Veil + Armour: Holiness in Motherhood and Daily Life
Sheila Nonato
62 episodes
6 hours ago
Send us a text A single line from Sacred Scripture sets the tone: faith, hope, and love. We invite you into a Mother’s Day Retreat reflection to remember the many crosses being carried by women around the world who have faced miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and the quiet ache of waiting, paired with a family pilgrimage tale that finds warmth on an icy road to Lourdes. We start in Barcelona, standing under the rising spires of the famed and glorious Sagrada Familia Basilica, and trace o...
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Send us a text A single line from Sacred Scripture sets the tone: faith, hope, and love. We invite you into a Mother’s Day Retreat reflection to remember the many crosses being carried by women around the world who have faced miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and the quiet ache of waiting, paired with a family pilgrimage tale that finds warmth on an icy road to Lourdes. We start in Barcelona, standing under the rising spires of the famed and glorious Sagrada Familia Basilica, and trace o...
Send us a text A single line from Sacred Scripture sets the tone: faith, hope, and love. We invite you into a Mother’s Day Retreat reflection to remember the many crosses being carried by women around the world who have faced miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and the quiet ache of waiting, paired with a family pilgrimage tale that finds warmth on an icy road to Lourdes. We start in Barcelona, standing under the rising spires of the famed and glorious Sagrada Familia Basilica, and trace o...
Send us a text Veil + Armour at the Catholic Creator Conference: Start with Scripture, stay for the mission. We open with St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6 and a family prayer, then trace the unexpected path from a mother’s return to journalism to a household apostolate that lives at the crossroads of motherhood and fatherhood—veil and armour together. The spark was finding Tammy Peterson's story of healing and conversion heard 'round the world and it drew us into a new chapter: serv...
Send us a text Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!
Send us a text Faith in the City, Jesus in the Streets: The Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ - A Vocation Story We share how the Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ lives a bold charism: serve Jesus in the poor, walk with families, and build a faith-based sobriety program called "Be Sober" to help individuals and their loved ones who are struggling with addiction (drugs, alcohol, sex addiction). Prayer, street outreach, and Marian trust shape a path from survival to hope, faith, sobriety and freedom in ...
Send us a text Day 5: The Catholic Mother's Retreat - Finding Christ in our homes and in Christian Homemaking In explaining homemaking to our children, we can use the metaphoric language of the kitchen table as similar to an altar where we offer our big and small sufferings and challenges of the day. That single idea reframes the noise, chores, and constant motion of family life as a sacred rhythm that draws us back to Christ through ordinary work. We explore how prayer, Scripture, and tradit...
Send us a text Day 4: The Retreat for Catholic Mothers - Freedom from Impatience We trace the path from “love is patient” to the Canadian shrine of Our Lady of the Cape, linking miracles and mission to the daily practice of gentleness at home. Stories of the Rosary Bridge and a statue’s open eyes ground a call to patient love in prayer and action. • freedom from impatience as a path to love • history of Our Lady of the Cape in Quebec • the Rosary Bridge miracle on the St Lawrence River...
Send us a text Day 3: Freedom from Comparison - Letting Go of our inner multi-tasking "Martha' and Embracing our contemplative "Mary" The pressure to be everything for everyone can drain the joy from home life. We step into a quieter, sturdier way: a day shaped by prayer, simple offerings, and a renewed understanding of vocation. From the first moments, we ground the conversation in a heartfelt prayer for mothers and a candid look at how comparison steals peace. Then we explore a living tradi...
Send us a text Support the show To reach Veil + Armour, please visit: https://veilandarmour.com https://www.youtube.com/@veilandarmour https://www.x.com/@sheilanonato https://www.sheilanonato.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@veilandarmour What resonated with you the most about this episode? Feel free to email us and let us know! Email: veilandarmour@gmail.com If our podcast helped you in some way, or could help someone else, kindly share our podcast with a friend!
Send us a text For Day 2 of the Retreat for Mothers, we explore how forgiveness breaks perfectionism’s grip and how Mother Mary’s quiet strength reframes what it means to “stand” in seasons of weakness. Scripture, Benedictine balance, and a living in hope guides us toward peace, presence, and practical prayer. • Mother Mary standing at the cross as a model of resilient presence • Erika Kirk, public grief, public reaction, and choosing mercy over optics • God’s perfection rooted in forgivenes...
Send us a text The news cycle overwhelms us with tragedy—political assassinations, church shootings, global conflicts, and the cries of suffering people worldwide. Where do we turn when darkness seems to engulf our daily lives? This deeply moving episode offers a spiritual sanctuary through a special Mother's Day retreat that feels perfectly timed for our current moment of collective grief. We journey together to the Garden of Gethsemane, reflecting on how Jesus himself responded when facing...
