Bring Catholic Mom's Book Clubs to your book club or women's group, or simply share it with a few friends! It's always free to participate. For each book club listed, you'll find videos, podcasts, and a printable study guide to jump-start your discussion.

 

 

Growing and sustaining women's ministries: Joyful Momentum Book Club

Joyful Momentum: Growing and Sustaining Vibrant Women's Groups

by Elizabeth Tomlin

Published by Ave Maria Press

In this book, Elizabeth, a founding member of the Military Council of Catholic Women Worldwide, shares personal stories, spiritual insights, and practical tips to show how almost any group can create a spirited, sustainable outreach. Read this book and learn more about how Catholic women can support each other.

Visit author Elizabeth Tomlin's website: Joyful Momentum

Listen to Lisa Hendey's interview with Elizabeth Tomlin on the Catholic Momcast.

 

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Learning from Celtic wisdom to create a space for grace: Braving the Thin Places Book Club

Braving the Thin Places: Celtic Wisdom to Create a Space for Grace

by Julianne Stanz

Published by Loyola Press

What's the book about?

A "thin place" is where God's grace is waiting to happen.

Your thin place might be an important threshold, a soul friendship, a fresh chapter in your own life story, a painful secret or fear, or a time of hardship. Whatever the circumstance, a thin place is where God and humanity meet in a mysterious way. These moments open us to places of rawness and beauty. When we enter into a thin place, something seems to break open inside us, and words are inadequate to describe what we are experiencing. In these moments, we feel a sense of breakthrough as we break free of the ordinary and experience the extraordinary amid our daily lives.

Drawing on her Irish-Celtic heritage, Julianne Stanz helps us explore those times and holy places of transformation. Inspired by faith and guided by spiritual practices, we can experience each thin place as a point of departure on a sacred journey to a truer understanding of who we are meant to be. (Loyola Press)

Visit Julianne's website, JulianneStanz.com

Follow Julianne on X: @juliannestanz

Follow Julianne on Instagram: @juliannestanz

 

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Learn from the struggles and successes of fascinating holy women: A Beautiful Second Act Book Club

 A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters who Taught Me to Be a Badass Age with Grace

by Maria Morera Johnson

Published by Ave Maria Press

In this book, bestselling author Maria Morera Johnson explores the adventure of life’s second half, drawing inspiration from twenty saints and “soul sisters” who faced these challenges with courage.

As advancements in health and medicine extend our lifespan, women of the sandwich generation — those balancing the needs of both children and parents — are experiencing a multitude of challenges as they transition out of the workforce and into the promise of retirement. A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters Who Taught Me to Be a Badass Age with Grace contains encouragement and wisdom from saints and contemporary soul sisters who experienced similar challenges during their transition to midlife and beyond and offers insight into the aging process.

Chapter after chapter, these inspiring saints and contemporary changemakers from all over the world will help you, too, embrace your second half and the changes it brings to our health, our personal relationships, our responsibilities, our work, and our faith.

 

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Nurture your spiritual life amid the chaos and beauty of raising littles: In the Trenches Book Club

In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles 

By Kelsey Gillespy

Published by Pauline Books & Media

In this book, Kelsey Gillespy writes about how being a mom can be hard. Exhausting. Lonely, even. In the trenches of motherhood, you may feel like you never get a break. But what if the daily grind of raising kids could actually help you grow closer to God and discover your truest self? Through humorous stories and poignant prayer reflections, Kelsey, a mother of five, shares insights and tips on finding God and nurturing your spiritual life through the chaos and beauty of raising littles.

Visit Kelsey Gillespy’s website, KelseyGillespy.com

Follow Kelsey Gillespy on Facebook: @KelseyGillespyBooks 

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Discover creative ways of relating to God: Encountering Signs of Faith Book Club

Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God

By Allison Gingras

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Interspersed with stories of Allison's own spiritual journey as she and her husband adopted a profoundly deaf young child from China is "sneaky evangelism" about grace and the ways it's shown to us—and the ways we hold our faith in our hearts. Allison had to make the faith visible and tangible to her daughter, but the Church made that easy for her through its traditions of sacred art and sacramentals. Encountering Signs of Faith contains not only a fascinating testimony but also an invitation to make your faith personal by incorporating meaningful devotions, developing relationships with saints, and learning to see God's grace and providence in every aspect of your life.

Visit Allison's website: ReconciledToYou.com

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