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Heidi Hess Saxton and Maria Morera Johnson welcome Marge Steinhage Fenelon, author of Behold Your Mother: Marian Stations of the Cross (OSV)

Marge Steinhage Fenelon is an award-winning and best-selling author, international speaker, certified spiritual mentor, and Professional Life Coach. She has written several books on Marian devotion and Catholic spirituality. As a life coach, she is passionate about helping others grow personally and spiritually. Her podcast, Simply Holy, airs on many popular podcast platforms.

Links in Show:Behold Your Mother: Marian Stations of the Cross (OSV)
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena (Ave Maria Press)

CatholicMom Prayercast hosts Heidi Hess Saxton and Maria Morera Johnson discuss Lenten practices on this upcoming Ash Wednesday.

Heidi and Maria discuss the Lenten practice of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Links for Show: 

The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers edited by Heidi Hess Saxton

• Heidi's author page
• Maria's author page

Hosts Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton welcome Margaret H. (Peggy) Hartshorn, Ph.D., currently Chairman of the Board of Heartbeat International,

Margaret H. (Peggy) Hartshorn, Ph.D., currently Chairman of the Board of Heartbeat International, has served on the Board for 30 years, and served as Heartbeat’s President for 23 years (1993-2015). She is the author of The Love Approach: 4 Proven Steps to Transforming Relationships in Your Family, Church, and Community.

In August 2023, Dr. Hartshorn was recognized by the USCCB, and presented with the “People of Life” Award. Today, Peggy travels and speaks extensively, sharing her hands-on experience with pregnancy help ministries as they develop programs on abortion recovery and alternatives, sexual integrity, and adoption. She has been married to Michael Hartshorn for 47 years. They have two adopted children and five grandchildren.

Links in Show

• Heartbeat International
• The Love Approach: 4 Proven Steps to Transforming Relationships in Your Family, Church, and Community

Sam Fatzinger is the author of A Catholic Guide to Spending Less and Living More, (Ave Maria Press), and for the Mothers Prayer Book she contributed "When Money is Tight: Novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague". 

Show Note Links: 

• Ave Maria Press link to The Ave Prayerbook for Catholic Mothers
• Ave Maria Press link to A Catholic Guide to Spending Less and Living More,
• Link to EWTN.com’s “Novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague.”

It's the season for all the Christmas movies and specials. In this episode of Prayercast, Heidi Hess Saxton and Maria Morera Johnson welcome Fr. Randy Mattox, a priest from the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and quite an active presence for evangelization for the Great American Community.

Fr. Randy shares his conversion story and his devotion to the Blessed Mother. He also shares about his fun experience doing a cameo in a Christmas movie, and the wonderful work he does with evangelization on his social media as well as video spots for the Great American Community.

Links in Show:

Fr. Randy Mattox -- Instagram

The Engagement Plot

Great American Community

Heidi Hess Saxton and Maria Morera Johnson welcome CatholicMom.com founder, Lisa Hendey, for an engaging conversation on praying through the season of Advent. We share our experiences trying to slow down and "do Advent right" but we realize the idyllic and the reality are rarely the same. Lisa gives the best advice: be you.

You can also read about Janky Advent in Fat Luther, Slim Pickin’s: A Black Catholic Celebration of Faith, Tradition, and Diversity by Marcia Lane-McGee and Shannon Wimp Schmidt.

Pray with us as Lisa leads us in a prayer from O Radiant Dawn. God bless you as we enter this beautiful season of Advent. 

Links in this Episode:

• LisaHendey.com
• O Radiant Dawn: 5-Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath

CatholicMom editor Maria Morera Johnson and contributor Heidi Hess Saxton welcome Fr David Marcham, Vice Postulator of the cause for canonization of the founder of Holy Cross Family Ministries, Venerable Patrick Peyton.

Reverend David S. Marcham is the Vice Postulator for the Cause of Venerable Patrick Peyton, and Director of the Father Peyton Guild, whose members pray for Father Peyton’s beatification and spread his message of the importance of Family Prayer. Prior to becoming a seminarian, Father David was a physical therapist and clinical instructor, serving hospital inpatients and outpatients throughout the greater Boston area for eleven years. In 1998 he heard the call to priesthood and was ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston in 2005. Father David grew up in Quincy, MA, and has fond memories of playing soccer, tennis and running track. You’re never without a friend when Father David is around, as he welcomes everyone into his circle with a smile on his face!

Links For the Show:

• Fr. David Marcham Bio and World at Prayer blog
• Fr. Patrick Peyton biography
• Holy Cross Family Ministries