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Catholic ForumAncient remedies and recipes from St. Hildegard's Garden with Leila LawyerOn this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog and TheDialog.org, we talk with author, editor, blogger and podcaster, Leila Marie Lawler, about the new book from Sophia Institute Press titled, "St. Hildegard's Garden: Recipes and Remedies for Healing Body and Soul." Written by French author, Paul Ferris, this book brings to light ancient remedies for health and peace with a Catholic twist. You can see a video of this interview on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel. Catholic Forum is a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communication. Please like, share...2025-07-1629 min
Kolbecast266 Viriditas - Leila Lawler on St. Hildegard's GardenAMDG. What did people know in the Middle Ages that we are only now rediscovering?
Blogger of “Like Mother, Like Daughter” Substack contributor, author, and podcaster Leila Lawler joins the Kolbecast to discuss the new book, “St. Hildegard’s Garden: Recipes and Remedies for Healing Body and Soul.” Prompted by pharmaceutical shortages, Leila asked herself: “What did people do before ibuprofen?” Leila began researching and creating her own homeopathic remedies, drawing inspiration from St. Hildegard’s work. Leila shares some of the most efficacious remedies she has tried, the flaws in the modern medical system, and what St. Hildegard can...2025-07-0259 min
Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)St. Hildegard’s Healing Wisdom and the Power of HomemakingThis week on Girlfriends, we are joined by beloved Catholic author and homemaking mentor Leila Marie Lawler for a rich and refreshing conversation on natural remedies, the beauty of domestic life, and the enduring wisdom of St. Hildegard of Bingen. We discuss the new book St. Hildegard’s Garden: Recipes and Remedies for Healing Body and Soul, Leila’s deep love for homemaking, and why creating a holy, healing home matters more than ever.Whether you're curious about herbs, craving a more meaningful rhythm at home, or simply feeling overwhelmed by modern life, this episode offers practical enco...2025-06-2443 min
The Home Front"Mental Load" and that old feminist trope; Washington State law aims at Catholics; the abortion pill again; Vatican finances; and much more!Show Notes:The TikTok that encapsulates the argument and experience of Mental Load“Mental Load is a psy-op” by Leila Marie LawlerNew state law in Washington will attack confessional seal Catholic CultureThe Justice Department announces First Amendment investigation into Washington State’s new anti-Catholic law, Senate Bill 5375Catholics are uneasy… Leila Marie Lawler on XThe Vatican Financial Mess Pope Francis Couldn’t Fix WSJProPublica awarded Pulitzer for falsely framing abortion pill death as result of pro-life law Catholic VoteWhy the Le...2025-05-1054 min
The Home FrontEuthanasia and IVF share death-dealing control issues; why embryo "adoption" is not a good idea; the shocking truth about bishops, money, and Church demographics -- and more!Show Notes:To secure the talents of our tech support guru, the who takes our ramblings and makes a podcast out of them, Patrick McCaffrey, go to his LinkedIn or find him on Instagram.Four Problems with Assisted SuicideThe states where “medical aid in dying” is legalJennifer A. Frey on X: No guardrails for euthanasia possibleRight to Life UK on X: Doctors would have to offer death with every interaction, under proposed billA Comprehensive Report on the Risks of ART (IVF)The...2025-03-0755 min
The Home FrontIf the US bishops fight Trump on immigration, they’re bound to lose for this one important reason, and... A reader asks, what was going on before Vatican II?A hearty thank-you to all our new subscribers! We are so happy to have you here!Show Notes:By Phil:Vance vs. the bishops on immigration, Part IVance vs. the bishops on immigration, Part IIVance vs. the bishops on immigration, Part IIIIs It Time to Abolish the USSCB? by Leila Marie LawlerWhat Went Wrong with Vatican II by Ralph McInerny (affiliate link)The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture —by Phil, who examines the larger issue of s...2025-01-3151 min
The Home FrontJanuary 6th, lots of things to note; Cardinal McElroy; Mark Zuckerberg, and more!Show notes:How Cardinal McElroy came to WashingtonIn facing ‘populist’ tide, Pope risks exposing Church skeletonsSatanic ritual abuse and its cover-up. Why Bishop McElroy should never become a Cardinal by Leila Miller Questions raised about McElroy's response to 2016 McCarrick allegationsCensored by the censorship industrial complex: Contagious Faith: Why the Church Must Spread Hope, Not Fear in a Pandemic by Phil Lawler (affiliate link)Cardinal McElroy’s Conscience Trap by Leila Marie LawlerCardinal McElroy’s “narcissistic and frankly, pagan display” by Leila Marie Lawler...2025-01-1052 min
