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The Catholic Bookworm

Kiki Latimer interviews Catholic authors who speak about theology, philosophy, spirituality, and literary works.

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Episode 137: Dr. Leisa Marie Carzon, on her book...

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2025/02/25

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Leisa Marie Carzon, on her book Sister, Soldier, Surgeon: The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D. (February 24, 2025)Meet a modern-day Joan of Arc. Whether in scrubs, camouflage, or a religious habit, Sr. Dede Byrne, in her threefold calling as a professed religious sister, renowned surgeon, and U.S. Army colonel, inspire us to both virtue and action. If the apostles had remained hidden in the Upper Room, we would

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Episode 136: Antony Kolenc on his new series The...

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2025/02/20

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Antony Kolenc on his new series "The Incarnate". (February 19, 2025)October, 2007. Joshua Christiansen thinks he’s just an ordinary teen, ready to graduate high school and infatuated with his best friend Rachel…until Agent Samson shows up and tells him who he really is. Now, while dodging ruthless zealots and evading government plots, he must test the limits of his mind and body as he seeks the truth about himself. Was he truly cloned

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Episode 135: Joseph Ruli (author) and Jaclyn Warren...

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2025/02/18

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Joseph Ruli (author) and Jaclyn Warren (illus) on Giovanni and the Fava Beans (February 18, 2025)Set in Sicily during the Middle Ages, this inviting picture book shares the origins of the St. Joseph Altar tradition. When young Giovanni’s community suffers a terrible drought, he is upset to find fava beans—what he feeds the pigs—on his dinner plate due to the failure of the crops. An encounter with a starving girl sparks a conversion

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Episode 134: Fr. Dennis Billy, CSsR, on Spiritual...

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2025/02/18

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Dennis Billy, CSsR, on his chapter entitled "Spiritual Discernment in the book Gender Ideology and Pastoral Practice: A Handbook for Catholic Clergy, Counselors, and Ministerial Leaders, ed. by Theresa Farnan, Susan Selner-Wright, and Robert L. Fastiggi (February 18, 2025)This book has been designed to assist Catholics doing pastoral work and ministering to children and families caught up in a destructive ideology. Questions the

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60:14

Episode 133: Mark C. Roser on his book Blindsided: A...

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2025/02/17

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Mark C. Roser on his book Blindsided: A Journey from Tragic Loss to Triumphant Love (February 17, 2025)Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God? Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus—almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings,

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Episode 132: Fr. Bill Waters, OSA, on Smelling Like...

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2025/02/14

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Bill Waters, OSA, on Smelling Like the Sheep as We Minister to God’s People (February 14, 2025)When Jesus said to go into the whole world and proclaim the Good News, he meant to incorporate his teachings and our faith into the ordinary aspects of our lives. This book includes reflections on practical pastoral life covering topics on family spirituality, marriage preparation, avoiding divorce, practical evangelization, premarital

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58:01

Episode 131: Patrick O'Hearn on his book with...

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2025/01/31

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Patrick O'Hearn on his book with co-author Dan Burke entitled The Truth about Hell: Through the Wisdom of Jesus, Mary, and the Magisterium (January 30, 2025)Religious leaders do not teach about Hell to scare people to come to Church, though the fear of Hell often leads souls to turn back to God. Hell is the result of mankind’s free will, not God’s malice. French novelist Léon Bloy said: “The only real sadness, the only real failure,

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55:47

Episode 130: Sr. Gianna Casino, LIHM, and Eileen...

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2025/01/29

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Sr. Gianna Casino, LIHM, and Eileen Spinner on their book Mom, Tell Me Why You're Catholic and Everything Else You Love: A Faith-Based Guided Journal (January 29, 2025)Disclaimer: This guided journal is designed for physical writing and reflection. If you do not own a Kindle Scribe, use Active Canvas, a tablet, or similar device that supports interactive journaling, we highly recommend purchasing the paperback or hardcover edition for

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57:00

Episode 129: Dr. Pedro Gabriel on his book Rigidity:...

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2025/01/27

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Pedro Gabriel on his book Rigidity: Faithfulness or Heterodoxy?“Why is Pope Francis always criticizing faithful Catholics?” is an oft-repeated question whenever the Holy Father makes one of his usual invectives against religious rigidity. Francis has indeed made such denunciations a hallmark of his pontificate. But what does he mean by “rigidity”? Is he truly attacking faithful Catholics? Is he promoting moral and religious

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50:15

Episode 128: Rich May on Addressing Moral Confusion...

