Welcome to the Catholic Mom Book Club! We invite you to join us as we read and discuss popular titles for Catholic women. Resources are available to gather for a book club at home or in your parish!
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.
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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by Julianne Stanz
Published by Loyola Press
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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Lisa Hendey interviews author Julianne Stanz about her book
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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Book Club podcast week 3, part 1
Book Club podcast week 3, part 2
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
Follow Kelsey Gillespy on Instagram: @KelseyGillespy
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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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