What’s the latest on Catholic Women Now? Julie and Lisa chat about Holy Week activities and preparing for Easter Sunday. ~ ~ ~ Lent ends on Holy Thursday just before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, but the Triduum sustains the characteristic of Lent. Trid-a-what?!? Triduum. Pronounce all three syllables; the first rhymes with “rid”: [...]
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Catholic Women Now: Fashion Week | March 19, 2013
It’s Fashion Week on Catholic Women Now! Tami Smith, owner of Fashion by The Hall Tree, joined us in studio and took us down the catwalk of trendy styles. So what are women wearing this spring? But before we get too far down this catwalk, why should we talk about fashion anyway? Isn’t that vain? We are women [...]
Catholic Women Now: St. Patrick Smack Down | March 12, 2013
They were ready, eyes focused, eyeing each other. Yes, the smackdown was about to begin. Pleading an ethnic handicap, Lisa Schmidt bartered for some mercy. But it was not to be. The opponent, Theresa Dowd, with the ever agile Irish heritage, was ready to take her out. It was the St. Patrick Smackdown trivia showdown [...]
Catholic Women Now: Electing a New Pope | March 4, 2013
Here at Catholic Women Now, Julie and Lisa keep you in the know about the Catholic faith through a feminine lens. What’s up this week? The election of new pope and Virtues in Vogue focused on the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. So just how is the Pope elected anyway? Conclave, secret ballots, black smoke … sounds like [...]
Catholic Women Now: Decorating & Cooking During Lent | February 18, 2013
We are in the first week of Lent. How has your Lenten journey started? Each of ours is starting with those unexpected, expected distractions? You know, the ones realized after absent-mindedly biting into Friday’s lunch of a turkey sandwich? Julie and Lisa each share their missteps and insights to stepping back onto the path. Be [...]
Catholic Women Now: Preparing for Lent | February 11, 2013
It is obvious to state the obvious. Pope Benedict’s resignation rocked our world this week. Lisa and Julie shared their thoughts and reflections of Pope Benedict XVI resignation. We are, like you, grateful for his faithful and wise guidance. He is the humble and generous Shepherd for us all. Sojourning on … how can your [...]
Catholic Women Now: Why I Love My Husband | February 4, 2013
We are celebrating Marriage Week at Iowa Catholic Radio. So what do Catholic Women Now listeners want to hear? Let’s love up on our husbands. Julie and Lisa took it to the streets, armed with a recorder, and asked friends and neighbors to finish the following: “I love my husband because . . . ” [...]
Catholic Women Now Weekly Recap: January 21, 2013
It is March for Life Week on Iowa Catholic Radio. Keeping step with the Pro-Life message, Lisa and Julie welcomed Renee McGuire, Natural Family Planning (NFP) teacher and advocate. With her husband Kerry, Renee teaches natural family planning in the Des Moines area. But she wasn’t always an NFP believer. Renee shared her story of [...]
Catholic Women Now Weekly Recap: January 14, 2013
The girls are back behind the mics. Julie and Lisa banter a bit about the past weekend. One experienced a relaxing family weekend and the other hung out with 60 energetic girls. Care to guess who did what? . . . It was Lisa who enjoyed a welcomed weekend of family time — and what fun [...]
Catholic Women Now Weekly Recap: January 7, 2013
Downton Abbey, Christmas in foreign lands, resolutions… all bantered about on this week’s Catholic Women Now. Lisa and Julie returned from the Christmas break with light-hearted talk and applicable new year faith resolutions. Here’s a recap. Downton Abbey — Are you following it? What will happen to Downton Abbey and the Crawleys in post WWI Britain? [...]
