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"Foundation of Prayer for Priests"


February 10, 2024, ‘Serra International Meets Kathleen Beckman’ to discuss “What the Saints Teach About Sacrificial Love for Seminarians and Priests”. Kathleen reveals that Serra and the Foundation of Prayer for Priests are both intercessors for priests. She explains that there are six spiritual characteristics of intercessors; they pray intentionally, they form an ecclesial heart, they can be still and listen to God, they offer up suffering, they identify with Christ by reflecting on scripture and they are devotional, Click the image to the left to watch the edited version of the video interview.


September 29, 2023

The title of Rose Folsom’s article repeats the title of Kathleen’s book, “A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Strategies for Deliverance and Healing” and it has been posted on the Catholic Exchange web site. To quote Rose, as she quote's Kathleen Beckman, “And what does a family look like when it’s victorious in spiritual battle? Beckman describes it as “a team of spiritual warriors who strengthen one another in virtuous love.””. The article breaks down Kathleen’s book with insights and further compelling quotes. You can read the article at Catholic Exchange >here.


July 25, 2023

On the Catholic Exchange web site, Rose Folsom reviews Kathleen’s newest book in her article, “Beautiful Holiness: A Review'“. To quote the article, “Kathleen Beckman’s latest book, Beautiful Holiness: A Spiritual Journey with Blessed Conchita to the Heart of Jesus, is a “dialog of two hearts” between the author and Blessed Conchita Cabrera de Armida (1862-1937), Mexican mystic and mother of nine.” You can read the full article >here.


May 15 and 22, 2023

Join Stephanie and Dan at Divine Intimacy Radio as they talk with Kathleen Beckman about Blessed Conchita’s life and Kathleens’s newest book, “Beautiful Holiness: A Spiritual Journey with Blessed Conchita to the Heart of Jesus”. Kathleen describes in the podcast, “What drew me in (to get to know Blessed Conchita better) is that she was a witness to holiness in ordinary life in the context of family.”

Watch the two episodes, “Beautiful Holiness Part 1 of 2” and “Beautiful Holiness Part 2 of 2” at SpiritualDirection.com.


April 2, 2023

Fr. Edward Looney speaks with Kathleen Beckman on his podcast, ‘How They Love Mary’ to discuss Kathleen’s newest book, “Beautiful Holiness: A Spiritual Journey with Blessed Conchita to the Heart of Jesus”.

“Kathleen Beckman with her new biography about Blessed Conchita is introducing our contemporary age to the richness of her thought about the passion, the priesthood, and the Eucharist, in addition to her Marian spirituality.”

You can see this video >here.


Patti Maguire Armstrong

Patti Maguire Armstrong posted her article titled, “How to Protect Your Family From Spiritual Attacks” on the National Catholic Register website, on June 4, 2022. This is an intriguing Q&A article in which Patti, and readers, learn more about what it is like to assist an exorcist. Kathleen answers questions like, “What are the most common ways that you see the devil getting into people’s lives? “. You can read the article >here.


august 18, 2021

august 18, 2021

The Catholic Exchange website has posted a Featured Podcast on August 18, 2021. In this podcast Michael J. Lichens, the Editor of Catholic Exchange, speaks with Kathleen Beckman about spiritual warfare, the family and her newest book, 'A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare'. Families are the building blocks of society and Kathleen tells us how to put on the armour of God to protect our families. Please visit the Catholic Exchange website to listen to this important podcast, >here.


august 10, 2021

august 10, 2021

Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry has a website called Spirit Filled Media and they feature podcasts. One of their podcasts features the first episode of Praying for Priests and Family with host Kathleen Beckman. In this inaugural podcast Kathleen converses with Joan Patton, Institute of the Apostolic Oblates and Katie Hughes, Spirit Filled Hearts Media. This episode was posted August 10, 2021. You can listen to the podcast at the spirit Filled Media website by clicking >here.


January 28, 2021

January 28, 2021

In the 78th episode of ‘Hungry For More’, posted January 28, 2021, Al Smith converses with Kathleen Beckman about her latest book 'A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare'. Allan tells us, “I want the whole world to know what’s inside this book.”. Kathleen informs us that the book begins with a quote from Pope Francis in which he says, “The devil does not want the family; he tries to destroy it, to make sure that there is no love there…”. 'A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare' provides simple, ‘back-to-basics’ awareness of this real world family challenge, a challenge we can win. You can watch the video interview by clicking the Play button below.


NOVEMBER 28, 2020

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

From the new Ave Maria Radio website, Peggy Stanton hosts “A Place of Peace”. November 28, 2020, Peggy interviews Kathleen Beckman to discuss her book : A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Strategies for Deliverance and Healing. As you’ll hear in the podcast, “One intercessor in the family can do a great deal of good.” This book will help the intercessor(s) learn more about protecting the family from evil influences. You can listen to this interview by clicking Play below.


november 27, 2020

november 27, 2020


From the Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcast website, posted November 27, 2020, on “Inside the Pages” with Kris McGregor, Kris interviews Kathleen Beckman about her newest book, A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Strategies for Deliverance and Healing. In this interview we hear about the message of Fatima and the prophesy of Sister Lucia saying that the final attack of the devil will be against marriage and the family. The Discerning Hearts description for the podcast declares, “Always practical and presented with clarity, this book should be in every home. In this conversation, we touch on only the tip of spiritual gold contained in its pages. We cannot recommend this book more highly!”. You can listen to this podcast by clicking the PLAY button below.


