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The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
Ranked top 5% globally Are you a successful and well-rounded individual, but are lacking spiritual fulfillment in your life? Do you consider yourself to be Christian, and grew up Catholic, but your family never really practiced? And, maybe they did. But, as an adult, you have become totally withdrawn from the Church? Have you experienced trials and tribulations and have sought out answers except for the Faith? But, you would like to learn more to see if the Catholic faith is a path you'd like…
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- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 195 Considering Going Back to Church? 13 Things to do if looking to be a Practicing Catholic.
⭐️ Today's Topic: How do I become a Practicing Catholic? I. If you already know that you want to become Catholic, Look into an OCIA (Order of Christian…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 194 What do I get out of being a Practicing Catholic? 20 Benefits of Engaging, Embracing and Pursuing your Catholic Christian Faith
⭐️ Today's Topic:What are the benefits of being a Practicing Catholic: 1. Self-Discipline 2.Strong Foundation (Life and Family) 3. Ability to forgive and be…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 193 What does it take to Actively Pursue Your Catholic Faith? 10 Aspects that make you a Practicing Catholic.
⭐️ Today's Topic: What does it mean to be a Practicing Catholic? What it means to be a Practicing Catholic: 1.You’ve been baptized by the church. 2. You have…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
Introduction to The Practicing Catholic Series
Today's Topic:Introduction to “Practicing Catholic” 4 part series # 193 What is a Practicing Catholic? a. What does it mean to be Catholic? b. What does it…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 192 Feeling "Not Enough"? 15 Things to remember When Feeling Overlooked, Unappreciated and/ or disregarded.
⭐️ Today's Topic: 15 Things to keep in mind when feeling overlooked and unappreciated: 1.Remember that Everybody plays the fool sometimes. 2.Honor your inner…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 191 Does The Fast Pace of Summer have you feeling Stressed and Overwhelmed? 10 Ways to Make The Most of Your Day.
⭐️ Today's Topic: Does the fast pace of Summer have you feeling overwhelmed? 10 things to consider when planning to take on the day. 1. Take time to pray. 2…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 190 How Do I Deal with the Challenges of living a Life of Faith? 10 Ways to Live in this World, But to Not be of This World
⭐️ Today's Topic: How do I combat the challenges that come with living a life of faith? 10 habits to help you live in this world but not be of this world?…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 189. Why Do You Put Off Practicing Your Catholic Christian Faith? 5 Challenges that come with Choosing to Live "IN" this World, but Not "OF" this World
⭐️ Today's Topic: Challenges that come with living in this world but not being of this world: *John 15:18: New Catholic Bible 18“If the world hates you, keep…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 188: What does it mean to live in this world but not be of this world ? 7 Points to Understand One of Our Biggest Challenges as Christians
⭐️ Today's Topic: Living in this world but not of this world John 17:16-26 16 They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. 17…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 187 What does it mean to be refined in the fire? 7 practices that will draw you closer to Christ during challenging times
⭐️ Today's Topic: 7 Ways to Use Challenging Life Circumstances To Bring You Closer to Christ: 1. Be Honest with yourself and others (valuable building blocks…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 186 What Does Church have to do with Making Positive Change? 15 Ways Practicing my Catholic Christian Faith Encourages Transformation
⭐️ Today's Topic: How Practicing my Catholic Christian Faith encourages transformation and Positive Change Scripture Verse Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 185 Naturally Receiving Signs and Confirmations VS Seeking Mediums, Psychics and Divinity Outside the Catholic Church: 6 things to Consider
⭐️ Today's Topic: Receiving Signs and Confirmations VS Seeking Divinity Outside of our Catholic Christian Faith. The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 184 Transformation Verses Perfection: 10 Things to help us experience Transformation in Christ despite our Imperfections
⭐️ Today's Topic: Transformation without perfection: The Challenge for Catholic Christians. 10 ways to deal with our imperfections while working toward…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 183 Is Your Routine Out of Wack Due to Travel, Illness or Minor Crisis? 10 Ways Back to a Positive and Productive Daily Routine
⭐️ Today's Topic:Transitioning back to a normal routine after travel, illness or minor crises 1. Be aware of your need to transition back to regular routine…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 182 Grieving, In Need of Healing, or Looking for Inspiration? Love Transcends: My Journey of Love, Loss, Grief and Healing
Love Transcends: How the collection of writings started, What were my plans? What is the Substack App? Why Writing? When I started? How to subscribe?…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 181 What is God-Centered Transformation? 10 Characteristics of Positive change according to the Will of God
⭐️ Today's Topic: What is Salvation? 5 Ways God’s Power is made Perfect in Weakness 10 Characteristics of Positive change according to the will of God. NIV…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 180. What is Salvation? And, How Do We Obtain it? 5 Ways God’s Power is made Perfect in Weakness.
⭐️ Todays's Topic What is Salvation? 5 Ways God’s Power is made Perfect in Weakness. A simple definition of Salvation from Merriam Webster Dictionary is the…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 179 What happens to our past mistakes when we choose God-Centered Transformation? 10 Ways that God uses it all!
