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What can we learn from St Louis de Montfort about the importance and relevance of devotion to the Rosary?

 This episode shares what I have learned about the prayers of the Rosary, the Rosary in its current form, traditional mysteries, preaching the Rosary, how the Rosary is for EVERYONE, propagating the Rosary, using the Rosary as a Spiritual Weapon, and the Luminous Mysteries and St Pope John Paul II.

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It's May and that means the Month of Mary, Our Blessed Mother! This episode is specifically geared towards non-Catholics, but it's helpful for Catholics to build your own understanding of Mother Mary- Mother of God.

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(Season 2020, Originally Aired 5.5.2020 )

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Find out why it's SO important to contemplate heaven every day!

Book: Preparation for Death
Video: https://youtu.be/Knz7ofVfR7A

Share your own personal contemplation, reflections, prayer resources, and more at the What Laura Likes Community! www.community.whatlauralikes.com

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If you need a virtual hug as we wrap up our homeschool year, this episode is for you!

The end of a school year can bring with it a lot of guilt and distress for a homeschool mom, whether we didn't quite get through a curriculum book or we schooled way less than we had planned.

I'm here to say: you're just fine! Your kids are different today than they were in September, hopefully for the better!

Do you ever talk to your son about becoming a priest or your daughter about become a nun?  Do you discuss the vocation of marriage with your children? In this video I talk about how I discuss vocation with my kiddos and the resources I use.

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Discuss and share more  resources and ideas with other Catholic mothers at the What Laura Likes  Community! www.community.what...

It's time to discuss our unique crosses.  We all have a cross that God has chosen, that God who is All-Good and All-Loving and All-Knowing.  So who are we to question Him as to its heaviness, it's long-suffering, it's prickly parts?  I hope these two stories will give you pause and help you think though how you are approaching your own cross.

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After months of preparation, the What Laura Likes Community is now available!
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In this podcast I go over why the Community was created, how to join, what it is and what it isn't, and the member benefits.  I really believe this community will help other Catholic women live our their vocation of ma...

As Catholic women, living our vocation well is how we become saints.  My hope is that this system, focusing on each of these buckets, will keep you touching each area daily so that all blossom into a beautiful bouquet that is your life. 

Buckets:
1. God - your relationship with God
2. Self - we can't love others until we learn to love ourselves
3. Husband - our husband should be our joy, our love, our mo...

We're diving into St Francis's Introduction again, this time about homemaking!  Of course, he didn't speak directly about this topic but as I was meditating on his words, it seemed to penetrate my momma heart and led me again to a place of peace.
If you are struggling to get it "all" done with a joyful heart, I invite you to listen to this episode. 
 
Pax Christi!

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I used to watch the Bachelor and all of the other spin offs every season.  It was my one guilty pleasure.  But . . . that had to stop and this video explains why.

Chat with other Catholic women and mothers about entertainment choices and recommendations at the What Laura Likes Community! www.community.whatlauralikes.com

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I was tagged by Rhianon over at My Little Domestic Church to answer six questions regarding why I am a Stay At Home Wife/Mom.  If you are considering coming home, are a new mom, or are a new wife, this episode is for you!

CHAPTERS / QUESTIONS:

1) Why are You a Stay at Home Mom? - 2:22
2) Were You a Stay at Home Wife Before Kids? Or Did You Have a Job / Career? - 3:51
3) How Does Being a Homemaker Effect Yo...

We all have virtues we naturally enjoying growing.  I could spend hours on spiritual reading.  But ... I am not a Dominican, I'm a wife and mother.  So what virtues do I need to grow in?  While spiritual reading is wonderful and necessary, as I've said before, virtues such as patience, diligence, dying to self, and custody of tongue need nurturing just as much, if not more so. 

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Keeping the Lord's Day holy.  Did you know you aren't supposed to clean the house on Sundays?  Or meal prep?  Or mow the lawn?  So what ARE you supposed to do on Sundays??  In this video I answer that. 

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(Season 2021, Originally aired 09.16.2021 )

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This book has changed my marriage.  But even more than that, it has changed my walk with God and how I even look at my life.
 
I've been with Ryan 21 years, married 15.  I have studied how to be a proper wife since I was 20 years old.  Yet, this book has taken my place in my home, my marriage, the greater world to an ordered place of peace and joy I didn't know existed.
 
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This episode is specifically for those who are coming back home to the Catholic faith (so excited!!).  I also discuss the tools I use to further my faith walk. If that’s something that interests you, skip over to the Resources part.

Coming Back: Begins at 1:10
1. Confession: 1:28
2. Refresher, RCIA and Sacrament of Confirmation: 2:50
3. Getting Your Marriage Blessed: 4:00

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Fasting is important.  As Jesus states, some prayer requires fasting.  Yet, it's not a regular practice of most Catholic women.  In this episode I share what the requirements of the Church are today, as well as why, and how, we can fast as Catholic mothers.

Precepts of the Catholic Church
1. To go to Mass and refrain from servile work on Sundays and holy days
2. To go to Confession at least once a year (tradit...

I  felt called at the beginning of this Lenten season to share my testimony with you, how I went from a "cafeteria Catholic" to what I would consider "striving traditional."  I hope you this gives you some hope that anyone can get to the point I'm at today and hopefully much further than I am!  God bless!

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The Traditional Latin Mass (Tridentine Mass) is under attack.  My challenge for you this Lent is to find one "near" you (even if it's 1-2 hours away) and attend at least once!  It's so important that we understand our birthright, the Mass of the Ages, the Mass of the Saints. 


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 (Season Winter 2022, originally aired 2.23...

Feminism has infiltrated the lives of every girl and woman, many of us internalizing these lies and living them out, while our hearts yearn for motherhood, marriage, and a simple life. 

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(Season 2021, originally aired 10.28.21 )

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