Send us a text "Who is that woman holding my baby?" This jarring moment of non-recognition became the catalyst for Maureen Brintnell's remarkable transformation journey. After years of putting everyone else first, this homeschooling mother of eight found herself staring at a Disney vacation photo, unable to recognize the exhausted stranger cradling her child. In this powerful conversation, Maureen (now known as "The Alpha Momma") shares how this wake-up call led her to reclaim her heal...
Send us a text A Remarkable Friendship of Faith: Cancer survivor Tammy Peterson and Catholic convert Queenie Yu A blessed Rosary and daily prayers in a hospital atrium sparked an extraordinary spiritual journey for Tammy Peterson. Recorded just five days before her confirmation into the Catholic Church, this intimate conversation reveals how suffering became the doorway to profound transformation. Tammy's story begins with her daughter Mikhaela's childhood battle with juvenile rheumato...
Send us a text What happens when motherhood leaves you wondering who you are beyond diapers, carpools, or an empty nest? In this illuminating conversation with Jill Simons, Executive Director of Many Parts Ministries, we uncover how understanding your charisms—unique spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit—can transform your identity and purpose as a Catholic woman. Jill explains the crucial distinction between gifts of the Holy Spirit (which all Christians receive) and charisms (which are ...
Send us a text Catholic sex and marriage coach, and moral theologian, Dr. Sarah Bartel shares her insights on marital intimacy from a Catholic perspective, explaining how sex is a physical renewal of our marriage vows and addressing common misconceptions that prevent couples from experiencing true intimacy. • The Catholic understanding of sex as "body language" that renews our marriage vows • Why there's no moral obligation for wives to always say "Yes" to sex all the time • Distinction betw...
Send us a text Girl Talk: Sheila interviews Cassandre about her wedding preparations and the importance of prayer during the engagement and after the wedding. This is Part 2 of the conversation. Highlights: 9:03 Intuition entrusted in prayer 9:22 When Cassandre's fiance knew she was The One 10:17 "I knew a year and a half before that he was the one." 10:34 "I did not have a list." 11:36 First time Cassandre felt the Lord's presence while praying 12:01 Praying the Our Father 12:47 Wedding pla...
Send us a text A Young Catholic Bride prepares for her marriage in Paris, France. Sheila speaks with Cassandre Verheslt from Paris, France, who has some bittersweet news for us! Stay tuned to find out! 0:01 Cassandre's quote: Growing closer to Jesus 0:32 Welcome1:07 "Love is patient, love is kind." 1 Corinthians 1-13 2:39 Opening prayer 3:10 Cassandre's Announcement 5:10 Understanding French Wedding Traditions 5:55 Church Wedding follows the civil wedding 6:57 Do most people do the church we...
Send us a text "For I know my Redeemer Lives." The Book of Job, Chapter 19, Verse 25 Hear Part 2 of Jaylen Meyer's incredible Journey to Heaven, a young mother's story of overcoming addiction and finding Jesus through the Word of God. How did she and her family face the cross of cancer? The conclusion to her story, through the words of her dear friend, Catholic author, homeschooling Mom of 7, Charisse Tierney. Stay tuned for this upcoming episode. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Sp...
Send us a text Happy Feast of Corpus Christi! In this episode of the Veil and Armour podcast, Sheila Nonato interviews Charisse Tierney, who shares the inspiring story of her beloved friend ,Jaylen Meyer. Charisse discusses her journey as a mother, writer, and musician, and how her friendship with Jaylen blossomed through shared experiences in faith and motherhood. The conversation delves into Jaylen's struggles with addiction, her transformative relationship with the Bible, and her eventu...
Send us a text Welcome back to Part II of the conversation with Dr. Dermot Kearney, former President of the Catholic Medical Association in the United Kingdom. Dr. Kearney discusses Abortion Pill Reversal (APR), a medical treatment deemed controversial by pro-abortion groups, that can help women who change their minds after taking the first abortion pill mifepristone. His work providing this treatment in the UK has faced significant opposition despite evidence of its effectiveness and safety,...
Send us a text Christian doctor Dermot Kearney shares his harrowing experience of being targeted by abortion providers and medical authorities for offering Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) treatment to women who changed their minds after taking the first abortion pill (mifepristone). His case highlights the intersection of religious discrimination and medical freedom in healthcare. • Dr. Kearney and colleague Dr. Eileen Riley were investigated by the General Medical Council for providing progest...
Veil + Armour: Holiness in Motherhood and Daily Life
Send us a text A single line from Sacred Scripture sets the tone: faith, hope, and love. We invite you into a Mother’s Day Retreat reflection to remember the many crosses being carried by women around the world who have faced miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and the quiet ache of waiting, paired with a family pilgrimage tale that finds warmth on an icy road to Lourdes. We start in Barcelona, standing under the rising spires of the famed and glorious Sagrada Familia Basilica, and trace o...