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2025/01/23

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Rich May on his book Addressing Moral Confusion. (January 22, 2025)The goal of this workbook is to help our youth to receive catechetical instruction without getting bogged down by the mindset of the world today, thereby enabling them to be more open to the truth of the Gospel of Christ and His Church. It uniquely addresses these challenges, drawing from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, as well as great theologians and

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Episode 127: Fr. Stefanus Hendrianto, SJ, on his book...

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2025/01/21

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Stefanus Hendrianto, SJ, on his book Saturdays with Father Schall.This book, inspired by an essay for Fr. Schall’s 90th birthday, reflects on the author’s relationship with the older Jesuit. It explores themes of “another sort of learning,” intertwining intellectual and spiritual growth, meditations on life and death, and the vocational journey of becoming a priest. Drawing from personal memories, it aims to honor Fr. Schall’s

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58:40

Episode 126: Sr. Helen Adaku Ogbuji on her book...

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2025/01/20

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Sr. Helen Adaku Ogbuji on her book Dealing Effectively with Domestic Abuse (January 20, 2025)“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Eph 5:25).This work examines the different faces of violence in our society and how a woman’s body is sometimes treated as an object to be used. When one gender dominates and oppresses another, then the system needs to change. Following this line of argument,

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62:57

Episode 125: Fr. Emmanuel Conduah on his book...

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2025/01/15

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Emmanuel Conduah on his book Untapped: Harnessing the Maximum Potential of Women in Leadership (January 14, 2025)

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59:30

Episode 124: Joseph Freymann on his Summa...

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2025/01/09

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Joseph Freymann on his Summa Apologetica: Catholic Apologetics and Moral Questions (January 9, 2025)Summa Apologetica is for adults and mature teens. It is specifically designed for a year-long course in Catholic Apologetics at the late high-school or early-college level. The book contains 160 questions and answers on Catholicism, Christianity, and faith in general. There are six categories: Natural Apologetics, Christian Apologetics,

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59:38

Episode 123: Kevin Miller on his book The Saint I...

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2025/01/09

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Kevin Miller on his book The Saint I Knew! Exciting 'Encounters' with Holiness.Each of us has the potential to become a saint. We're especially reminded of this when we receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, usually as a teenager, and choose a saint as our patron and inspiration. Who better than the saints and blesseds to inspire us in the battle of life? In The Saint I Knew! Exciting "Encounters" with Holiness, Kevin Wilson places

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48:47

Episode 122: Adrian Reimers on his article “Male...

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2025/01/03

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Adrian Reimers on his article “Male Chastity according to Pope St John Paul II” in the book Lived Experience and the Search for Truth, edited by Deborah Savage and Robert L. FastiggiThis book is an initial attempt to arrive inductively at the truths embedded in the moral teaching of the Church through the lived experience of faithful men and women, rendered intelligible in conceptual terms. While attending to one’s own experience is

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64:43

Episode 121: Dr. Eduardo Echeverria on his book Jesus...

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2024/12/30

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Eduardo Echeverria on his book Jesus Christ, Scandal of Particularity: Vatican II, a Catholic Theology of Religions, Justification, and Truth (December 30, 2024)In this book, in view of the light of Jesus Christ, the Light of the world, and hence the scandal of particularity, the author explores the relationship between the Second Vatican Council and a Catholic theology of religions, the standard by which the unevangelized will be

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Episode 120: Fr. Dennis Billy, CSsR, on his books...

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2024/12/20

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Fr. Dennis Billy, CSsR, on his books about Mary, Joseph, and Jesus (December 20, 2024)Our Sorrowful Mother: Meditations on Mary’s Seven Dolorsby Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R.This book is a series of imaginative meditations on what Catholic devotional literature refers to as “The Seven Dolors of Mary,” seven moments in Our Blessed Mother’s life that brought her great pain and suffering. These meditations are reflections on passages from

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Episode 119: Dcn. Steve Kramer on his article "The...

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2024/12/20

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dcn. Steve Kramer on his article "The Deacon as Preacher of the Word of God: Past, Present, and Future" (December 20, 2024)The Deacon as Preacher of the Word of God: Past, Present, and Future by Deacon Steven Kramer, D.Min. | Seminary Journal

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Episode 118: Dr. Gerard Verschuuren on his book Why...

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2024/12/16

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Dr. Gerard Verschuuren on his book Why You Would Want to Be a Catholic (December 16, 2024)This book shows the reader why the Catholic Faith is the best faith there is, each chapter highlighting a particular characteristic feature of Catholicism.Why You Would Want to Be a Catholic by Gerard Verschuuren | En Route Books and Media

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