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  • Episode 180: Mitch Pacwa on his book St. Paul on the Power of the Cross (June 24, 2025)

    Episode 180: Mitch Pacwa on his book St. Paul on the Power of the Cross (June 24, 2025)
    Jun 24 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Mitch Pacwa on his book St. Paul on the Power of the Cross.

    On the road to Damascus, St. Paul was transformed from one of the most zealous persecutors of Christians into one of the greatest apostles in history. Like all of us, he experienced suffering, weakness, and hardships, but amid these trials during his heroic mission trips, visions, and near-death escapes, he felt the strength of God’s grace sustaining him and urging him forward.

    Popular EWTN host and author Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., unpacks the letters of St. Paul in this energizing study. Each section contains a focus meditation explaining the historical contexts of St. Paul’s letters; passages to investigate; interactive learning activities; questions for studying and discussing; and modern applications for your own spiritual life. A plan is also included to help you read all of St. Paul’s letters and the Acts of the Apostles in less than half a year.

    Through Fr. Pacwa’s engaging reflections on St. Paul’s spirituality, you will discover how Jesus Christ crucified is the wisdom of God, how the Cross itself radiates the power of God, and what this means for you today. Father will help you answer questions such as:

    • What is your cross, and how can you use it to better follow Jesus?
    • How can you imitate St. Paul’s example in offering up sufferings to be united with Christ, so that your suffering will have meaning?
    • What are the three instructions St. Paul gives his spiritual children on how to live?
    • How can Jesus’ death on the Cross help overcome divisions in the Church and aid in the salvation of souls today?
    • What are the two primary ways in which the power of the Cross is manifest in us, according to St. Paul?
    • How does the Cross renew the faithful in the face of corruption?
    St. Paul and the Power of the Cross will help you see how Christ draws us into intimate union with the heavenly Father and better understand how to respond to God’s invitation. It will fill you with the hope of eternal salvation and show you how to share the good news effectively with others.

    https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Power-Cross-Mitch-Pacwa/dp/168278407X
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    50 m
  • Episode 179: Jesse Romero on his book Prayer as a Weapon: How to Go on the Spiritual Offensive (June 23, 2025)

    Episode 179: Jesse Romero on his book Prayer as a Weapon: How to Go on the Spiritual Offensive (June 23, 2025)
    Jun 24 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Jesse Romero on his book Prayer as a Weapon: How to Go on the Spiritual Offensive (June 23, 2025)

    In the eternal battle for souls, prayer is our greatest weapon. In this book on spiritual warfare, acclaimed author and radio host Jesse Romero emphasizes the importance of prayer in facing our modern crises, especially for men who are the heads of their households.He reminds us that the faculty of prayer is both a gift and a protective weapon from God. Far from a passive routine, it is an intrepid action in which we directly encounter the divine and drive away the diabolic. Romero identifies the different types of prayer — liturgical, adoration, petition, intercession, thanksgiving, and praise — and demonstrates from Scripture and Tradition that prayer is also a weapon. This idea is unfamiliar to most Catholics, especially Catholic men. Focusing on the necessity and relevance of prayer in the lives of modern Catholics, Romero highlights:
    • Why prayer requires humility
    • The power of the St. Michael Prayer in protecting one from demonic forces
    • Why specificity is important in prayer intentions
    • Ways to make your prayers more efficacious
    • The role of sacramentals in spiritual protection
    • How only a return to prayer can win the culture wars
    Drawing from Scripture, the Catechism, the lives of the saints, and his own experiences in spiritual warfare and the pro-life movement, Romero provides riveting examples of the power of prayer to advance the Kingdom of Heaven even on this earth. He reminds Catholics of the duties bestowed upon us at our Confirmations: to become joyful soldiers for Christ and to pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17).The book also features moving testimonies of the power of the Rosary from medieval times to the present and includes reminders that, in the stirring words of St. John Chrysostom:“The power of prayer has subdued the strength of fire, bridled the rage of lions, silenced anarchy, extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, enlarged the gates of Heaven, relieved diseases, averted frauds, rescued cities from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested the progress of the thunderbolt. In sum, prayer has power to destroy whatever is at enmity with the good.”

    Prayer as a Weapon - Sophia Institute Press
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    1 h
  • Episode 178: Maria McFadden Maffucci on her Human Life Review article "RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics–and Pro-Life Silence?" (June 19, 2025)

    Episode 178: Maria McFadden Maffucci on her Human Life Review article "RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics–and Pro-Life Silence?" (June 19, 2025)
    Jun 24 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Maria McFadden Maffucci on her Human Life Review article "RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics–and Pro-Life Silence?" (June 19, 2025)

    The Human Life Review RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics-and Pro-Life Silence? - The Human Life Review
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    45 m
  • Episode 177: Mia Merran on her novel A Burning Call (May 30, 2025)

    Episode 177: Mia Merran on her novel A Burning Call (May 30, 2025)
    May 31 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Mia Merran on her novel A Burning Call.

