Women and Motherhood Resources
Endow Groups
Endow (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women) is a Catholic study program that engages the intellect of women and teenage girls to help them understand their God-given dignity and respond to our culture’s desperate need for an authentic feminine presence to transform every aspect of life and society.
Ministries
Elizabeth Ministry International is an international movement designed to offer hope and healing for women and their families on issues related to childbearing, sexuality, and relationships.
Women for Faith and Family: Assists orthodox Catholic women in their effort to provide witness to their faith, both to their families and to the world. WFF aids women in their efforts to deepen their understanding of the Catholic faith and in their desire for fellowship with others who share their faith and commitment. WFF serves as a channel through which questions from Catholic women seeking guidance or information can be directed.
Women Made New: Women Made New encourages and supports women of all ages in need of personal healing, empowering them to become the women God created them to be. It's time to face it, own it, and heal it.
Stations of the Cross for Mothers
Pray the Stations of the Cross specifically designed for mothers.
Books
The 100 Most Important Bible Verses for Mothers by W Publishing Group (Managing Editor: Lila Empson)
Motherhood is a blessing, a joy, a privilege, and a responsibility of eternal significance, but it is also equal parts the source of disappointment, discarded dreams, loss of identity and chronic fatigue. The 100 Most Important Bible Verses for Mothers is just that-verses to encourage you, comfort you, teach you and inspire you as a mom yes, but also as a woman, a wife, a friend, a daughter and most importantly, a unique child of God.
The ABCs of Choosing a Good Husband by Stephen Wood
You've dreamed of that special man who will appear and ask you to be his bride. Don't let your dreams dissipate. Men capable of lasting love and commitment are still out there.
Holiness for Housewives and Other Working Women by Dom Hubert van Zeller
Written especially for women in charge of households, Holiness for Housewives will help you better understand and respect your vocation as a housewife -- and discover in it your own God-given path to sanctity
A Mother's Rule of Life: How to Bring Order to Your Home and Peace to Your Soul by Holly Pierlot
With the help of your own rule, you can get control of your own household, grow closer to God, come to love your husband more, and raise up good Christian children. In these wise and practical pages, Holly Pierlot shows you how.
Pure Womanhood by Crystalina Evert
In today’s world, it is all too easy for a young woman to fool herself with lies about love.
Soul Gardening - A Mother's Journal is a homespun, ink and paper journal created by mothers, for mothers. Created and published under the patronage of Our Lady of Nazareth, St. Anne, St. Monica, St. Gianna and St. Brigid of Sweden, this journal features articles, book reviews, liturgical activities, recipes, original sketches and artwork, poetry, reflections, and prayers. Intended to be a source of encouragement and companionship, beauty and hope for mothers who live amidst the everyday grind.
Audio
Feminism Misunderstood: One Woman's Journey to Peace by Jane Brennan
Jane Brennan, a former member of NOW and former Planned Parenthood volunteer, shares her heart-wrenching story of abortion and subsequent years of depression to her final conversion to the Catholic Church.
A Pastor's Wife's Journey Home by Kimberly Hahn
The daughter of a Protestant minister and wife of Dr. Scott Hahn, Kimberly Hahn candidly shares her difficult journey into the Catholic Faith. She explains how close examination of the Church's teachings on family life and artificial contraception led her to embrace the fullness of the Faith, and why she came to believe that the Roman Catholic Church is the Church founded by Christ.
Real Womanhood by Lisa Cotter
In a talk that was given to a group of women at the FOCUS national conference, Lisa Cotter debunks the myths of modern day stereotypical womanhood. Using insights from the late Pope John Paul II and the heroic example of modern-day saints, Lisa gets to the truth about what it means to be an authentic woman.