Therese McLaughlin has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is Forgiving Mother.
Stitching a Life in Persimmon Hollow
Summary
In At Home in Persimmon Hollow, Agnes Foster built a new life for herself in a very special frontier town amid the Florida wilderness - and found love along the way. Now, in the second novel of the Persimmon Hollow Legacy series, we meet starry-eyed seamstress Josefa Gomez. Josefa longs for the glamorous life of a fashion designer far beyond her small town. But when her aunt announces a plan for Josefa to live with relatives in Texas and prepare for marriage, the headstrong beauty knows she must make an audacious choice.
©2016 Gerri Bauer (P)2016 Franciscan Media
The Way of Simple Love
Summary
“My way is one that is full of confidence and love.” (St. Thérèse of Lisieux) Through her autobiography and an extensive collection of letters, St. Thérèse helped people understand nothing was too little to give Jesus, and nothing done out of love for him was insignificant. Perhaps this is why so many lives still resonate with hers. It is easy to feel insignificant and unimportant. Yet, the clear and compelling language of her story and her letters remains the perfect antidote to such feelings. Fr. Gary Caster writes, “While the language she uses might be new to you, the insights she offers are as eternal as the God who loves us and longs for each of us to be united with him, in the Son, through the Holy Spirit, for all eternity.” St. Thérèse of Lisieux, often called the "Little Flower," has inspired many people to follow Jesus according to her "little way of love." Fr. Gary Caster, whose previous books include The Little Way of Lent and The Little Way of Advent has curated a collection of quotes from this French saint. These inspiring words from her writings have been selected and arranged according to important themes of the spiritual life: confidence, holiness, humility, abandonment, obedience, the love of God, mercy, charity, and suffering. Her devotion to Jesus, Mary, and the Eucharist shine through all of her writings.
©2019 Fr. Gary Caster (P)2019 Franciscan Media
The Rosary
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In The Rosary, Johnnette Benkovic, founder and president of Living His Life Abundantly and the founder of Women of Grace, teams up Thomas K. Sullivan, the creator of the Warrior Rosary, to explore why the rosary is the weapon for such a time as this. Together, they've gathered some of the most astonishing historical and contemporary accounts of victories associated with the rosary along with their own inspiring personal experiences. Listeners will discover insights that will enhance their own experiences of the rosary, including special prayers based on the lives and writings of the saints who understood the power of this classic Catholic devotion.
©2017 Johnnette Benkovic and Thomas K. Sullivan (P)2017 Franciscan Media
The Fragment
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It's 1923, and Paris is beginning to recover from the ravages of World War I and the Spanish flu epidemic. Naïve young American Muriel Ross stumbles into a plum assignment photographing antiques for a globetrotting US senator. But events take a dangerous turn when she discovers that her employer is on a mission far more momentous - and potentially deadly - than a mere shopping trip. Soon Muriel is enmeshed in a covert alliance dedicated to authenticating a fragment of the True Cross - and protecting it from those who will stop at nothing to steal and discredit it.
©2016 Davis Bunn (P)2016 Franciscan Media
Forgiving Mother
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"Forgiving Mother offers you practical guidance and spiritual wisdom to begin your journey to wholeness of spirit. Highly recommended!" (Lisa M. Hendey, author, The Grace of Yes) Marge Steinhage Fenelon knows the pain, fear, hopelessness, insecurity, resentment and anger of being raised by a troubled mother. She also knows the way out: Mary. In Forgiving Mother, Fenelon deftly explores the ways the Blessed Virgin can provide comfort and healing if you truly desire it. Drawing from personal experience as well as wisdom from Church documents, Scripture, and the saints, Fenelon sketches a path from despair to peace. She offers concrete steps and prayers to help you deal with the painful memories, emotions and fears that are rooted in your past. Part memoir, part spiritual guide, Forgiving Mother is a workbook for healing even the most deeply rooted pain. It also includes a novena, which you can pray alongside each chapter or as a final step in the healing process. You will likely find solace from going through the novena again and again, as you’ll find healing is a cyclical process - not a linear one. You are a child of Mary and she loves you tenderly. She really, truly is your mother - given to you by our Lord as he hung dying on the cross. Jesus wants you to accept his mother as your own and to develop a deepening relationship with her so that she can fill the void that the past has left inside of you. And in her kind, motherly way, she will. What’s more, she will lead you to her son who, as God, is the ultimate source of all healing and peace. Pray through it, meditate on it, and let Mary’s love sink into your heart and soul. Above all, be gentle with yourself. This is your healing process, and no one else’s. With the Blessed Mother’s help, you can become the whole, healed and truly cherished person you were meant to be.
©2017 Marge Steinhage Fenelon (P)2018 Servant