Persistence in Prayer with Kylie Hein
Welcome to the Persistence in Prayer podcast — where Catholic women who feel scattered, stretched thin, and pulled in a million directions can stop overthinking, quiet the noise, and find peace in God’s presence.
Do you push through each day chasing productivity, yet feel like your soul is running on empty?
Do you long to pray with focus, but your mind spins with stress, decisions, and distractions?
Do you want clarity in your faith, but feel weighed down by pressure to be “the good one” or “get it right”?
You’re not alone.
Hosted by Catholic mindset coach, spiritual director, wife, mom, and speaker Kylie Hein, this podcast helps overwhelmed Catholic women clear the mental clutter and reclaim space for prayer, trust, and peace.
Each episode offers:
- Simple Catholic prayer practices you can actually use in busy life
- Real-life stories of women overcoming stress, perfectionism, and anxiety
- Honest conversations about faith, surrender, and discernment
- Tools rooted in Scripture, the saints, and Church teaching for peace of mind and soul
You’ll discover how to:
- Pray when you feel distracted, stressed, or spiritually dry
- Hear God’s voice in the middle of your busy schedule
- Discern decisions with peace and confidence
- Break free from perfectionism and self-reliance
- Live with greater trust, surrender, and clarity of purpose
Whether you’re feeling spiritually stuck or longing to go deeper, there’s a place for you here.
It’s time to step out of the spiral, begin again, and experience the freedom that comes from persistence in prayer.
Because when your soul is ordered in God, your life becomes rooted in His peace.
Episodes
118 episodes
#117 Being Catholic in a Secular Workplace with Benjamin O'Brien
What does it look like to live your Catholic faith in a workplace that doesn’t always share your values?What happens when the bravest thing you can do isn't rushing into a burning building, but standing firm in your convictions in a cul...
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#116 When Life Feels Unfair: Embracing Your Cross with Monica Herber
Have you ever felt like your life took a turn you didn't plan, and you're holding tight to what you thought that life would be? You're grieving the gap between the ideal and your reality. Maybe you're wondering, "Can joy really exist in...
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#115 The Quiet Yes That Changes Everything with Nikki D'Souza
You follow the to-do list, you care deeply, and you want to do this season in life well. But there's still this quiet pressure that's building underneath it all. The unspoken fear of letting people down. The tension between being produc...
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#114 Restoring the Soul Through Silence with Deanna Bartalini
You wake up early to pray, but your mind won't settle. You open your Bible, but the words feel distant and deep down you wonder "why do I still feel so far from God?" It's easy to stay busy even in prayer, but what if the noise isn't...
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#113 Letting God Lead the Way with Karla Fitz
Have you ever looked around at your busy life, your job, your family, your faith, and thought, "Why does it still feel like something's missing?" You're doing all of the things, but still feel restless, still feel stuck, as if yo...
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#112 Rest is a Holy Act with Heather Makowicz
Have you ever taken a nap, hoping to feel refreshed, but woke up feeling even worse than before? Or wondered why you still feel burned out even when you're technically getting enough sleep?Today, we are rethinking rest because it...
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#111 12 Steps to Sacred with Gabriel Garnica
Have you ever thought that sainthood was just for the super holy, the mystics, the martyrs, or the people who just have more time than you do? Because let's be honest, time feels scarce. What if holiness isn't out of reach, but right...
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#110 Mission Possible: Family Life and Faith with Christine Hanus
Have you ever looked at your life, your messy living room, your emotional exhaustion, the chaos of your schedule, and thought, this does not look like the holy life that I imagined? If so, you are not alone. Today's conversation ...
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#109 God-Given Talents: Now What? with Linda Delia
Have you ever taken a personality test and thought, "This is exciting! Now what?" So you printed your results, threw them in a folder, and forgot about them until right now. Well, if that's you, you're not alone. In today's episode of <...
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#108 What the Early Church Can Teach Us Today with Mike Aquilina
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the state of the world or maybe just your own home, and wondered how the early Christians held it all together? Because let's face it, they were going through their own mess. In today's episode of P...
