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How do we interpret and understand what God is calling us to, both in our vocation and in other life choices? Join Stacey Sumereau on coffee dates with Catholic friends for insight and inspiring guidance. From touring with Broadway hit shows to discerning religious life on Lifetime’s reality TV show ”The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns,” Stacey hasn’t stopped searching for God’s will! Original music by JF Church.
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Mamas in Spirit

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A mini-retreat in a podcast for Catholic women! Host Lindy Wynne interviews guests as they share how God has converted their hearts and transformed their lives. Join this beautiful community of faith and know you are never alone! Learn more at mamasinspirit.com.
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Stacey Sumereau is on a healing journey. Stacey was pregnant with her third child when she had a placental abruption--Baby Honora (Nora) was born early by emergency C-section. Stacey's heart broke into pieces as she watched her baby go through what seemed like endless life-saving procedures. The final breaking point was when Stacey and her husband …
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HANG OUT WITH ME ON YOUTUBE! “God’s voice is a voice that has a horizon, whereas the voice of the evil leads you to a wall- it backs you into a corner.” If God spoke to you, how would his “tone of voice” sound? In a little concise teaching from Pope Francis, here four different hallmarks unique to God’s tone of voice. I love how this teaching both …
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Becca Bumm’s family members were struggling and her very own heart was, too. She felt alone and close to despair. Until a wise friend encouraged Becca to attend a women’s retreat called “Cursillo.” God healed Becca’s heart and poured in His holy love throughout the weekend. And then God sent Becca on a mission of love. Hear how Becca re-entered her…
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Jennifer Calabretta’s childhood and early marriage were perfect in so many ways. But Jennifer never could have imagined what was to come. Jennifer lost her second baby weeks after delivery to a rare muscle disorder. Doctors told her this would never happen again. However, during one of Jennifer’s subsequent pregnancies, she learned that her daughte…
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Lisa was in a hole she never thought she'd get out of. Lisa struggled with insecurity since her childhood. As an adopted child, Lisa felt like she was given up. Even though her adoptive parents lavished her in love, Lisa worried that if she wasn't good enough that they might give her up, too. Lisa turned to drinking. When Lisa hit the depths of the…
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Spinning your wheels and overwhelmed? Erin Ingold is here to help! She reminded me every action starts in our thoughts. Managing our minds means we can heal the root of problems, decide well and confidently, and develop lasting habits of virtue. In this episode we cover: The importance of curiosity in change and healing How to stop making harmful s…
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Throughout her entire life Shana Blayney has gone to Sunday Mass and shared Sunday meals with her family. So simple, yet so powerful. From the time Shana was small she's experienced the living witness of her parents, who have religiously attended Mass and hosted family dinners on Sundays. Shana now has a family of her own and they, along with her s…
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On her birthday in 2018, Mollie Verdier wrote a letter asking God to reveal her divine purpose to her. Soon thereafter, Mollie and her husband Nathan experienced infant loss. Mollie went into a dark place. Compounding her loss, Mollie and Nathan didn't know how to grieve together and were distant from one another. One night, as Mollie watched Natha…
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WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE Father Timothy Gallagher OMV is one of the top experts on Ignatian Discernment. He was a part of the God's Adventure Awaits Summit back in the Summer of 2020 and I am so excited to have him back on now! Father Timothy shares his priestly discernment story with me and together we talk about the role of desire in discernment. He…
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“I’m not supposed to feel like this, because I’m Catholic.” Jeannie Ewing felt inept in her motherhood when she found out she was pregnant with her fifth child--she wondered why God didn’t just take her in her sleep. Self-loathing consumed Jeannie as her thoughts intensified. Then Jeannie was asked to speak to a group of cloistered nuns. After the …
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"You’ve been trained to heal my body physically as a nurse, but what I’m inviting you to do is heal my body spiritually as a missionary." Christ spoke these words into Anna Hurd’s heart when she was discerning what God was calling her to after completing her nursing degree. Anna’s own life had already been transformed through FOCUS (Fellowship of C…