⭐️ Today's topic:What happens to our past mistakes when we choose Transformation that is God-Centered? 10 Ways that God uses it all! Romans 8:28 NIV “And, we…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 178 Talk is Cheap and Gossip Steals Joy: 5 Things That Gossip Does that is Harmful to All Involved
⭐️ Today's Topic: Talk can be Cheap and Gossip Steals Our Joy: 5 Things Gossiping Causes *Definition of Gossip: rumors or information about the behavior or…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 177 Forgiveness...But, How? 6 Things to Consider When Choosing To Forgive
⭐️ Today's episode: 6 Things to Consider when Choosing to Forgive As Christians, we are called to forgive. And, there is a good reason for this. There is…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 176 Do You Struggle with Forgiving Others? 10 Reasons Why Forgiveness is Important to You and Those You Love.
⭐️ 10 Reasons to Forgive Forgiveness is choosing to love someone who has hurt you, whether intentionally or unintentionally. It is not easy but can get easier…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 175 20 Things You Can Do to Make Challenging Conversations Less painful and More Productive
⭐️ Today's Topic: 20 Things you can do to make challenging conversations more effective... Every relationships has it's ups and downs. And, no relationship is…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 174 Why Are Difficult Conversations Important? 5 Reasons Valued Relationships Deserve Uncomfortable Conversations.
Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo addresses the importance of having hard conversations with those we love. Benefits we gain when…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 173 What does it mean to be "Called by The Spirit?" 5 Ways to Ask, Receive and Live Out God's Call on Your Life
⭐️ Today's Topic Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo addresses a question that many ask about why Catholics and other Christians say…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 172 Change is Possible. God is Real. By Cathy Jo Lang
Inside today's episode, Cathy Jo shares parts of her personal story of Depression, Recovery and Healing. By getting the help she needed and through practicing…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 171 What is Transformation? And, How are we Transformed in Christ? Meet Father Michael Sliney as we talk all things Transformation.
⭐️ Today's Guest: father Michael Sliney Father Mike Sliney spent over 26 years of priestly ministry serving youth and families. He started The Leadership…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 170 Looking For Inexpensive Ways To Renew, Relax and Decompress? 15 activities in Nature That Can Help Restore You Spirit.
⭐️ Inside today's episode, Cathy Jo records from her Allegany State Park campsite. She shares 15 ways to relax, restore and refresh your body, mind and spirit…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 169 Is Your "To-do" List overwhelming or stressing you out? Here are 12 Ways to create a stress-free and God-centered schedule
⭐️ Inside today's episode, Cathy Jo shares 12 ways that you can create, adjust and execute a stress-free and God-centered schedule. If you are feeling…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 168 Do you have what it takes to make positive change? 11 Ways Coaching Clients Inspire Me Daily.
Inside today's episode, Cathy Jo shares how and why she is regularly inspired by her coaching clients. If you are looking to see if coaching is right for you…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 167. Do You Need Constant Validation For Leaving The Catholic Church? Why
Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo questions those who have left the Catholic Church regarding their need to condemn it and those…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#166 Is God your backup plan? Or, is He More Than Enough? Meet Josh Dart; Husband, Father and Lifelong Discipleship Maker
⭐️ Today's Guest: Josh Dart Josh is a husband, father of six, and lifelong disciple-maker. With a background in both engineering and theology, Josh left a…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 165 Are You an Adult Child of Divorce? Meet Bethany Meola, co-founder of Life Giving Wounds, Supporting Healing in Adult Children Affected By Divorce.
⭐️ Today's Guest: Bethany Meola is the co-founder (with her husband Dan) of Life-Giving Wounds, a Catholic ministry to help adult children of divorce find…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 164 The loss of a child is a heartbreaking experience: 10 Things Death hasn't taken from me
⭐️ Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo reflects on her son Michael, losing him unexpectedly, and 10 things that death hasn't taken…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 163 Trying to Find The Right Words When Socializing? Maybe What People Really Need is to be Heard. 12 Ways to Listen, Support and Encourage
⭐️ Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo talks about the challenge of finding and speaking the right words in social situations. But…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 162 Anxious, Worried or Feeling Overwhelmed? 10 Ways that Writing Can Help You Live a less Stressful and More Meaningful Life!
Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo shares 10 ways that writing has benefitted her personally and spiritually. You don't have to…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 161 People-Pleasing Causing You Anxiety, Depletion and Drama? Meet Jeannine Yousif from Walking with Purpose,
⭐️ Today's Guest: Jeanine Yousif Jeannine Yousif is a Ministry Coach, Blogger, and Special Projects Manager for Walking with Purpose. A wife and mother to…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 160 Hopeless, Hurting or Struggling in Any Way? 9 Things I'd like to Share To Support You on Your Journey..