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#107 Nourish to Flourish: Integrating Health and Holiness with Colleen Ritz
Have you ever noticed how walking outside with your bare feet in the grass makes you feel different, or the sunshine on your face, or just simply paying attention to the patterns in nature? Being in nature can calm our bodies, and when we ar...
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#106 Healing from Narcissistic Parenting with Cristy Murray
Have you ever over-explained yourself in a conversation where no one asked for an explanation, or maybe you felt a deep guilt for simply doing less, even when you knew you really needed rest?These are subtle signs of deeper wounds, often...
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#105 Deepening Faith and Breaking Free From the Productivity Trap with Fr. John Nepil
Have you ever felt like you just need to tone down your drive to be more holy or pull back on your voice and your sharp edges? Have you ever been caught in the trap of chasing productivity, perfection, and praise just to feel like y...
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#104 Faith, Masculinity, and Why Self-Love Isn't Vanity with Kenneth Harouff
In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, I'm joined by Catholic men's coach and mentor, Kenneth Harouff, for a powerful discussion on authentic self-love, well beyond the shallow social media clichés. Kenneth brings a uniq...
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#103 Courage and Clarity Amid Uncertainty with Fr. Donald Haggerty
Have you ever felt like you're just going through the motions, keeping up with your responsibilities, but maybe a bit spiritually asleep? Because let's be honest, who has time to keep up with all the prayers when you've got so much on your list...
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#102 Too Much or Not Enough? Saints & Self-Worth with Rosemary McGuire Berry
Have you ever read about a saint and thought, “Wow... she’s amazing—but I could never be like that”? Maybe you’ve even felt like holiness is for someone else—someone more disciplined, more prayerful, more perfect.But what if that nagging...
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#101 Pelvic Floor Healing, Hope, and Faith with Jen Lormand
Healing isn’t just for other people—it’s for you, too.In this empowering episode, Kylie is joined by Jenn Lormand, co-founder of Tighten Your Tinkler and Catholic mom of three, who shares her raw and hope-filled journ...
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#100 Daily Prayer Without the Pressure: Ignatian Wisdom for Busy Catholics with Fr. James Kubicki, SJ
Do you feel overwhelmed by prayer routines or unsure how to stay connected with God in daily life? In this beautiful episode, Kylie is joined by Fr. James Kubicki, Jesuit priest and author of A Year of Daily Offerings: Giving ...
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#99 Loving Without Consolation: Kevin Wells on Spiritual Warfare, Marriage, and Redemptive Suffering
Have you ever cried out to God and been met with silence? Have you prayed and fasted, only to feel like things are getting worse instead of better?In this Holy Week episode of The Persistence in Prayer Podcast, Catholic speaker ...
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#98 Stop Trying So Hard: Prayer and Prophecy Reexamined with Grace Abruzzo
In this episode, host Kylie Hein sits down with Grace Abruzzo to talk about something we all need to hear: you don’t have to try so hard to be holy. Grace shares how God’s voice often speaks loudest when we stop striving and start receiv...
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#97 Leverage Your Productivity: Working Genius Part 2 with Karyn Macfarlane
Struggling with burnout or feeling misaligned in your work and relationships? In this powerful episode of Persistence in Prayer, host Kylie Hein welcomes back Karyn McFarlane to unpack how Working Genius Assessments and Ca...
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#96 The Achiever's Dilemma: Balancing Contentment While Wanting More with Margaret Schay
In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, host Kylie Hein is joined by Margaret Schay, a devoted daughter of God, wife, and mother, who integrates the rich teachings of Catholic psychology into her coaching work. Margaret shares her...
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#95 Conversations of Dignity with Carla Krieman
How can our conversations change the world around us? What does it take for our conversations to be meaningful? How do can we better approach difficult conversations?In this episode of Persistence in Prayer,...
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#94 Breaking Through Busyness with Liz Montigny
Join Kylie Hein, Catholic mindset coach and host of the Persistence in Prayer Podcast, as she welcomes special guest Liz Montigny, a Catholic life coach dedicated to helping women build faith-focused, fulfilling lives. Liz shares her powerful j...
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