Know the Word. Love the Word.
Live the Word.
In some ways, I’m not quite sure what my “title” is. All I know is that I love writing and talking about the things I love. Maybe that makes me a “speaker” or a “writer” or a “podcaster” or a “pilgrim formation manager,” or maybe it just makes me someone who wants to help others love what I love.
My New Book!
Coached by Catherine
What if one of the Church's most fiery mystics could mentor you in prayer, charity, and holiness, right where you are?
Walk alongside St. Catherine of Siena as she teaches you how to grow in love of God, neighbor, and the Church. Drawing deeply from her letters and prayers, this book brings Catherine's bold wisdom into your daily life—not as a distant mystic to admire, but as a spiritual coach who meets you in your struggles and calls you to rise above them.
Catherine doesn't ask you to levitate or to live on nothing but the Eucharist. She asks you to begin. Again and again. Through daily prayer, honest self-knowledge, and sacrificial love, she shows how every Christian, no matter how weak or ordinary, can become a saint.
Whether you're battling distraction, discouragement, pride, or sloth, Catherine has been there—and she will not let you stay stuck. She speaks with authority, tenderness, and with a burning desire for your holiness.
Let her coach you. And let God, through her and out of complete love for you, make you new.
TRAVEL WITH JOAN
INVITE JOAN TO SPEAK
I have spoken in front of audiences as diverse as college students to school principals to members of the Roman curia. I'm a person in the pew, just like you are, so my favorite audiences are sinners who are trying to be saints, just like I am.
Below are some talk topics, but I am happy to work with you for your particular event, whether it’s an Advent mission or a women’s retreat.
Pilgrims of Hope: Celebrating the Jubilee Year
Is Holiness Weird?
Women of Valor: A Scriptural Women’s Retreat
Prayer in the Storm
“Very few people have been able to simply and eloquently explain the beauty of the Catholic Church to me as Joan does! She is an incredibly engaging, knowledgeable, caring and passionate teacher and … so selflessly allows herself to be the vessel in which God is able to touch hearts and change lives!”
-Jackie, Nashville, TN