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As Tammi McCarthy sat at Mass and listened to the Parable of the Prodigal Son, God revealed to her that she was the person in the story she didn’t want to be: the older brother. God whispered into Tammi's heart: “You have sat at my banquet table for years and you have dined on my abundance, but you have never invited anyone to dine with you.” Tammi…
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Do you struggle with your body? “The Catholic Fasting Coach” Beth Bubik understands and can help you. As a child, Beth thought that her worthiness was tied to her weight. By the time she was in fifth grade she was dieting. It wasn’t until Beth discovered spiritual fasting—fasting that incorporates both the body and soul—that she was transformed. Be…
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“Stay alert and sober” As Amy Cara heard these words while in church, she knew God was speaking directly to her. Soon thereafter, Amy fell asleep early one evening after drinking and heard the distant cries of her toddler. The next morning Amy flipped through the phone book and found Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). After nineteen years of sobriety, Amy …
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Have you ever been blessed with a sense of peace that “was not of this world?” This is what Ester Munt-Brooks experienced while in a Croatian hospital just miles from Bosnia. It was a Sunday, there was no doctor to be found and no one in Ester's family spoke the local language. Yet Ester had a very sick child in need of emergency surgery. In this m…
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While Ellie Hiller was raised in a beautiful home of faith and memorized Scripture, she wondered if her faith should be so much in her head. Something was missing. Until God converted her heart. When Ellie’s husband became Catholic and they lost their shared non-denominational practice, Ellie struggled. She armored herself in defensiveness and even…
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How does a Catholic woman become Planned Parenthood's "Employee of the Year?" And then later become what she termed its "Enemy of the Year?" This is the life-story of Mayra Rodriguez, a teen immigrant groomed to believe she was helping women, even encouraging them to receive abortions without their husbands knowing. From becoming director of an abo…
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Anne Trufant was sixteen and only went to Catholic summer camp to find the “cute boy in the room.” However, when Anne finally got the chance to dance with the cutest boy at camp, she looked up and didn’t see the boy—she saw Jesus. This moment changed her life forever. Anne went home and couldn’t get enough of what a seminarian referred to at camp a…
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When Kathy Schmugge found out her baby didn’t have a heartbeat at about twelve weeks, she went out to her car and cried “The Great Cry.” In that moment Kathy mourned her baby in her womb, as well as previous babies lost. Kathy felt held--she knew she was in the arms of God. Kathy offers grief support through the Office of Family Life in the Diocese…
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Heidi Hess Saxton taught her children that their guardian angels only leave them once each week--it is during the Eucharist that they gather around the throne of Heaven and make their offerings of prayer. Like our guardian angles, our lives are meant to be beautiful offerings to God. In this podcast, listen to Heidi as she shares stories of her con…
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At 36 years old, Karen Gambino was surprised she felt like an orphan when she lost her mom--it was like she was missing a significant force in her life. As Karen grieved, she sensed the importance of remembering and choosing to share the goodness of her mom with her family. At first, Karen and her five sisters visited their mom's graveside. Soon al…
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As twelve-year-old April Mascola sat in her school desk she wondered what things would be like when she got home. Her mom had gone away for psychiatric care—April was doing her very best to fill her mom’s shoes and care for her three younger siblings while her mom was gone. While April’s family wasn’t praying or attending church during this time—or…
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This podcast contains sensitive content, including discussion of suicide. Lisa Morris stopped going to Reconciliation as a teenager. She figured she could just go to God herself. Lisa now recognizes her turn away from God was the beginning of many choices that resulted in immense suffering, including an abortion, eating disorder, poor relationship …
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JOIN THE FREE SURRENDER NOVENA CHALLENGE HERE! We start May 30 until June 7! Show Notes Do you feel like it’s hard to be totally real with God? Do you have trouble calming your mind and letting go of your to do list to pray? Do you feel frustrated with yourself and wish you could just be better? Enter the Colloquy, a fancy word for “conversation” i…
