know of Marian consecration and may have done it themselves, it can be difficult to present this time of prayer to children so they can participate in a consecration as well. Christine is joined by author Carrie Gress to discuss this and her book Marian Consecration for...
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Episode 134: How to Live the Life of the Church (February 7, 2021)
What do Catholics believe and how does that affect the way we live as Catholics? In this episode, Pat and Christine discuss the final three lines of the Apostles' Creed and how to live the sacramental life. (February 7, 2021)
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Episode 133: Meeting the Protestant Challenge with Karlo Broussard (January 31, 2021)
Catholic Answer's Karlo Broussard joins Christine to discuss his book Meeting the Protestant Challenge, which seeks to answer common objections to the Catholic Faith. From the papacy to the sacrament of reconciliation, Karlo offers biblical evidence to help Catholics stand firm behind Church...
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Episode 132: What Do Catholics Believe? (January 24, 2021)
Having received questions lately about what it means to be Catholic, Christine and Pat have a discussion on the basics of Catholic belief. If you're new to Christianity, or simply curious about some of the core commitments of the Catholic faith, this is the episode for you! (January 24, 2021)
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Episode 131: Why and How to Develop Physical and Spiritual Fitness with Brittany Pearson (January 17, 2021)
Part III in a mini-series on natural law theory and the Catholic Church's teachings on sexual morality, Christine and Pat discuss the natural family planning - why it isn’t another form of contraception and how to use it in line with Church teaching. (January 17, 2021)
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Episode 130: The Purpose of Marriage, Natural Family Planning, and Catholic Sexual Ethics Part III (January 10, 2021)
Part III in a mini-series on natural law theory and the Catholic Church's teachings on sexual morality, Christine and Pat discuss the natural family planning - why it isn’t another form of contraception and how to use it in line with Church teaching. (January 10, 2021)
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Episode 129: Raising Children to Become Strong Catholic Leaders (January 3, 2021)
Alan Migliorato and Darryl Dziedzic, authors of the book Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today, joins Christine on this episode to talk about their book and give guidance on how parents can help foster leadership skills in their children. Show notes for this episode can be...
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Episode 128: Is Purgatory for Real? (January 1, 2021)
Christine shares an episode of her husband Pat's podcast, The Pat Flynn Show, in which he, Karlo Broussard of Catholic Answers, and Polycarp Paradigm's Eric Robinson discuss Purgatory: What evidence supports this within Catholic Scripture and Tradition? What are the different models of Purgatory?...
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Episode 127: Overcoming Obstacles to Catholic Parenting (December 27, 2020)
Christine shares a recent radio interview with Gary Michuta host of Virgin Most Powerful Radio's "Hands On Apologetics" for three big obstacles that Catholics parents face when trying to raise faith-filled children and some ideas on how to combat the secular world. Show notes for this episode can...
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Episode 126: What To Do When You’re Attacked Online for Your Catholic Faith (December 20, 2020)
In Episode 126 of The Catholic Mama podcast, after being attacked by the social justice mob online this week, Christine and Pat talk through what happened, the arguments for their position, and practical strategies and tips you can use if and when you are bullied online for your Catholic faith....
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Episode 125 Why and How to Have a Sacred Heart Enthronement Ceremony at Home (December 13, 2020)
In this episode, Christine details how and why every Catholic should dedicate their family and home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with this timeless devotion and simple enthronement ceremony. Show Notes for this episode can be found at:...
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Bonus Episode: Christine Mooney-Flynn interviews Dianne Ahern, Author of Today I Was Baptized and Others (December 6, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist and apologist Christine Mooney-Flynn interviews Dianne Ahern, author of Today I was Baptized, Today I Made My First Communion, Today I Made My First Reconciliation, Today We Became Engaged, Today Someone I Love Passed Away, Lost in Peter's...
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Episode 124: Why Catholics Should Stand Against Socialism (December 6, 2020)
The Catholic Church has denounced socialism/Marxism/communism for the past 150 years...but why? What is so wrong with socialism that Popes have written encyclicals on it, bishops have spoken against it, and even today, Catholics in good standing must reject it? In Episode 124 of The Catholic Mama...
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Episode 123: How to Defend Christianity Against Atheist Slogans with John DeRosa (November 29, 2020)
Host of the Classic Theism podcast and author of One Less God Than You, John DeRosa joins Christine in this episode to discuss strategies when confronted with popular atheist slogans. Show notes for this episode can be found at:...