Are you going through a challenging time? Are you, or someone you love suffering in any way? Are you feeling lost or alone. Or, maybe you feel like God has…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#159 What is Liturgy? Why is it Significant? How do we Celebrate? Meet St. Leo University Professor and Author, Thomas Humphries
⭐️Today's Guest: Thomas Humphries, Thomas Humphries, Jr., grew up in Arkansas as the first-born son of a carpenter and nurse. Along with his two younger…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 158 Who has shared "The Gospel of Jesus Christ" with you? 13 people that have introduced and confirmed the gospel in my life
Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo talks about The Gospel message found in John 3:16-21. She reflects on those who introduced it to…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 157 Looking for Meaning and Clarity in your Life? Meet Deacon Mathew Newsome as he shares how his conversion to the Catholic Faith was Transformational
⭐️ Today's Guest: Deacon Matthew Newsome serves in the Diocese of Charlotte where he has been the campus minister at Western Carolina University since 2008. He…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 156 What is the Easter Octave? What is the Easter season? 9 ways to continue to celebrate Easter on and beyond Easter Sunday.
Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo talks about The Easter Octave and The Easter Eason. She shares 9 ways to embrace and celebrate on…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 155 Are You Tired of Being Self-Centered and Looking to Become God-Centered? 10 Ways To Get Out of Your Own Way
Sometimes it seems like we get in our own way. Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo shares 10 ways to become less Self-centered and…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 154 What is Good Friday? A Brief Explanation and 10 ways to Reflect on this most Sacred and Meaningful Day for Catholics
Inside today's episode of The Joy of Transformation, Cathy Jo shares and reflects on the significance of Good Friday and what it means to Christians…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 153 Feeling Overwhelmed as You Prepare for Holy Week and Easter Sunday? 13 Ways to Be Led By The Holy Spirit in your daily Tasks
If you feel stressed, worried or short on time in preparing for Holy Week and Easter Sunday, This episode is for you! Learning to lean into the Holy Spirit and…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 152 From Evangelical to Anglican to Catholic : Meet Priest and Author, Father Dwight Longenecker
⭐️ Your Host: Cathy Jo Lang As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 151 Change vs Transformation: 11 Key points of My Personal Transformation Journey
⭐️ Your Host: Cathy Jo Lang As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 150 Looking To Protect Your Family From The Evils of Pornography? Father Allen Hoffa Informs and Equips Us for Battle
⭐️ Your Host: Cathy Jo Lang As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 149 Happy St. Patrick's Day From My Family to Yours! Why We Celebrate and 16 Ways You Can Celebrate Too!
⭐️ Your Host: Cathy Jo Lang As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 148 No Wound Is Too Deep, No Situation Too Broken, and No Heart Too Distant For The Redeeming Love of Christ: Meet Fred Shallabarger
⭐️ Your Host: Cathy Jo Lang As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 147 Is God in the Catholic Church? How Should I Pray? How do I Love God and Others? Meet Ali Hoffman!
⭐️ As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on your Personal Faith Journey…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 146 What is Lent? Why is it Important? And, What Can I do to get the most out of this Lenten Season?
Inside today's episode of The Unplanned Joyful Life, Cathy Jo talks about the Lenten Season. Why do we celebrate Lent? What is the Importance of Lent? And, How…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 145 Are You Trying To Make Positive Change in your Life? Here are 10 Ways to Succeed when Working Toward Transformation.
Inside today's episode, Cathy Jo talks about transforming your life. What do we have control over? What don't we have control over? How can we find low hanging…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#144 Pain, Loss, Grief and Coming Home: Meet Grief Coach, Educator and Dear Friend Jeannie Kline
⭐️ As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on your Personal Faith Journey…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#143 Are Thinking, Study and Intellectual things part of the Spiritual Life? Father Cajetan Cuddy is with us to explain.
⭐️ As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on your Personal Faith Journey…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#142 Struggling with The Rules of The Church? Maybe This Will Help. Meet Andrea Jackson From The Evangelical Catholic
⭐️ As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on your Personal Faith Journey…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#141 This Award Goes to Cathy Jo Lang for The Most Spirited Cheerleader!
Today's episode is a reminder to stay hopeful, do not give up, and that the darkness can never overcome the light! Cathy Jo shares a personal experience as a…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
# 140 Carnival Season, Mardi Gras, and The Body-Soul Connection with Amy Boudreaux MacIver. Welcome Back!
⭐️ As a Catholic Life Coach, Speaker and Host of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, it is important for Cathy Jo to support you on your Personal Faith Journey…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#139 Coaching Session Walkthrough with Cathy Jo Lang LLC
⭐️ Inside today's episode of The Unplanned Joyful Life, Cathy Jo takes you through a 1:1 Coaching Session by describing and explaining the outline, questions…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#138 Coaching vs Counseling, Consulting and Mentoring
Inside today's episode of The Unplanned Joyful Life, Cathy Jo shares information regarding what Coaching with Cathy Jo is (and what it is not). She will go…
- The Joy of Transformation - Faith, Prayer, Catholic Church, Resilience, Self-Confidence
#137 Initial Steps to Coaching with Cathy Jo Lang LLC
⭐️ Inside today's episode of The Unplanned Joyful Life Podcast, Cathy Jo shares "Initial Steps to Coaching with Cathy Jo Lang LLC". When initiating this…