Mamas in Spirit

“I felt like one of those pieces.” When Mellissa Vincent’s Pietá statue fell off her bed and shattered, Melissa felt shattered, too. After the unexpected loss of her father the day after Christmas and taking on the primary care of her mother, Melissa was mentally exhausted. Until she had a vision from God. Melissa saw

"We often gain spiritual maturity through the hard times, the rough seasons of our lives.”   Shantel Dudley is a mother to 18 children: four biological kids, three stepchildren, and 11 children with special medical needs from foster care.   Shantel is no stranger to tough times. She has “rocked six children into heaven

At only 21, Anne Gabanelle and her new husband each packed a suitcase, took the little money they had, and left France. Over the years, Anne wondered why God had led her away from her family and friends to America.  Anne now has grown children and owns a French bakery with her husband in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Lookin

Saint Maximilian Kolbe stepped forward to die in place of another Auschwitz prisoner. It is at this moment that the film Triumph of the Heart begins. This week’s “mini retreat in a podcast” features Cecilia Stevenson, the producer of this Catholic film.  Hear how Cecilia’s "yes" to making this film has changed her. Cec

Michele Sagarino, President of Cross Catholic Outreach, had a clear plan for her life. She was determined to make it happen. Yet, when it was time for Michele to have children, she wasn’t getting pregnant. God began opening Michele’s heart to His will for her life. Michele and her husband were blessed to start a family

“I radiate the hope of the Holy Spirit, instead of the fear of condemnation.” Rose Folsom, a Lay Dominican, received God's transformative healing. After growing up in a home affected by alcoholism, Rose dated a young man who struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. In her journal, Rose compared herself to a “shattere