October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020

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“Must-Have Book Offers Battle Plan For Families”

Claire Dwyer, from Spiritual Direction.com, tells us in her article dated October 23, 2020, “(Kathleen Beckman) describes why the family is such a threat to the enemy and what his common tactics are to distort and take down what is central to God’s plan for salvation: the life-giving, authentic love of a man and woman and their children, the living image of the Trinity. Please read Claire’s article by clicking >here.


October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020

Book reviewer Pete Socks, on his “Off the Shelf” podcast, episode 196, interviews Kathleen Beckman about “A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare”, October 16, 2020. As you will read on the breadboxmedia.podbean.com website, “Many have come to the realization that we are in the midst of a spiritual battle. This battle has stretched across all aspects of our lives from society, to political, to the Church itself. Kathleen Beckman joins me this week to discuss how we can arm ourselves for the battle”. You can listen to this interview by clicking Play, below.


This year the St Joseph Carmelite Monastery Benefit is hosting their 2020 Virtual Benefit Video presentation on the San Jose Carmelites YouTube channel. Within the video, Kathleen Beckman speaks from St. Therese Church in Alhambra, California about her book, "Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls".
To watch the video, click the play button then click the ‘full screen button’.


Vigilant Heart Show - May 11, 2020

Vigilant Heart Show - May 11, 2020

On May 11, 2020, as Radio Maria celebrates 20 years of evangelizing, Annie Karto interviews Kathleen Beckman for her podcast, Vigilant Heart Show. This audio podcast begins with a hymn called, “Holy Is His Name” and goes on to discuss how, “…holier priests will lead to a holier Church”.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the play button below.


march 11, 2020

march 11, 2020

Eucharistic Mercy for Inner Healing

This article was re-posted on the Catholic Exchange website March 11, 2020. Kathleen writes about how a Catholic who seeks inner healing is similar to the traveller on a journey. You can read the full article by clicking >here.


Kathleen Beckman was the guest on the EWTN TV program, “At Home with Jim and Joy” which aired June 26 and June 28, 2019.

Hosts Jim and Joy Pinto interview Kathleen regarding her book, “Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls” and the “Foundation of Prayer for Priests”.

You can view the videos for each air date below, just click one of the videos to start it.

 

At Home with Jim and Joy - June 26, 2019
Kathleen Beckman Pt. 1

At Home with Jim and Joy - June 28, 2019
Kathleen Beckman Pt. 2

 

March 2, 2019

March 2, 2019

The National Catholic Register website published an article March 2, 2019, by Patti Armstrong in which she reviews Kathleen Beckman’s re-printed book, “Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls”. Here is a small excerpt from the article, “Now God has permitted the light of truth to illuminate the deeds of darkness perpetuated by His own beloved priests,” she said. “Let justice be done and healing begin.”. The full article is on the National Catholic Register website >here.


February 19, 2019

February 19, 2019

Why and How Should We Pray for Priests

The Kyle Heimann Show can be found on the Redeemer Radio website and on February 19, 2019, Kyle interviewed Kathleen Beckman to discuss her new book, “Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls”. In this podcast, called ‘Why and How Should We Pray for Priests?’, Kathleen tells us, “if you strike the shepherd, the sheep will scatter.”. The sheep and the shepherd are the body of Christ. You can listen to the entire interview by clicking below.


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Three Ways to Pray for Priests

Rose Folsom has posted her article entitled, “Three Ways to Pray for Priests” on the Catholic Exchange website, February 21, 2019. Here’s a quick excerpt, “In 2002, St. John Paul II asked “Catholics to stay close to their priests and Bishops, and to support them with their prayers at this difficult time.” Because of the crimes of a few and the cover-up of those crimes, these “difficult times” continue.”. Rose answers the question, ‘how do I begin’, by recommending Kathleen Beckman’s book, Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls. Learn more from the article by clicking >here.


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Why Priests Need Our Prayers Now More Than Ever

The Catholic Herald, UK website published an article by Francis Phillips, 22 February, 2019 declaring the contemporary urgency for people to pray for our priests worldwide. Upon reading Kathleen Beckman’s book, Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls, Francis asks, “… of course one should pray for priests – but why is a book necessary to tell us so? Simply because Beckman … goes deeply into the subject, explaining the how as well as the why of this ‘urgent call’.” You can read the full article >here.


The website spiritualdirection.com has posted an article, September 5, 2017, including a 'Divine Intimacy Radio' podcast hosted by Dan Burke and Melissa Elson titled, "The Priest’s Role in the Church & How He Affects the Family". They speak with Kathleen Beckman about the ever increasing need for prayers for our priests. Read the article and listen to the podcast on the spiritual direction website >here.


Praying for our priests is becoming more important these days and who better to explain why than a priest. Lisa Flood, with Focus TV, interviews Father Andrew Merrick and Kathleen Beckman in an episode called, "A Divine Mandate". Father Andrew's joy seems contagious as he describes his calling and how he felt others were praying for him. In this video you'll also get to hear how Kathleen was called to spiritual motherhood and praying for priests. The video is available to watch on the Focus TV website here.