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Episode 122: Setting the Stage for Catholic Morality and Sexual Ethics Part II (November 22, 2020)
Part II in a mini-series on natural law theory and the Catholic Church's teachings on sexual morality, Christine and Pat discuss the natural end of marriage. Next episode will complete the mini-series, diving into birth control and the concept of natural family planning. (November 22, 2020)
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Episode 121: Practical Tips for Life with a Big Family with Rosie Hill (November 15, 2020)
Life today is generally not set up for large families, and those who have or are considering an above average number of children might not know how to best navigate life as a mom or dad of many. In this episode, Christine talks with mom of seven, Catholic Rosie Hill, to give some great practical...
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Episode 120: Teaching Children Theology of the Body with Modern Catholic Mom (November 8, 2020)
How are parents supposed to broach the topic of sex from a Catholic perspective? At what age should they begin? How does Theology of the Body factor in? In this episode, Christine is joined by Moira from ModernCatholicMom.com to discuss this very important topic. Show notes for this episode can…
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Episode 119: From Veiling to Breastfeeding - An Episode for the Catholic Mamas (November 1, 2020)
What's the reasoning behind women wearing veils at Mass? Why is breastfeeding so hard even when it's the most natural thing in the world to do? How can we discipline our children with a Catholic perspective? What can you do to choose a good spouse for you? Christine answers this questions in this...
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Episode 118: Setting the Stage for Catholic Morality and Sexual Ethics Part I (October 25, 2020)
How do we decide what is good for us? How does the Church arrive at her teachings on birth control and natural family planning? In this episode, which is part I in a mini-series, Christine and Pat discuss Natural Law Theory, its definitions and how to apply to humans as rational animals. (October...
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Episode 117: How to Have Children Engaged - Not Just Behaved - in Mass (October 18, 2020)
As the churches begin to reopen after Coronavirus quarantine, we'll be heading back to Mass soon. After months away, many parents have the same question on their minds - How are my children going to do in Mass? Catholic children's book author and convert Jennifer Sharpe shares some great advice…
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Episode 116: How to Overcome Spiritual Doubt (October 11, 2020)
What do you do when you want to believe in God, Jesus, and the Catholic faith but feel that you don't have the appropriate amount of data in order to do so? In this episode Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn tackle a listener-submitted question on what to do with doubts about faith,...
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Episode 115: Embracing Catholic Femininity with Adele Collins (October 4, 2020)
In our current culture, femininity has been hypersexualized, and girls and women are wrongly told that in order to be beautiful they must use and display their bodies in specific and sexual ways. In this episode, Christine Mooney-Flynn chats with Catholic wife and mother Adele Collins from...
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Episode 114: Practical Ways to Increase Your Spiritual Life during Quarantine and Beyond (September 27, 2020)
No matter your baseline, now's the time to develop a fruitful spiritual life. In this episode, Christine Mooney-Flynn and Pat Flynn discuss ways that they have found to be the most doable, interesting, and productive during quarantine and how they plan to continue them when quarantine is over....
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Episode 113: Untangling the Catholic Teaching on Faith and Works (September 20, 2020)
The teachings of faith AND works in the Catholic Church may be one of the most misunderstood doctrines. In this episode, Pat Flynn and Christine Mooney-Flynn tackle this topic, as well as offer ideas for how to live a life of faith and take a 30 day faith challenge. (September 20, 2020)
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Episode 112: How to Embrace Catholic Saints in Everyday Life with Claire Dwyer (September 13, 2020)
Catholic wife, mother, author, and speaker Claire Dwyer joins Christine in this episode to dive into the lives of the Catholic saints: How to embrace the saints no matter how long ago they lived, which saints are particularly great for mothers and fathers, and how we can use their example to lead...
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Episode 111: Surviving Abortion and Learning to Forgive with Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson (September 6, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn interviews memorist and Holy Apostles College professor Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson shares her story on this episode of The Catholic Mama podcast - from before she was born, when her mother attempted to chemically…
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Episode 110: How - and Why - to Celebrate Easter for the Entire Season with Genie Shaw (August 30, 2020)
Genie Shaw of BarefootAbbey.com joins Christine Mooney-Flynn on this episode of The Catholic Mama podcast to talk about why we should celebrate Easter for more than just one day and how to keep the celebrations going at home through Pentecost. (September 6, 2020)
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Episode 109: How to Grow in Holiness with Your Spouse (August 23, 2020)
Based on a listener submitted question, in this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelists Christine Mooney-Flynn and Pat Flynn discuss justification, sanctification, and how to grow in holiness with your spouse, if you're both committed to a life of faith. (If you're looking to convert...