    A BURNING CALL is a dynamic portrait of a contemporary upper middle class Catholic family. This story is filled with faith, humor, romance and drama. It presents an evocative picture of a declining culture and a man s quest for change with his cherished wife by his side, along with her unwavering confidence in the Mother of God. Their lives are altered far beyond their imaginations through mystery and miracles while revealing the essential motivation for truth was in reality an invitation from God.


    A Burning Call: Merran, Mia: 9780741472069: Amazon.com: Books
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    39 m
  • Episode 176: Maria Riley on her children's book Joan of Arc (May 28, 2025)

    Episode 176: Maria Riley on her children's book Joan of Arc (May 28, 2025)
    May 28 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Maria Riley on her children's book Joan of Arc.

    The Martin siblings are back for another adventure! Joshua and Luke are playing at the park with their friend Nathan when bullies steal Nathan’s hat. The boys walk away because they know fighting is wrong. Now, the park doesn’t feel fun anymore, and they all feel sad about Nathan’s hat. Later that day, Luke, Becca, and Joshua go on a special journey and meet Saint Joan of Arc - a teenager who was a soldier for God! What can this special saint teach the kids about dealing with bullies? Will they ever be able to play at that park again? This is the 4th book in the Adventures with the Saints series. The book can be read as a stand-alone, but it is best enjoyed after getting to know Luke, Becca, and Joshua in the other books.

    https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Joan-Arc-Soldier-Adventures/dp/1959607049/
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    46 m
  • Episode 175: Stephanie Landsem on her book Code Name Edelweiss (May 28, 2025)

    Episode 175: Stephanie Landsem on her book Code Name Edelweiss (May 28, 2025)
    May 28 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Stephanie Landsem on her book Code Name Edelweiss.

    “What I am looking for―what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss―is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler is the new and powerful anti-Semitic chancellor of Germany. But in Los Angeles, no-nonsense secretary Liesl Weiss has concerns much closer to home. The Great Depression is tightening its grip and Liesl is the sole supporter of two children, an opinionated mother, and a troubled brother. Leon Lewis is a Jewish lawyer who has watched Adolf Hitler’s rise to power―and the increase in anti-Semitism in America―with growing alarm. He believes Nazi agents are working to seize control of Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine the world has ever known. The trouble is, authorities scoff at his dire warnings. When Liesl loses her job at MGM, her only choice is to work with Leon Lewis and the mysterious Agent Thirteen to spy on her friends and neighbors in her German American community. What Leon Lewis and his spies find is more chilling―and more dangerous―than any of them suspected. Code Name Edelweiss is based on a true story, unknown until recent years: How a lone Jewish lawyer and a handful of amateur spies discovered and foiled Adolf Hitler’s plan to take over Hollywood.

    https://www.amazon.com/Code-Name-Edelweiss-Historical-Hollywood/dp/1496460677/
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    38 m
  • Episode 174: Kevin A. Codd on his books To the Field of Stars and Beyond Even the Stars (May 27, 2025)

    Episode 174: Kevin A. Codd on his books To the Field of Stars and Beyond Even the Stars (May 27, 2025)
    May 28 2025
    In the episode, Kiki Latimer interviews Kevin A. Codd on his books To the Field of Stars: A Pilgrim's Journey to Santiago de Compostela and Beyond Even the Stars: A Compostela Pilgrim in France.

    “Pilgrimage” is a strange notion to our modern, practical minds. How many of us have walked to a distant holy place in order to draw nearer to God? Yet the pilgrimage experience is growing these days in various parts of the world. Seeking to take stock of his life, Kevin Codd set out in July 2003 on a pilgrimage that would profoundly change his life. To the Field of Stars tells the fascinating story of his unusual spiritual and physical journey on foot across Spain to Santiago de Compostela, the traditional burial place of the apostle James the Greater. Each brief chapter chronicling Codd's thirty-five-day trek is dedicated to one or two days on the road. Codd shares tales of other pilgrims, his own changes of perspective, and his challenges and triumphs along the way -- all told with a disarming candor. Seen through the eyes of a Catholic priest who honors the religious worldview that originally gave rise to these medieval odysseys, “pilgrimage” comes to life and takes on new meaning in these pages.

    https://www.amazon.com/Field-Stars-Pilgrims-Santiago-Compostela/dp/0802825923/
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    1 h y 16 m
  • Episode 173: Deacons Mike Plese, Jeff Kosidowski, Scott Sparks, and Greg Weigold on the Holy Land/Greece Tour in October 2026 (May 27, 2025)

    Episode 173: Deacons Mike Plese, Jeff Kosidowski, Scott Sparks, and Greg Weigold on the Holy Land/Greece Tour in October 2026 (May 27, 2025)
    May 28 2025
    In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Deacons Mike Plese, Jeff Kosidowski, Scott Sparks, and Greg Weigold on the Holy Land/Greece Tour in October 2026 (May 27, 2025)

    For the trip flyer, click here: https://tinyurl.com/holylandandgreecetour2026
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    54 m