Monica Pugh's Award-Winning Column on Prayer - 07/22/2026

The Catholic Morning Show · Jul 22, 2026 · 9m

Episode Notes

About Monica Pugh

Director of Faith Formation, St. John the Apostle Parish, Norwalk, Iowa

Writes the monthly "On Prayer" column for the Catholic Mirror, the Diocese of Des Moines' newspaper

Recently earned an honorable mention in the 2026 Catholic Media Awards from the Catholic Media Association

In This Interview

How Anne Marie Cox first invited Monica to write the column for the Jubilee Year

This month's column on Saint Mary Magdalene, inspired by a piece of artwork in a chapel at the University of Mary

Why Monica writes with vulnerability, focusing on the everyday struggles of…