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Sue Simms got down on her knees and prayed in her hospital room. She awaited the test results revealing if her second daughter would have the same fatal birth defect she lost her first daughter to. Sue told God that she trusted His plan and would follow—she just asked to know if her baby would live or die. As soon as Sue stood from her time of pray…
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Rich Peluso was in a dark place in his early twenties--he was working a job that compromised his values and chisled away at who God created him to be. While Rich was avoiding time alone with God in prayer, he desperately desired to reconnect. One night as Rich laid in bed, he called out to God. And even though Rich was not ready to fully amend his …
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Join the FREE Surrender Novena + Stretch Challenge here- we start May 30! Kick off your day with something good for your body and for your soul! ADULT THEMES DISCUSSED! Morgan Swartz is my podcast guest today, folks! She was a participant on my True North Discernment group that I led back in the Fall of 2020 with people who wanted some extra discer…
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Elizabeth Blanke never could have imagined she’d be a young widow, on her own with three small children. Elizabeth’s husband and high school sweetheart passed away unexpectedly from a sudden heart attack. Hear how God guided Elizabeth one step at a time to face the unimaginable. From planning the funeral to learning taxes to becoming the sole paren…
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Ismael Fierro and his wife Vanessa prepared for three years--and even learned French--to move from Mexico to Canada. However, when the time came to go, Ismael's company didn't offer him a job in Canada--they unexpectedly invited him to work in Nashville, Tennessee. Ismael learned to let go of his own plan and surrender to God's will. He prayed, “Le…
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Hi Friends! God wants to speak to you, each of you. Because each of you are special to Him. Today I'm going to share a few of my experiences in prayer so that you know what is possible! I really hope that you enjoy my bold vulnerability in this episode in sharing a glimpse into some moments with the Lord where He was very clear with me (Because I n…
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Lorraine Hess was touring for her new album about glorifying God when she found out that her home had been severely damaged in a house fire. After returning home she felt drawn to Adoration. While there, she heard God ask her, “Can you glorify me while you are carrying a cross?” In this Easter podcast, hear how Lorraine was committed to glorifying …
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“I’m here for a change of heart.” Don Weller spoke these words as he began the intake process for his heart transplant surgery. When Don woke up from the surgery, the doctor handed him a stethoscope and Don listened to his replacement heart's beat for the first time. A little while later, his wife Barb, their son and two daughters were able to do t…
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There was silence in the delivery room when Jessica Cox was born—Jessica’s parents and the doctors were stunned to see she was born without arms. As Jessica’s father held her that morning, a stranger approached and said how special he and Jessica's mom must be to bless them with Jessica-- Jessica's parents not only remembered their faith that morni…
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Topics Discussed How to hear God when He speaks to us and what He "sounds" like (it may surprise you!) What are locutions? Where/who locutions come from: imagination, God or the devil 5 reasons from St. Teresa of Avila to know that a locution is an authentic communication from God Resources Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila Father Chad Ripperg…
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Immaculée Ilibagiza followed her father’s instructions and ran to her neighbor’s house to hide at the start of the Rwandan genocide. She spent the next three months huddled in a tiny bathroom with seven other women, while extremist members of another tribe tried to find and kill them. It was in this bathroom that Immaculée gave her heart to God and…
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On Holy Thursday Sister Gianna Junker, a Nashville Dominican, had a conversion of heart in which she learned to accept suffering and discovered what she grappled with most. “I am my suffering. I am my biggest cross.” While Sister Gianna, like all of us, found it easy to blame her suffering on other people and circumstances in her life, she realized…
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Tim Forbes scored a goal at his college lacrosse game and looked up to see who was cheering loudly--Tim will never forget spotting his friend, Santis, as well as a young, homeless man they had befriended, James. Tim learned "radical empathy" through his encounters with James. Tim was touched by James' humanity and saw Christ residing in him--James …
