J1ST 083: The Miraculous Medal from 2019-08-12T01:00

For the next four weeks, we’re diving into Sacramentals.  What are they? Why do we have them? How did each particular devotion come to be?  To begin, let’s take a...

J1ST 082: Letting the Eucharist Lead from 2019-08-05T01:00

Hello and welcome back to the second season of The Just One Small Thing Podcast: Everyday Wisdom for Catholic Women! 

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J1ST 081: Friendship with Mary from 2019-05-26T05:00

Hey there friends!

It's a big day around this small corner of the internet. Today I am sharing the LAST installment of the VIRTUES OF THE ROSARY. I can hardly believe it! I started discus...

J1ST 080: Union with Jesus from 2019-05-19T18:30

Welcome back to another installment of the Virtues of the Rosary on the Just One Small Thing Podcast. I have really loved attaching a virtue to each mystery of the Rosary, and I hope these episo...

J1ST 079: Zeal for the Mission from 2019-05-12T19:00

Hey there!

Welcome back to another episode of the Just One Small Thing Podcast. I am working my way through the final VIRTUES OF THE ROSARY. This episode discusses the virtues attached to...

J1ST 078: Hope from 2019-05-05T21:00

Hey there!

Let's continue on with our investigation of the virtues of the Rosary! Head hereif you would like beautiful coloring pages with...

J1ST 077: Faith from 2019-04-28T05:00

Hey there, friends!

Today we are getting back to a topic I love: The Rosary. Over a year ago I put a little rosary booklet with the help of Annie from Paper Monastery. Listen

J1ST 076: Rise with me through Prayer from 2019-04-21T05:00

Hey there, friends!

This week the Just One Small Thing Podcast is a challenge for you (and for me!). Since we are in the Easter season I think it is the PERFECT time to take stock of life...

J1ST 075: 10 Things I've Learned About Prayer from 2019-04-14T19:00

Hey there!

The Just One Small Thing Podcast is all new TWO WEEKS IN A ROW! I am so excited and hopeful that we can keep this up! 

This week I am sharing 10 things that I've learned...

J1ST 074: The Podcast is Back from 2019-04-07T20:00

Annndddd....the podcast is back!

Thank you to all of you that have sent sweet little emails or left encouraging comments! The prompted me to get back on creating this podcast, and once I ...

J1ST 073: A Year in Review: Embracing Weakness from 2018-12-19T05:30

I am big on looking back...and then looking forward at the end of the year. I know this is way over done right now, but I find it helpful since I usually am to "stuck in the moment" to really un...

J1ST 072: A Year Later from 2018-12-05T06:00

Hey there friends!

I am taking a break from all of the wonderful guests (I hope you loved hearing from them as much as I enjoyed talking with them!). 

So, instead of having a guest...

J1ST 071: Building a Ministry with Jenna Guizar from Blessed Is She from 2018-11-21T06:00

Hey there!

I am sure that you know about the amazing ministry, Blessed Is She. This beautiful ministry for Catholic Women has created so many incr...

J1ST 070: Living Well During the Holidays with Sterling Jaquith from 2018-11-14T06:00

Hey friends!

I just love sharing wonderful catholic ladies with you here on the Just One Small Thing Podcast, and I have another great one for you today! Listen

J1ST 069: The Holiness of Keeping a Budget with Mary Harrell from 2018-10-31T05:00

Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode of the Just One Small Thing Podcast. I hope you have been enjoying all of the wonderful ladies that I have had on lately. It has been so much chattin...

J1ST 068: Grieving Together with Laura Kelly Fanucci from 2018-10-24T05:00

Hey there!

Well, today we are making Just One Small Thing Podcast history! My guest today, Laura Kelly Fanucci, is becoming the very first person to be on the podcast TWICE! Not sure if i...

J1ST 067: Health and Holiness with Brittany Pearson from 2018-10-17T05:00

Well hello there!

