Here's a preview of Among Women's two part series on miscarriage with author Karen Edmisten

Don't miss these important Among Women podcasts dealing with miscarriage and healing with author Karen Edmisten.

Part One

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Here's a sample of some of the content.

listen to ‘"Coffee Break" / Among Women 129"’ on Audioboo

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The F.U.N. Quotient... treat yourself to 7 mins of smiles

Smile. It's a Friday.

Need more? Go here.  (It is a 7 minute video.)

You just might smile the rest of the day. Or the weekend.

Among Women ReadHER 10.15.11 Lotsa random H's: HPV, Hospitality, Halloween, & the Holy Father...

Among Women ReadHer

10.15.11

The Holy Father's Catechesis on Prayer: Psalm 23
Translated by Diane Montagna
Each week, at the General Audience on Wednesday, the Pope visits and prays with pilgrims from around the world. His recent messages have been on prayer, and last week, he spoke about Psalm 23. Some beautiful reflections on the images contained in that psalm are captured here.


"I Wouldn't Give You $5 for the Whole Operation..."
Tom Crowe at CatholicVote.org
A well stated posture we need to have about the Catholic Church in light of another the indictment of the Bishop of KC, MO... good insight here.


The HPV Vaccine -- Not for "Little Girls"
--Kathleen Berchelmann, MD at CatholicMom.com
Given all the discussions about it in the press, I really appreciated the health information synthesized by the Catholic Medical Association. 


A Special Mother is Born - a new book!
--Leticia Velasquez, from her blog, Cause of Our Joy
A new book, edited by Leticia, is a wonderful anthology of essays and stories for parents of children with special needs. You may recall Leticia's visits on AW back on episodes 6 and 30.

Singles: "Entrust your future to the Lord."
--By Bishop Rhodes
That's a word for all of us! 


Shrews
By The Crescat (Katrina Fernandez, now over at Patheos)
This came out while I was away, and it continued to get traffic into this week. 


New Love, New Vocabulary
--Elizabeth Duffy
A new columnist over at Patheos manages to take on marriage, fidelity, and the new missal translation all in the same article.


I Just Went to Get My Hair Done (and saved a baby from abortion instead.)
--Kelly Clinger from LifeSiteNews.com
Ever notice how freely women speak to each other at the hair salon? I mean I have had some pretty amazing conversations with complete strangers there over the years. Just sayin'. You never know when the moment will come where God puts you in a situation to just speak up, with love, and with compassion for the woman next to you. 


Costumes For Kids Can Send the Wrong Message
--Mary Beth Hicks at Family Events
Halloween celebrations -- and the "appropriate" costumes for children! -- are a mixed bag in our society. Mary Beth has some straight talk on the subject.


My Nouveay Traditional SAHM Lifestyle and Amanda Marcotte's Exploding Head
Simcha Fisher at her blog at National Catholic Register
Simcha's covering a lot of important ground here as we look at motherhood, women's roles, and the culture. See what you think.

Harveen's Brand of Hospitality

---Lisa Hendey at Faith and Family Live!

Lisa walked right into the arms of a spiritual mother cared for an nurtured her without reserve. Let us take notes. (Also, see Lisa's forthcoming book found in the video trailer below.)

The book trailer for Lisa Hendey's newest title:

Be looking for Lisa Hendey's conversation with me "Among Women" coming up soon!

Other Books I can heartily recommend:
Here are two reviews for "Catholicism" from Fr Robert Barron that you've heard me brag on...
from Kathryn Jean Lopez & Maria Johnson


And here's my own take on Brandon Vogt's "The Church and New Media", which I subtitle The Catholic Tourist's Guide for the Digital Continent.

This makes me think...

Thomas Morgan writes:

Karl Menninger believed that the experience of not being listened to made people unwell, and the experience of being listened to made them well again.  The experience of being loved through listening made them whole again... Listening is the heart of ministry.

When we listen, we affirm and empower the other. Our listening is a gift to the other.  When we don't listen, we fail to hear the Spirit being revealed through others, and we impede the development of life in [others]...


Douglas Steere states: "To 'listen' another's soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service that any human being ever performs for another."

---Building Community: Christian, Caring, Vital,  by Loughlan Sofield, Rosine Hammett, Carroll Juliano

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Among Women Podcast #59

This week's Among Women looks at the shape we are in, both in the world, and in our personal lives.  This week's show opens with a call to be intercessors for the crises we read about in the world and national news. Then Pat and her guest, Christian fitness expert Peggy Bowes, examine how spiritual fitness can work together with our needs for physical fitness in The Rosary Workout. 

This week's saint story features St. Germaine de Pitrac, a young French women with a love for the rosary who died in 1601.