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Episode 108: Why the New Age Movement Poses a Threat to Christians (August 16, 2020)
In today's episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn shares a recent radio show she did with Gary Michuta on "Hands on Apologetics" on what the New Age Movement is, how it dovetails with those who claim to be "spiritual but not religious" and why it's so insidious…
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Episode 107: Reflections on Easter, the Atonement, and God's Love (August 9, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn shares an episode of her husband’s podcast in which they discuss her journey into the Catholic faith, reflect on the meaning of the atonement, the process of sanctification, and the unyielding love of God. (August 9,...
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Bonus Episode: Quickfire QnA with Mary Haseltine (August 5, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn talks with Mary Haseltine, a wife, homeschooling mom of six boys, doula, and pregnancy author. Mary joins Christine in this bonus episode to answer followers' questions on topics ranging from raising young men,...
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Bonus Episode: Teaching Catholic Truths through Fiction with Brendan Lyons (August 4, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn discusses with Catholic author Brendan Lyons his most recent work, High King and how fiction can bring Catholicism to life in a unique way. (August 4, 2020)
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Bonus Episode: Bread Baking 101 with Emily Malloy (August 3, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn talks with Emily Malloy about baking bread. Who *isn't* baking bread right now?? The shortage of yeast in the grocery stores at the moment tells us that, yeah, pretty much everyone is. Catholic creative Emily Malloy...
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Episode 106: The Sacrament of Marriage in a Modern World with Dr. Perry Cahall (August 2, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn reflects on how the definition of marriage in a contemporary popular context is quite different than what the Catholic Church teaches about it. In this episode, Dr. Perry Cahall, author of the recently released book...
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Episode 105: Hodge Podge on Starting a Business, Suffering, the Resurrection, and More (July 26, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelists Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn provide a hodge podge episode today! Christine and Pat talk about starting a business, responding to criticism, the problem of suffering and pain, and more. (July 26, 2020)
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Episode 104: Developing a Domestic Monastery with Genie Shaw (July 19, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Genie Shaw of BarefootAbbey.com joins Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn to talk about ways to add sacred music, quiet, and liturgical living into your home life. (July 19, 2020)
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Episode 103: How to Pray 101 (July 12, 2020)
What is prayer really? Why should we pray? And how should we? In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and Pat Flynn discuss Prayer 101 to answer these questions, as well as offer practical tips and a general schedule of their own daily and weekly prayers…
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Episode 102: Being Brave in the Scared with Mary Lenaburg (July 5, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic wife, mother, author and speaker Mary Lenaburg joins host Christine Mooney-Flynn to talk about her book Be Brave in the Scared: How I Learned to Trust God during the Most Difficult Days of My Life and the events that shaped her faith and her life…
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Episode 101: Is Catholicism a Religion or a Relationship? (June 28, 2020)
To answer the questions "Is Catholicism a Religion or a Relationship?" we need to first understand what religion means. In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn dive into the meaning of religion and answer the question of what...
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Episode 100: How a Down Syndrome Diagnosis Can Deepen Faith with Chelsea Movilla-Diago (June 21, 2020)
March 21 is International Down Syndrome Day and so it's with joy that Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn is joined by Catholic wife, mother, creative, and convert Chelsea Movilla-Diago of The Catholic Kitchen to talk about her journey to the faith and her fourth child's Down syndrome.…
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Episode 99: A Catholic Response to the Coronavirus (June 14, 2020)
In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn discuss the coronavirus - plain facts (no hype) and what we as Catholics can do in the face of this trial, the response to which has varied wildly, from complete mockery and disregard to…
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Episode 98: Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger with Catholic Apologist Gary Michuta (June 7, 2020)
Compare a Catholic and a Protestant Bible and you'll notice that one is bigger than the other - the Catholic Bible includes seven more books from the Old Testament, called the Deuterocanon, than the other. Why were these books stripped from the non-Catholic Bibles? Why should they be there? What...
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Episode 97: How to Be a Traditional Catholic Woman (May 31, 2020)
To complement last week's episode on true Catholic manhood, on this episode of The Catholic Mama, Catholic evangelist Christine Mooney-Flynn and husband Pat Flynn take a look at what the Catholic woman should strive for in her daily life and what her duties are to God, her husband, and her...
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Learn how to deepen and defend your faith, find comfort as we share the vocation of parenthood and marriage and learn how to raise your children confidently Catholic.
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