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Psalm 34: “Trust in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart” January Donovan is a force of nature and walking proof of what we can accomplish when we undertake God’s invitation to a massive dream. She’s the founder of the highly successful Woman School and Wholeness School, wife, and mom of eight kids. She was so impactful that in t…
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Susan Skinner discovered she had the gift of discernment of spirits. Susan’s son had slept over at his friend's home before, but this time Susan felt uneasy; she said yes to playing during the day, but no to the overnight invitation. Susan dropped her son off and chatted with the friend’s mom, Veronica, in her living room. The next day, Veronica wa…
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Screenwriter Rod Barr shares how God had a plan for Mother Francesca Cabrini that was not her own. At the turn of the 20th century, the dream of a better life inspired Italian immigrants to journey to America. Tragically, most found themselves among the poorest of the poor and even homeless--including the children. While Mother Cabrini had committe…
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The dawn of each day is a precious time for Megan Nix--her youngest daughter was born at the start of a new day and her beloved mother later went home to God in the early morning hours. Megan came to learn that not only was dawn the start of these soul-touching days, but also new seasons in her life. Seasons in which Megan would come to know the de…
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As a young girl, Tara Nowell began to believe the lie that she couldn’t depend on anyone but herself. Eventually, this became anyone but herself and “the bottle.” Even when she was at her rock bottom with alcoholism, Tara did not deny God’s existence--she just wanted Him to leave her alone. Yet through the love of Christ and her beloved parents, Go…
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Our Church family is divided. Yet Christ calls us to communion in Him. In this Lenten podcast, Chaplain Fr. Jon Meyer and host Lindy Wynne explore how the division in our Catholic Church increases our sense of unhealthy suspicion and harms our capacity to love as we are called. In life there is a healthy, intuitive suspicion we are blessed with tha…
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"Why doesn't God help me in my suffering? Why does he feel farther away right at the time when I need to feel him closest? Why is he rejecting me?" These are the questions I found myself asking in 2023 when beset by my son's extended health crisis: I barely slept more than an hour at a time for FIVE MONTHS. I quickly discovered why sleep deprivatio…
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Thanks for tuning in! Today I have 6 strategies you can implement right now to help you quit the win/lose mentality with other women. Please consider supporting my work either by joining my Patreon community (starting at just $5/month with great perks!) ... ...and purchasing handmade beeswax candles from my collection with the Catholic All Year Mar…
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Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas! Mamas in Spirit Season 6 will begin on Thursday, February 15th with the Lenten Series. Host Lindy Wynne will be doing a virtual Lenten Plan for Catholic Moms with John Bosio on Fridays at 11am CST during Lent 2024. Go to mamasinspirit.com and enter your email to get more information. Can't wait t…
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By the time Kathy Tankersley was 23 years old, she was a single mom of five children. Kathy vividly remembers being in church and praying on her knees for a someone she could truly trust and confide in. Then she met Rex Tankersley. The day after their weekend honeymoon, Rex sat her five children down and asked them if they wanted him to be their da…
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"In her life, Lord, be glorified." These are the words Courtney Siebring sang as she cuddled and prayed over the baby girl Courtney and her husband were fostering. Courtney had experienced infertility and longed to be a mother more than anything--yet the department of social services told Courtney and her husband they would not be keeping the baby …
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"You know who's going to have to do this." The words Brenda's Hauk's husband spoke penetrated her heart--she knew she was called by God to something so much bigger than herself. Even though Brenda was frightened, she said "yes" to a plan that was clearly not her own. Brenda started BrightStone, a comprehensive work, social support, and residential …
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When Fr. Ed Steiner was just 5 years old, there was a knock on his front door during supper. Fr. Ed excitedly ran to see who it was. What he found he never could have imagined. It was Santa Claus! To the day Fr. Ed still finds himself stirred with a similar sense of awe he experienced that very moment he saw Santa as a young boy. Yet Fr. Ed recogni…
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