The Home FrontOlympic opening ceremonies were blasphemy, and what to do about that, on the Home Front; Remembering Fr. Paul Mankowski with Karen HallShow notes:How NOT to respond to the blasphemy in Paris — Phil Lawler, Catholic CultureLights remain on at the Sacre-Coeur Basilica during city-wide blackoutChariots of Fire The Moral Life of the Child: The Ten Commandments — Leila Marie Lawler, Like Mother, Like DaughterKaren Hall, The Sound of Silence: The Life and Cancelling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest (affiliate link)Leila Marie Lawler: The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family Life Get full access to Happy Despite Them at l...2024-08-0244 min
The Home FrontVatican defends Rupnik's "art"; Vatican "trial of the century" countersuit; USCCB cuts staff; Louisiana's 10 Commandments law; books, and more!Show notes: Vatican prefect doubles down in defense of use of Rupnik’s artVatican ‘trial of the century’ defendant opens countersuit in London courtUS bishops’ conference cuts justice-and-peace staffIs It Time to Abolish the USCCB? by Leila Marie LawlerNew law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (affiliate link)The Door in the Wall: (Newbery Medal Winner) by Marguerite De Angeli (affiliate link)The Liturgy, the Family...2024-06-2844 min
Catholic Women LeadS2 Episode 19: Homemaking as a Working WomanCWIB Presidents Taryn DeLong and Elise Crawford Gallagher:
Share their experiences (good and bad!) of homemaking as single women and now as wives and mothers.
Answer the question, "Can you be a homemaker and work outside the home?"
Talk about what it means to live liturgically.
Elise and Taryn's recommended homemaking resources:
Catholic All Year (books and online resources by Kendra Tierney)
CatholicMom.com (blog and podcast)
Theology of Home (books and email newsletter by Carrie Dr. Gress and Noelle Mering)
Livin...2024-06-0435 min
Author-to-AuthorEpisode 331: David Clayton on his book The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide to Praying in the Home (April 30, 2024)In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Clayton on his book The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide to Praying in the Home (April 30, 2024)Keeping a faithful prayer life with your family isn't easy. From herding distracted children to managing the seemingly endless litany of prayers and devotions, our spiritual life all too often feels frantic and burdensome.This isn't the way it should be. Our prayer life, our family life, and our work life should--and can!--be in harmony. When they are, our family is a powerhouse of grace, and Our Lord transforms...2024-05-021h 03
The Center for the Restoration of Christian CultureThe Chosen and the Fallacy of the Appeal to Worldliness, with Leila MillerLeila Marie Lawler and Leila Miller discuss their critique of the popular TV show The Chosen and the danger of using it in religious education.Like Mother, Like DaughterThe Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family LifeLeilaMiller.net"Christology matters. Reject the false 'Jesus' of The Chosen" by Leila Miller"No, I will not be watching 'The Chosen'" by James BiesiadeckiLearn more about Thomas More CollegeExplore the Center for the Restoration of Christian CultureThomas More College Press2023-09-0855 min
The Center for the Restoration of Christian CultureThe Summa Domestica: A Homeschool Retreat for Mothers and FathersHow to use Volume Two of Leila Marie Lawler's Summa Domestica as a little homeschool retreat before the start of the new academic year.Links:The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family Life (affiliate link)The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home (affiliate link)Like Mother, Like Daughter Happy Despite ThemWhat is the Like Mother, Like Daughter Library Project? Intro: Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 10 in C major, K. 330 - III. Allegretto, performed by Vadim ChaimovichLearn more about Thomas More Coll...2022-08-0957 min
Wild + BeautifulRead All The BooksWhat have you read lately? Struggling to find time to read in an age of constant information and stimulation? Proverbs 19:8 says “To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.” We read to acquire wisdom and THAT is self-love. Join us as we discuss our latest reads and how to find a few more minutes in your day for this essential habit.