I hope you are enjoying the Virtues of the Rosary series we have been doing around here, but since we finished up the Sorrowful Mysteries last week, we are going to take...

J1ST 066: The Grace of Enough with Haley Stewart from 2018-10-10T05:00

Hey there! Welcome back to the Just One Small Thing Podcast. One of my good friends is joining us this week, the amazing Haley Stewart. Haley is a mom, wife, Catholic writer and podcaster. You l...

J1ST 065: Love from 2018-10-03T05:00

Hey there friends! Well, we've made it. Today I am sharing with you the final installment in the virtues of the sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary. Today I'm talking about the 5th sorrowful myste...

J1ST 064: Perseverance from 2018-09-26T05:00

Hey friends! Welcome back to the Just One Small Thing Podcast and our series on the virtues of the rosary. I hope you have been enjoying this series and that it has given you plenty to think abo...

J1ST 063: Humility from 2018-09-19T05:00

Today we are continuing on with the Virtues of the Rosary series on the Just One Small Thing Podcast. Today I am tackling the virtue of Humility which is assigned to the 3rd Sorrowful Mystery, t...

J1ST 062: Mortification from 2018-09-12T05:00

Welcome back!

We are continuing on with our series on the virtues of the rosary today. If you scroll back through previous episodes, you will see that I have already talked about the virt...

J1ST 061: Obedience from 2018-09-05T05:00

Hey friends!

I'm excited to jump back into the series on the virtues of the Rosary today. If you scroll back through previous episodes, you will see that I have already talked about the v...

J1ST 060: Our Children At Mass from 2018-08-29T04:30

Hey friends! I have a wonderful guest on the podcast today. Jennifer Sharpe, a recent convert and author of a few wonderful Catholic ...

J1ST 059: Humanae Vita from 2018-08-22T04:30

Ready for a beautiful, meaningful episode? Well, Lizzy Grayson, a mom of little ones, practitioner of NFP and fellow podcast listener delivers a beautiful, little episode for you today!

A...

J1ST 058: Discipline from 2018-08-15T05:00

Today on the Just One Small Thing Podcast, I am talking with Diana from Luck of the Irish Mom, and we are digging into the issue of di...

J1ST 057: The Eucharist and Thankfulness from 2018-08-08T04:30

Hey there friends-

Before I dive in to the topic of today's podcast I want you to think back to when you were preparing for First Communion. Remember how we all learned that Eucharist com...

J1ST 056: Wonder and Awe from 2018-08-01T04:30

Hey there!

Before I jump into it, today's podcast is sponsored by an INCREDIBLE Catholic Company: TINY SAINTS! Tiny Saints offers the most incred...

J1ST 055: Repentance from 2018-07-25T04:30

Welcome back, friends! 

And, before I even get into things I just want you to know that today's episode is so good. SO GOOD! I was shocked because today's topic is Repentance. It is the v...

J1ST 054: Respect from 2018-07-18T04:30

Hey there friends!

Today's podcast episode looks at Respect as the virtue associated with the fourth Luminous Mystery, the Wedding at Cana. Now, as I mentioned last week, I had to think u...

J1ST 053: Being Beloved from 2018-07-11T04:30

Hey there!

Today we are jumping back into the Virtues of the Rosary series! We already walked through all of the virtues associated with the Joyful Mysteries, so this episode talks about ...

J1ST 052: The Temperaments with Alex DeRose from 2018-07-04T05:00

Ready to learn more about you (and your kids and husband?). Well, you are in luck! I have a wonderful, fun (sanguine) woman on the podcast to introduce you to and get you excited about the four ...

J1ST 051: Doing God's Work from 2018-06-27T04:30

Hey there my friends!

Welcome back to our series on the virtues of the Rosary. Today we are wrapping up our walk through the virtues of the Joyful Mysteries. We have already ta...

J1ST 050: Consecration from 2018-06-20T05:00

Hey there my friends!

Welcome back to our series on the virtues of the Rosary. This week we are discussing the 4th Joyful Mystery, the Presentation. 

