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# Real Moms of Real Saints Book Club: Week 2

Oct 27, 2025 2:30:00 PM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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*Our Fall 2025 Book Club continues! Catch up on the Week 2 video with author Colleen Pressprich.*

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Our Fall 2025 Book Club selection is dear to our hearts! In [Real Moms of Real Saints](https://paulinestore.com/real-moms-of-real-saints.html), Colleen Pressprich gets real about every mom's need for a tribe: a community of other women whose bonds of trust run deeper than simple friendship. We need that tribe here on earth, but sometimes we forget about our heavenly tribe! We can draw on the loving motherly examples of women who were moms of saints (and saints-to-be) as diverse as Saint John Bosco, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, and Blessed Stanley Rother, among others.

In this week's Book Club episode, author Colleen Pressprich joins host Allison Gingras to discuss Maria, mother of Saint Maximilian Kolbe; Zélie, mother of Servant of God Léonie Martin and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux; Emmelia and Macrina, mothers of Saints Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger; and Columba, mother of Blessed Hong Pil'chu. 

## Watch our Week 2 Episode:

 

## When Does the Book Club Meet Next?

Join us at 1:30 PM Eastern on Thursdays in October! Our own Allison Gingras will host the three Book Club sessions on both [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber). You can choose to watch the sessions live — or view them later, at your leisure. We'll post these the following week on CatholicMom.com and also share audio versions of these discussions on future episodes of the [Catholic Momcast](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast). 

### Mark your calendar with our final Book Club date:

- Thursday, October 30

All Book Club sessions begin at 1:30 PM Eastern.

 

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Each week, we'll email our Book Club members a recap of the weekly session, including a link to the video. Sign up below to stay connected and get all our Book Club news:

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## Where Can I Order a Copy of This Book?

Our friends at Pauline Books & Media are offering Catholic Mom readers a special discount on [Real Moms of Real Saints](https://paulinestore.com/real-moms-of-real-saints.html)! Use coupon code realmoms15 at checkout to save 15% off the cover price of this book. This coupon is good through November 20, 2025.

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## Where Can I Get Resources to Host my Own Book Club?

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Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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