Why Catholic Fiction Matters (with Jacqueline Brown)

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Our guest this week is Jacqueline Brown, (https://jacqueline-brown.com)author of the Catholic fiction series The Light Series. Jacqueline tells about her journey from a practicing clinical psychologist to Catholic fiction writer. Jacqueline shares about making time for beauty and art in everyday lives and the importance of Catholic fiction as a genre. When you order Jacqueline’s books, be sure to use the code GIRLFRIENDS to receive 20% off the paperbacks here. (https://jacqueline-brown.com/books/) Also, the e-book of The Light, the first book in the series, will be available for just 99 cents (https://www.amazon.com/Light-become-when-world-falls-ebook/dp/B01I2IRIY2) January 27-February 2, 2020. And finally, the audio books are available on Chirp for just $2.99 and on Audible. This week, I also share some feedback from Liz who shares some helpful resources for women who want to make reading Scripture part of their everyday routine. Liz suggests: Blessed Is She and Every Sacred Sunday. I add a recommendation for Take Up and Read. Have feedback or an idea to share? I would love to hear from you! Announcements My newest book, Giving Thanks and Letting Go: Reflections on the Gift of Motherhood (https://www.avemariapress.com/product/1-59471-945-4/Giving-Thanks-and-Letting-Go/) is available for pre-order. Until January 31, 2020, use code “BEAN” at checkout and get twenty percent off! Events February 20-23, 2020: Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim, CA Saturday, March 7, 2020: You’re Worth It Retreat at Precious Blood Parish in Jasper, IN Saturday, March 14, 2020: Women’s Conference, Fresno, CA Saturday, March 28, 2020: Women’s Conference in Norwich, CT Want me to come to your community to speak or give my retreat, You Are Enough, based on the themes in my book? Get all the information here! Subscribe Text the word GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 to get the shownotes!

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0:00.0	Girlfriends, episode number 207, Why Catholic Fiction Matters.
0:10.6	Hello and welcome to Girlfriends.
0:12.6	I'm Danielle Bean.
0:13.9	I'm a wife and a mom, and I'm on a mission to help you know your worth as a woman
0:18.2	so you can find peace, balance, and joy and family living.
0:21.9	This week, we are talking about why Catholic fiction matters. Do you read fiction? My guest is
0:27.0	Catholic fiction writer Jacqueline Brown, and you are going to want to hear our conversation.
0:31.0	Let's get going.
0:36.6	Hey, girlfriends, thanks for being here.
0:40.8	Thank you for showing up for another episode of the Girlfriend's podcast.
0:43.5	You know I love to connect with you here.
0:45.5	If this is your first time listening to The Girlfriend's Podcast, I want to say hello and welcome.
0:51.7	I hope you're going to enjoy your time here with us.
0:55.5	I hope girlfriends will go on to become a meaningful part of your life. I hope that you will enjoy the connections we're able to make here.
1:00.7	If you're a long time listener or sometime listener, I want to say welcome back. I really appreciate you
1:05.5	guys. Honestly, you're the reason I'm doing this show. You're the reason I'm showing up. You're the
1:09.7	reason that girlfriends exist. So thank you for being a part of it in that way. I always love it on the show
1:16.5	when I get to talk with other writers. And I especially love it when I get to talk with fiction
1:21.7	writers. We had Katie Curtis on in the past, who's a friend of mine, also local writer here in New Hampshire.
1:29.3	Not so long ago, we had Katie on, who's a fiction writer. We also had Amy Schisler a while back,
1:34.4	who talked with us about her process for writing clean Catholic romance novels, which was a ton
1:40.2	of fun. I love talking to writers, well, because I'm a writer, so I like connecting with
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