The virtue for thi...

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J1ST 049: Detachment from the World from 2018-06-13T04:30

Hey there my friends!

Today we are continuing on with our little Virtues of the Rosaryseries on the Just One Small Thing Podcast. I love doing series, especial...

J1ST 048: The Lifelong Call To Serve from 2018-06-06T04:30

Welcome back to the Just One Small Thing Podcast, my friends!

Today we are going to continue to dig into the virtues assigned to each decade of the Rosary. Last week we talked about Joy f...

J1ST 047: Choosing Joy from 2018-05-30T05:00

Hey friends!

Today I'm excited to kick off another series on the podcast. I has so much fun (and got such a good response) doing the Lenten Series that I've decided to spend the next seve...

J1ST 046: When Trust Seems Foolish from 2018-05-23T04:30

Hey friends!

Today's podcast is a little different, and perhaps a little more personal that usual. We recently went through another miscarriage and are dealing with that. This loss is par...

J1ST 045: Praying for Priests from 2018-05-16T05:00

Hey friends!

I am excited to share today's episode of the podcast with you! It features one of my favorite people--my beloved cousin Jodi--and discusses a SUPER important topic: Praying f...

J1ST 044: Mental Holiness from 2018-05-09T04:30

Holiness is a lifelong journey and I have come to understand that, at least for me, much of this battle will be fought in the mind. Most of my sins occur only in my mind.  My attitude, my anger,...

J1ST 043: The Giants in Faith from 2018-05-02T05:00

Hey there!

So, I just finished reading Listen

J1ST 042: Fatima from 2018-04-25T05:00

My husband and I just got back from a week in Fatima and I am so excited to share a little about it with you.

Now, I bet that most of you have very little interest in the details of our t...

J1ST 041: The Call to Holiness from 2018-04-20T16:17:02

Hey there!

Today I am, once again, proving that I have no fear. I am tackling a BIG topic: holiness. Why am I tackling this topic? Because I'm perfect? Because I have some sort of saintly...

J1ST 040: The Importance of NOW from 2018-04-18T05:00

Hey there my friends!

Today's podcast episode was born out of a little project I have been working hard on behind the scenes. For the past few weeks I have been reading everything I can g...

J1ST 039: Self Care Amid Suffering from 2018-04-10T21:33:28

Hey friends-

Today's podcast episode is a bit of a personal one, so if you are sick of hearing me share about the baby I lost last fall, you might want to skip this episode.

You se...

J1ST 038: Why Mary from 2018-04-04T05:00

Hello and welcome back! Here's hoping that you had a JOYFUL Easter and that you are still celebrating in earnest!  After all, we are an EASTER PEOPLE.

I thought we would kick off this Eas...

J1ST 037: Greed from 2018-03-28T05:00

Hey there my friend!

First things first, happy Holy Week!

I LOVE Holy Week.  I love all the pomp and incense and long services and drama.  I just LOVE IT. Isn't it so great to be C...

J1ST 036: Sloth from 2018-03-21T05:00

Hey friends!

Well, in case you've missed it, we've been spending all of Lent really digging into the seven vices we all face. To do this I have been pulling SO MUCH wisdom from Venerable ...

J1ST 035: Gluttony from 2018-03-14T05:00

Hey there friends.

Today we are tackling the Vice that I have been dreading since the beginning: Gluttony. For some reason the idea that food can lead to sin is just a little bit hard for...

J1ST 034: Pride from 2018-03-07T06:00

You guys are just blowing me away with your response to this Lenten Series on the Podcast where we are digging through the Vices we all face.  So far we've talked about Anger, Envy and Lust, and...

J1ST 032: Envy from 2018-03-05T03:37:02

Hello dear friends!

Well, based on the HUGE response to last week's podcast, I have a feeling I'm not the only one that struggles with vices!  Thank you to all of you that wrote such enco...

