Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood

by Pat Gohn, Terry Polakovic (Foreword by)

Overview

Pat Gohn draws on decades of women's ministry experience, her popular Catholic women's podcast Among Women, and her own story as a wife and mother, proclaiming the Church's compelling vision of every woman: you have dignity, you are gifted, and you have a mission.

The lively and unforgettable Gohn guides readers through moments of her life that have shaped her identity and understanding of womanhood--abiding love and talent for music, breast cancer in her thirties, and coming to understand true feminism in light of Church teaching and Mary's example. More than a mere memoir, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious offers readers insight into the writings of Blessed John Paul II, which articulate four gifts unique to every woman: generosity, receptivity, sensitivity, and maternity. With humor, faith, and the open-hearted tone of a trusted mentor, Gohn shares how she became empowered to embrace her blessings, beauty, and bodaciousness, and how readers can do the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594713712
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	03/25/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	813,028
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Pat Gohn is a Catholic writer, retreat leader, conference speaker, catechist, and author of the award-winning book Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious.

Host of the Among Womenpodcast, she also is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and television. Her writing has appeared in a number of Catholic publications and blogs, including Catholic Digest, Catechist, CatholicMom.com, Patheos, and Amazing Catechists. Gohn also has contributed to eight books in recent years, including Walk in Her Sandals, The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion, and Word by Word. She is the editor of Catechist magazine.

Gohn earned a master’s degree in theology and certificates in adult faith leadership, theology of the body, and spiritual direction. She and her husband, Bob, are empty nesters in Massachusetts.
Terry Polakovic is the Co-founder, Executive Director, and Chief Editor of the ENDOW Study Guides.

Table of Contents

Foreword Terry Polakovic ix

Introduction: You Had Me at Bodacious 1

Part 1 The Blessed Dignity of Women 13

Chapter 1 Living from the Inside Out 15

Chapter 2 God's Good Opinion of You 29

Chapter 3 Your Soul's Tattoo 43

Conclusion to Part One 58

Part 2 The Beautiful Gifts of Women 59

Chapter 4 Saying Yes to Love 63

Chapter 5 Making a Gift of Yourself 77

Chapter 6 Seeing with Your Heart 89

Chapter 7 Entrusting Your Maternity to Eternity 103

Conclusion to Part Two 116

Part 3 The Bodacious Mission of Women 117

Chapter 8 Raising Saints for Heaven 119

Chapter 9 Beyond Fairy Godmothers 133

Chapter 10 Our Bodacious Calling 151

Conclusion to Part Three 164

Epilogue: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Pontiff 165

Acknowledgments 167

Suggested Readings and Resources 169