--- title: "Catholic Momcast 361: Mom Hacks" description: Maria Morera Johnson and CatholicMom.com contributor Samantha Stephenson discuss habits that help us be present to our children in the midst of demanding chores and duties. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20for%20video.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/mom-hacks-361#) [CATHOLIC MOMCAST](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/tag/catholic-momcast) # Catholic Momcast 361: Mom Hacks Aug 27, 2025 6:00:00 AM  |  by [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/author/maria-morera-johnson) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20for%20video.png) *Maria Morera Johnson and CatholicMom.com contributor Samantha Stephenson discuss habits that help us be present to our children in the midst of demanding chores and duties.* --- To listen to this week's podcast, simply hit "play" above, or subscribe in [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXRob2xpY21vbWNhc3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M), or [Spotify.](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8) Samantha Stephenson is a Catholic convert, bioethicist, and author of [Reclaiming Motherhood from a Culture Gone Mad](https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Motherhood-Culture-Gone-Mad/dp/1681927756/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37MDCKXOYWSW3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DVqq3fpPrjmTn9FcFDnfEOWdGOKcX8puBjP3VqEnnaE.VZiqk-VMRJYfi-XaXlcQ3cZGreqhy8KLog-iw5uueBc&dib_tag=se&keywords=reclaiming+motherhood+from+a+culture+gone+mad&qid=1747669295&sprefix=reclaiming+motherho%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1), the [Mama Prays](https://amzn.to/3SIbvwN) devotional, and the forthcoming books *The Bellbind Letters* and *Grow Where You’re Planted.* Samantha homeschools her four children and homesteads with her family on a third of an acre nestled in the heart of Idaho's Snake River Valley. 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