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Catholic Momcast 345: Summer's Almost Here May 28, 2025

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Maria and Allison have a heartfelt conversation about summer memories and dive into the archives for summer ideas for the family, including some mom hacks for young children.

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Prayercast 40: Home Altars and Devotions May 26, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson and Inés Huber Mersch discuss ways they integrate tangible expressions of faith in their homes.

Inés Huber Mersch is a faithful Catholic wife, mother, and grandmother residing in Mobile, Alabama. Her strong attraction to Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament led to her being invited to participate in the steering committee that brought Perpetual Adoration to the Archdiocese of Mobile and continues as one of the schedulers. She has also been a guest writer at Catholic Mom.

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- Broken By Me by Inés Mersch - Catholic Momcast 324: Detachment

Catholic Momcast 344: Piety and Temperament May 21, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson interviews Rosemary McGuire Berry, author of Piety and Personality: The Temperaments of the Saints (TAN Books).

Rosemary McGuire Berry is a lifelong Catholic reader, storyteller, writer and traveler who homeschools the younger of her two daughters. When she's not leading international pilgrimages with her husband and family to visit shrines and saints, she resides with her family in Colorado.

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TAN Books: Piety and Personality: The Temperaments of the Saints.
Author website: Paths to His Heart: Traveling with the Saints
Free Handout about the Saints & their Temperaments here!
Catholic Posts on Instagram: @rosemary.writer
Weekly articles on Substack - Tea, Talk & Tattered Pages

Catholic Momcast 343: Meet Roxane Salonen May 14, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson interviews CatholicMom.com contributor Roxane B. Salonen, award-winning children's author and freelance writer, and a radio host, speaker, and podcaster.

Roxane B. Salonen, Fargo, North Dakota ("You betcha!"), is a wife and mother of a literal, mostly-grown handful, an award-winning children's author and freelance writer, and a radio host, speaker, and podcaster ("Matters of Soul Importance"). Roxane co-authored "What Would Monica Do?" to bring hope to those bearing an all-too-common cross. Her diocesan column, "Sidewalk Stories," shares insights from her prolife sidewalk ministry. Visit roxanesalonen.com.

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Prayercast 39: Month of Mary May 12, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton talk about their love of the Blessed Mother.

Heidi Saxton is co-host of the CatholicMom.com Prayercast, and author of Stories of the Eucharist (OSV) and The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers (Ave). She is also senior acquisitions editor for Ave Maria Press. She and her husband Craig divide their time between northern Michigan and West Palm Beach, Florida. You can read about her adventures on Life on the Road Less Traveled.

Maria Morera Johnson, author of A Beautiful Second Act:, My Badass Book of Saints, Super Girls and Halo, and Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love writes about all the things that she loves. A cradle Catholic, she struggles with living in the world but not being of it, and blogs about those successes and failures, too.

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Read all articles by Heidi Hess Saxton

Read all articles by Maria Morera Johnson

Catholic Momcast 342: Meet Allison Auth May 07, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson interviews CatholicMom.com contributor Allison Auth, author of Baby and Beyond: Overcoming Those Post-Childbirth Woes (Sophia Institute Press).

Allison Auth lives with her woodworker husband and 5 children in the Denver area, where she homeschools her kids. She is the author of Baby and Beyond: Overcoming Those Post-Childbirth Woes (Sophia Institute Press) and contributes regularly to the Denver Catholic. She is active in her parish and homeschooling communities. Learn more about her work at AllisonAuth.com.

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Read all articles by Allison Auth AllisonAuth.com. Baby and Beyond: Overcoming Those Post-Childbirth Woes (Sophia Institute Press)

Catholic Momcast 341: When Worry Overwhelms Apr 30, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson and Allison Gingras discuss how worry shows up in every season of motherhood, from sleepless nights with newborns to the silent prayers for grown kids, and how to find peace and purpose through it all.

Maria and Allison discuss how worry is a constant companion in motherhood. In this heartfelt episode, we explore how anxiety shifts across each season of raising children and how faith, community, and practical wisdom can help us anchor our hearts in peace. Tune in for this reminder that you're never alone on this journey.

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Prayercast 38: Praying for Each Other Apr 28, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton talk about their special prayer devotions and pray for Catholic Momcast and Prayercast listeners.

Maria Morera Johnson, author of A Beautiful Second Act: My Badass Book of Saints, Super Girls and Halo, and Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love writes about all the things that she loves. A cradle Catholic, she struggles with living in the world but not being of it, and blogs about those successes and failures, too.

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Read all articles by Heidi Hess Saxton

Read all articles by Maria Morera Johnson

Catholic Momcast 340: Adult Children with Special Needs Apr 23, 2025

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David and Mercedes write and speak from a faith perspective as parents of a child with autism. They are available to speak, and have appeared on radio and other media. Visit DavidAndMercedesRizzo.com to learn more. Follow them on Facebook at Autism With The Rizzos. Authors of Praying For Your Special Needs Child, (Word Among Us Press) and Spiritually Able and The Adaptive First Eucharist Preparation Kit (Loyola Press).

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DavidAndMercedesRizzo.com
Autism With The Rizzos
Praying For Your Special Needs Child, (Word Among Us Press)
Spiritually Able and The Adaptive First Eucharist Preparation Kit (Loyola Press)
Read all articles by David and Mercedes Rizzo

Catholic Momcast 339: Jennifer Thomas Apr 16, 2025

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Maria Morera Johnson interviews CatholicMom.com contributor, Jennifer Thomas.

As a Catholic wife and mom to three children, Jennifer earned her masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and recently reverted back to her Catholic faith. Jennifer is an avid stationery enthusiast who enjoys finding unique and beautiful stationery to send to her friends and family. She also enjoys researching ways to instill Catholic traditions within her family while finishing her first book.

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