Why We Need Catholic Fiction for Teens

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

My guests this week are Catholic fiction authors Carolyn Astfalk and Leslea Wahl who can’t wait to share about some fantastic literature options for Catholic teens. We discuss why it’s important to have a genre of fiction devoted to Catholic teens, what that means, and what some of the best resources are for teens and young adults who love to read. CatholicTeenBooks.com is a great place to learn more about the variety of works available for teens and find out more about the new anthology of books on the subject of St. Patrick. Do yourself and your teens a favor, and check it out! Ascension is proud to partner with authentically Catholic institutions and organizations committed to spreading the Gospel. Learn more about the sponsor of this episode, Ave Maria University (https://tinyurl.com/yyh7bodr) Snippet From the Show We need stories that are fun, well-written, and rooted in the truth God reveals to us. For episode shownotes, text GIRLFRIENDS to 33-777 or visit www.ascensionpress.com/girlfriends.

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0:00.0	Girlfriends, episode number 259, Why We Need Catholic Fiction for Teens with Carolyn Asthawk and Leslie Wall.
0:11.8	Hello and welcome to girlfriends. I'm Danielle Bean. I'm a wife and a mom and I'm on a mission to help you know your worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance,
0:21.5	and joy and family living.
0:23.0	This week, I'm talking with two friends and fellow authors, Carolyn Astphalk and Leslie Wall,
0:29.0	all about Catholic fiction for teens.
0:31.9	Can't wait to get started.
0:33.0	Let's go. Hey, Girlfriends, how are you?
0:43.5	Glad you're joining me.
0:44.8	If you are a first-time listener, I want to give you a special welcome.
0:48.2	It's come to my attention that we've got a number of new listeners here at Girlfriends.
0:51.5	I think many thanks to Father Mike Schmitz and his Bible in
0:56.2	a Year podcast, which is enormously popular and part of our family of podcasts at ascensionpress.com.
1:03.4	So glad to be part of that family. And to have some of you joining me from there, it's exciting to
1:09.3	have you here. I'm always looking for ways
1:11.3	that we can expand our community here at the Girlfriends Podcast. So I'm overjoyed that you are
1:16.0	giving this a try. I hope you're going to like your time with us. We talk about topics,
1:20.7	any topics that are of interest to Catholic women especially. And so I know if I'm interested
1:25.9	in it, they're likely you are as well. So we talk
1:29.6	about everything from literature to housework, to marriage, to health and wellness, to, of course,
1:39.3	spirituality. I frequently have guests here, but then sometimes I'll do shows that where I'm just sharing
1:45.0	about a topic on my own. I like to have a wide variety of topics here on girlfriends and for
1:50.8	it to be a kind of community that's open and welcoming to everyone. So whoever you are and
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