J1ST 033: Lust from 2018-02-28T06:00

Hey there and welcome back to the 3rd installment of the Lenten Podcast series on the Vices.

Today's episode focuses on LUST, and, before I go into the details of this episode, I want to ...

J1ST 031: Anger from 2018-02-14T06:00

First of all, I pray that your Lent is off to a beautiful and Holy start! To be completely honest, I have been CRAVING Lent. My life has just started to feel a little too noisy and busy and I am...

J1ST 030: Lenten Resolutions from 2018-02-07T06:30

We are one week from Lent, so it's time to start planning! I really love Lent. I love an opportunity to get back into those good habits I've lost track of and just dwell in the quiet a bit more....

J1ST 029: On Spiritual Reading from 2018-01-31T06:00

As part of the Lent Build-Up Fun (and yes, it is fun!) today's podcast episode is about the joys and benefits of Spiritual Reading. Some people around here are total rock stars when it comes to ...

J1ST 028: Teaching Our Children the Faith from 2018-01-24T06:00

Today's podcast addresses an issue I hear about from Catholic Mothers all the time: How do I teach the faith to my children. I hear this all the time, often from very f...

J1ST 026 On Being Holy Catholic Families from 2018-01-10T06:00

December 31st was the feast of the Holy Family. I love this feast day, and to celebrate I posted a picture of my own family on my Facebook page. The picture was one we took just 4 days before ou...

J1ST 027: On Rethinking Prayer from 2018-01-10T06:00

I suspect that it is a nearly UNIVERSAL problem faced by new mothers: when do I find time to pray? Many of us had pretty good prayer lives before that first baby arrived. We had a routi...

J1ST 025 2018 Goals (for me and you!) from 2018-01-03T06:00

First of all, Happy New year, and feast of Mary, Mother of God!

I love New Years and an opportunity for a fresh start.  A chance to evaluate the previous year and look ahead the the year ...

J1ST 024: Stephanie on Praying the Rosary with your Husband from 2017-12-20T10:30

Hey friends!

I have a beautiful, challenging and inspiring new podcast episode to share with you today.  Stephanie, a wonderful podcast listener emailed me with a RADICAL idea for a podca...

J1ST 023: On Gratitude from 2017-12-13T10:00

Today's episode is all about gratitude.  Yes, gratitude, even though we are now on the other side of Thanksgiving.  

I had originally recorded an episode on gratitude shortly before thank...

J1ST 022: On Still Being Here from 2017-12-06T06:00

A few days ago I wasn't sure I would be publishing another post...or recording another podcast episode.  As you maybe already know, we lost our little Maximilian on Thanksgiving day, whom I had ...

Hardship and Peace from 2017-11-14T20:13:05

It often feels like I am on an endless (and fruitless) quest to make my life at home raising kids just a little bit better.  Maybe if we stayed home more...or went out more...or had better toys,...

J1ST 020: The Holiness of Housework from 2017-10-25T04:30

Housework is an unavoidable part of many of our days.  It is something we dread, and put off and force ourselves to just get through.

But, housework can be much more than that.

Hou...

J1ST 019 Jennifer on Mercy Every Morning from 2017-10-18T04:30

I love a good story of hope, healing and mercy.  Thanks be to our good and gracious God, our faith is filled with them, but the message of continued hope and the redemptive power of suffering ne...

J1ST 019 Genie on Music from 2017-10-11T00:00

The talented Genie from Barefoot Abbey (https://barefootabbey.wordpress.com/) is on the podcast today to share simple, beautiful ways to bring...

J1ST 018: Christina on Waiting from 2017-10-04T01:14:19

In this beautiful episode, Christina from the Evangelista (https://www.theevangelista.com/) share on the cross of waiting.  I promise that you will...

J1ST 017: On Obedience from 2017-09-27T02:24

The idea of obedience has haunted me for a few weeks.  Eventually I read everything that Mother Teresa wrote about obedience, and I was not let down.  Much of what I read was written for her com...

