The Catholic Parents Podcast “Reading, Willing, and Able,” is coming up on its one-year anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, host Genevieve O’Connor MFA, MTS sits down again with her first ever guest, Dr. Mike St. Pierre, for a new episode: One Year of Ready, Willing, & Able.
Ready, Willing, & Able explores topics which will inform and edify Catholic parents. The creators aim to equip parents to discuss the faith with their kids and bring the richness of the Catholic faith into their family lives, so that they feel ready, willing, and able to live into their call as primary educators of the faith.
O’Connor and St. Pierre discuss the success of the podcast, noting its Honorable Mention from the Catholic Media Awards. But the real reason they do the show, they emphasize, is to serve Catholic parents in the Diocese of Allentown, and to help them see how faith is woven into every aspect of their lives.
O’Connor and St. Pierre revisit some of their favorite episodes, highlighting key takeaways from Episode 4: Navigating Modesty with Lillian Fallon and Episode 9: Serve the Lord (and the Ball). O’Connor also reflects on the wealth of resources offered to parents from some of her previous guests, including reading material for kids in Episode 5: The Word Made Flesh and the Words We Read, and resources for activities, reading, and even crafts in Episode 3: Bringing Advent Alive with Bereits.
O’Connor invites listeners to stay tuned for another great year and announces an exciting upcoming guest: Bishop Alfred Schlert!
“I enjoyed going back through all the episodes and thinking about the treasure trove we’ve put together over the past year,” O’Connor commented afterwards. “I am humbled and thrilled to have had the chance to meet with so many impressive and virtuous people, and it is even better to think that others have benefitted from it, too.”
Listen to the new episode and a year’s worth of wisdom on the Podcast Website or look it up on your favorite streaming platform.
