Like A Mother with Katie McGrady
Loving, Learning, Laughing and (lots of) Laundry....Meet some women who have been in your shoes – or the one you could find this morning – and have something to say about it. Whether it is over a stack of laundry, homeschooling lessons, or office paperwork, take a break with award-winning Catholic author, international speaker, and Sirius XM radio host Katie Prejean McGrady for honest conversations and about navigating the joys, struggles, and well-earned wrinkles that come from the beautiful, messy vocation of mothering. Like a Mother is a OSV Podcasts partner.
Episodes
53 episodes
FOCUS Crossover Collab Episode - Going to Good Things with Kelsey Skoch
In this special OSV-FOCUS collab episode, Katie McGrady talks to Kelsey Skoch about being a mom in ministry, how to balance “on stage” with “at home”, and they explore the value of bringing a family to big events, like SEEK, the National Euchar...
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Giving Kids Space to Grow with Tim Carney
We have to give our kids enough space to be independent, make mistakes, and then grow from them. We also have to protect our kids from the dangers of the world, both real and sometimes imagined. And we have to do all of that at a time when more...
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Men and Women are Different, and that’s a good thing with Abigail Favale
The “gender movement” we find ourselves in as a culture can be tricky to navigate, especially with our kids. How do we talk positively about the differences between men and women and help our kids understand who they are, how God made them, and...
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Listening to the Spirit with Cindy Parks Bird
Cindy Bird went back to graduate school years after graduating from college, while in the midst of the sometimes busiest years of motherhood. Why? Because she was prompted by the Holy Spirit. How do we listen to the Spirit, when it comes to dis...
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Cultivating Faith and Hope in Our Children: A Conversation with Julianne Stanz
In this episode of 'Like A Mother with Katie McGrady,' Katie talks with Julianne Stanz about fostering faith and hope within our children and family life. They explore personal anecdotes and practical tips, such as creating spaces for prayer, i...
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Motherhood Changes Your Politics with Emily Zanotti
How do we engage with politics, especially as mothers raising the next generation? How do we embrace political homelessness, fight for the common good, advocate for life, and do it all in a presidential election cycle that seems to be toxic and...
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Fanning the Flames: Spiritual Renewal at the National Eucharistic Congress
In this special rebroadcast of Godsplaining for the 'Like A Mother' podcast, recorded live at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana, hosts Father Patrick and Father Joseph Anthony welcome special guest Katie Prejean Mc...
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Motherhood Changes You and You Change It with Kaylee Sewell Stoll
It’s almost anathema to say, “I didn’t want to be a mom.” But, saying that and then sharing the story of how God opens one’s heart to motherhood and transforms you is a powerful testimony, one Kaylee Stoll gives powerfully in this interview abo...
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Vulnerability and Strength: Parenting with Beth Sri
In this episode of 'Like a Mother,' Katie engages in a heartfelt conversation with Beth Sri about the honest challenges and joys of motherhood. Beth candidly shares her experiences of seeking healing, dealing with personal and family struggles,...
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Hope in Motherhood with Sister Josephine Garrett
Sister Josephine Garrett’s second season of Hope Stories explores various mental health diagnoses and explains the value of seeking healing through the lens of hope. She also shares how hope can be a foundation for moms, even in the midst of ch...
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Like a Father with Tommy McGrady
A special episode of Like a Mother, in honor of Father’s Day, Katie sits down with her husband, Tommy, to talk about how to be a good dad: what makes it worth it to invest so much time and energy into playing with kids, how to help carry the...
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Like A Mother Rewind: The Mother’s sacrifice and gift with Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.
The words “this is my body, given up for you” are said at every Mass and spoken by every mother, day in and day out, as we wipe and wean and walk with our children through the mess, grime, joy, and delight of daily life. How a mother comes to u...
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The Limits of Motherhood
Being a mom means limits exist. We are limited - in our capacity, with the boundaries we set, with the “yes’s” and “no’s” we have to give. But what if the “limits” of motherhood, imposed upon us externally and self-imposed, are actually the on-...
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Remaining Grounded in Truth with Mary Rice Hasson
In a world where right and wrong are sometimes confused by the secular culture, and where parents are made to feel like they can’t say what is true to their own children, Mary Rice Hasson explains what it means to build a family culture, ground...
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Keeping Short Accounts with Rachel Leininger
Family life, even in chaos and mess, is the first society we’re part of, and where we learn how to interact with others. Raising tiny humans, and forming them into good people, is the most important work we’ll ever do. Rachel Leininger is in th...
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Rediscovering Joy Through Lego
On this solo episode of Like A Mother, Katie takes a deep dive into the concept of identity and self-care, exploring how external roles such as being a wife, mother, or professional often dominate ones self-perception. Amidst these reflec...
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Like A Mother Rewind: Holding Lightly with Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN
Check out this Like A Mother Rewind with guest Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN. Subscribe, listen and share Sister's podcast https://hopestories.osvpodcasts.com/ or wherever yo...
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Learning to Trust with Our Lady of Guadalupe
Katie recently took a trip to Mexico City, and reflects on the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is particularly poignant for mothers.
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Like A Mother Rewind: Forming Principles with Integrity with Sharon McMahon of @SharonSaysSo
Join us for Like A Mother Rewind, where Katie shares one of her favorite episodes. Dive into this rebroadcast with guest Sharon McMahon!As Sharon McMahon became painfully aware of how dramatically uninformed people were about basic prin...
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Talking it out with our kids with Katie Gray
There’s no such thing as too many questions, at least not when it comes to our kids. Katie Gray’s wealth of youth ministry experience has taught her how to talk to kids, especially her own, and maintain good communication with these people w...
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Leaning into the Hard Resets with Mary Lenaburg
Mary Lenaburg has had to “reset” in life a few times. Addiction, disabilities, financial woes, loss, and grief have touched her life, and in it all, there has been a willingness to walk into the fire and lean into the many spiritual, emotional,...
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The “Yes, And…” of Motherhood
Katie reflects on the episodes of 2023 and asks the question: are we giving as much as we can? If generosity is the heart of a well lived life, how can we generously respond to the movements of the Spirit and say “yes, and…” in every aspect of ...
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Finding Your Dreams with Jennifer Fulwiler
Stand up comedienne, best selling author, & mom of 6, Jen Fulwiler has looked at her dreams and found them worthy of her time and effort. Making our dreams a priority, and helping our kids foster their own dreams, is a gift within motherhoo...
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Following God’s Pedagogy with Sister Mary Michael Fox, O.P.
Sister Mary Michael Fox knows the way to explain the faith to kids, not just because of her doctoral degree or her practical work in ministry, but because she was given great examples as a child herself. Her vocation story, the love of her own ...
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Mothering a Home & a Business with Elisabeth Williams
When Elisabeth’s husband Scott jokingly pitched an idea for Saint socks, she assumed the thought experiment was just that: an experiment. Years later, Sock Religious has grown into Catholic Concepts, a wildly successful & impactful business...
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