Books by Fulton Sheen
The Little Oratory, by David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler
A Church Called Tov, Scott McNight & Laura Barringer
The...2022-07-2838 min
The Catholic Woman Podcast6. Incorporating Prayer Into the Home with Leila LawlerDo you struggle to create a peaceful and ever present prayer life at home? Do you feel like you don't have time to pray? Do you struggle to keep littles (or even older kids and spouses) engaged in prayer? Then this episode is for YOU.
Leila Marie Lawler is a wife of one, mother of seven, and grandmother of sixteen who is well known for her books "The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home" and "The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family Life."
In today's episode we talk about her...2022-03-2153 min
The Center for the Restoration of Christian CultureThe Reasonably Stocked and Prepared Life, or Doing a Little MoreRestoration of Culture begins in the home. Leila Marie Lawler provides a brief overview of the privilege of woman as the heart of her family as well as its manager, and plunges into a practical survey of the arts and tactics of being reasonably prepared for disruptions and outright attacks, without losing peace. Links:Like Mother Like DaughterLeila Lawler, The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family LifeLeila on InstagramLeila Lawler and David Clayton, The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide to Praying in the HomeLittle Mother Prevents Big BrotherIntro: Mozart: P...2022-03-1745 min
Off The ShelfOff the Shelf - Episode 239 with Leila Marie Lawler This week we take a look at the role of women in society and even more so in the family. We know society tells women what is best for them but what is reality? Leila Marie Lawler joins me to discuss her impressive 3 volume set The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family Life. Get your copy here.2022-03-0500 min
The Brooke Taylor ShowTBTS #234: Leila Marie Lawler and The Summa DomesticaOn this episode: Leila Marie Lawler and The Summa Domestica. Leila talks about her background as a secular humanist feminist and eventual conversion to Catholicism.
Leila shares her wisdom of the role of women in the home, and how to manage burnout and depression.
The Summa Domestica is a three volume work available for pre-order, here.
Visit Leila's blog Happy Despite them, here.
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The UnCommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBest of Season #1: The Social Good of Marriage - An Interview with Leila Marie Lawler, Author of the New Book, "God Has No Grandchildren."The Social Good of Marriage - An Interview with Leila Marie Lawler, Author of the New Book, "God Has No Grandchildren." You can read her blog here: http://www.likemotherlikedaughter.org/ Her newest book is here: https://goo.gl/NguUWR Her book before that: https://goo.gl/3PpfzS
Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManusCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulusThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with...2016-11-3028 min
Among Women PodcastAmong Women 200: A Special Edition Celebrating 200Dec. 10, 2015 In this episode: “Blessed are They”: Comments & feedback from Among Women Listeners “Among Women” Guest: Kelly Wahlquist This week we look back at 200 episodes and celebrate our longterm relationship since 2009. Listeners write in on what they like about the podcast, and lend their voices to the show. Our Among Women conversation this week is with author Kelly Wahlquist. We discuss her new book Created to Relate — describing that women are “radically” relational — and it helps us evangelize! Links for this episode: Created to Relate by Kelly Wahlqui...2015-12-111h 12Among Women PodcastAmong Women 195: Praying With Your ChildrenOctober 20, 2015 Blessed are They: St Silvia Among Women guest: Grace Mazza Urbanski In this new Among Women podcast, my guest, Grace Mazza Urbanski, and I met while we were both attending the World Meeting of Families last month. Grace’s ministry in the Apostleship of Prayer led to her new book, Pray With Me: Seven Simple Ways to Pray with Your Children. This is a beautiful new resource for families and I’m happy to share some great tips from Grace and the book in this interview. Also profiled in this episode is the life...2015-10-2053 minAmong Women PodcastAmong Women 186: On Faith, Grace, and Prayer in Marriage and Family LifeOctober 30, 2014 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: St Umilta (St Humility) “Among Women” Guest: Leila Marie Lawler This week we look at a keeping good company with Jesus in marriage and family life. After passing my 32nd wedding anniversary recently, I hope you don’t mind if I opine at length on some of the wisdom I’ve gained from the graces found in the Sacrament of Matrimony. In keeping with the gift of the home and family life, I’m also thrilled to be sharing an extended conversation with author and blogge...2014-10-311h 11