Can You Really Be Holy if You’re Unhealthy? w/ Katie Gearns | Purposely Catholic | Ep. 92

About this episode

Meals, family routines, and the Church’s seasons meet in ordinary daily life. Katie Gearns joins Purposely Catholic to talk about nutrition, liturgical living, and her work with The Ember Collective. We discuss recipes, building habits, and fasting and feasting, with attention to the demands of motherhood and family life.

The conversation also includes sharing household duties with your spouse and teaching children about caring for their bodies. Katie considers the relationship between faith and wellness, including questions about Scripture and health. For readers interested in bringing the liturgical year into the home, these are questions about the rhythms of a family’s day as well as the food on the table.

In this episode

• Liturgical living and the Church’s seasons
• Recipes and daily habits
• Fasting, feasting, and balance in motherhood
• Sharing household duties with your spouse
• Teaching children to care for their bodies

With Purposely Catholic and guest Katie Gearns.

About the guest

Katie Gearns is a co-founder of The Ember Collective, a Catholic community focused on women’s wellness, faith, and home life. She is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, wife, and homeschooling mother based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Collective’s work includes The Ember Journal, a magazine bringing together Catholic faith, home life, recipes, and the liturgical year. Katie’s interests include family culture and parish community.