J1ST 016 Dealing With Overwhelm from 2017-09-14T19:08:08

No matter the sage of life, there never seems to be enough time or money or energy...and we can quickly become overwhelmed.

Here are a few quick tips to deal with the overwhelm you might ...

J1ST 015: A Catholic Mom's Guide to the Mass from 2017-08-25T08:45:29

Taking little kids to mass each week is tough.  

And yet, we do it every Sunday and genuinely love it, because kids and babies need to be at mass and as mothers there are ways for us to g...

J1ST 014 Katie on Catholic Support of Mothers from 2017-08-16T05:00

Today my friend Katie from The Joyful Leap (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheJoyfulLeap) is joining me to talk about so ...

J1ST 013 The Need for Theology and Practical from 2017-08-04T22:59:08

Today's episode goes out to all the married ladies out there with imperfect marriages...so all of us!  

The ideas behind today's episode come from the months of research and prayer and so...

J1ST 012 Nancy on The Little Way of Motherhood from 2017-07-29T20:44:25

The little way of St. Therese applies so perfectly to the life of mothers.  We live a life of small things are our mission is to do those things with great love.

But, how do we actually e...

J1ST 011 Shannon on Doing Big Things from 2017-07-18T20:47:03

Today Shannon Wendt of www.chewslife.com joins me to talk about doing BIG things, even when they are scary, even when you don't have everything planned ou...

J1ST 010 Nancy on Saying the Hard Words from 2017-07-11T06:09:14

We know the truths of the Catholic Church.  We love the truths...and yet it can be so hard to say those truths to the people we love.  Why is that?

Today I dive into these issues and talk...

J1ST 009 Nell on Friendship from 2017-07-01T04:30

In this episode my friend Nell (www.wholeparentingfamily.com) and I talk all things friendship, focusing especially on the importance of friend...

J1ST 008 Nancy on the YES of the Fertility Years from 2017-06-23T20:25:47

The years of having and loosing and avoiding having babies offer us a remarkable opportunity to say YES to the will of God over and over again.  And surrender over and over again.  And work thro...

J1ST 007 Katie on the Eucharist from 2017-06-13T02:37:09

Be warned, this episode is SUPER Catholic!

My friend Katie joins me to talk about the transforming nature of the Eucharist.  Our conversation takes us from College to Marriage to Motherho...

J1ST 006 Emily on The Mental Health of Mothers from 2017-06-06T20:34:59

We dive deep into a very specific topic today: the mental health of new mothers and soon-to-be mothers.  My guest, Emily Reiter, is the mother of 5 little ones and hails from Texas.  

Aft...

J1ST 005 On Control and Surrender from 2017-05-31T02:00:24

Episode 5 of the Just One Small Thing podcast is all about our desire to control, it's root cause of fear, and our need to surrender.

How control damages our marriages.  How our need to c...

J1ST004 Nancy on the Choice to Love from 2017-05-24T02:33:02

In this podcast I speak from my heart to all Married Catholic Women about how love is a choice.  From struggling to really love my husband while he was sick in bed, to dealing with going negativ...

J1ST003: Nancy on Being Small from 2017-05-19T04:22:35

In this episode I go it alone, without a guest, and speak from the heart about being small, striving for greatness, being honest and STARTING A MOVEMENT.  

J1ST 002--Maria on Sex, Exercise and Confession from 2017-05-09T21:57:12

A whole new take on the old phrase, "just do it." Prepare to have your marriage changed...for the better.

J1ST 001--Laura on Vulnerability from 2017-05-09T21:54:03

Writer, blogger, mother and Catholic Woman, Laura Fanucci opens up about what she has learned through vulnerability.  Listen in for powerful lessons on connecting with others and understanding t...

J1ST 000--Nancy on The Feminine Genius from 2017-05-09T19:52:43

And so it begins!

The first episode of the Just One Small Thing podcast details the podcast's origin.

After meeting so many wonderful Catholic Women I have come to believe somethin...