Mary Took Me Somewhere I Could Never Reach on My Own with Ruthie Dellasega

<p>🎉 <strong>EPISODE 50 GIVEAWAY (enter before July 6th!)</strong> To celebrate 50 episodes, we&#39;re giving away a big box of Catholic goodies plus a gift card. Here&#39;s how to enter:</p><p>- Leave a rating and review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-catholic-woman-podcast/id1611027662" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a> (you don&#39;t need an Apple device to do this), screenshot it, and either DM <a href="https://instagram.com/thecatholicwomanpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@thecatholicwomanpodcast </a>on Instagram or email it to <a href="mailto:thecatholicwomanpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">thecatholicwomanpodcast@gmail.com</a></p><p>- Bonus entry: subscribe to the show on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@TheCatholicWomanPodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>, screenshot it, and send it over</p><p>- Bonus entry: comment on the pinned giveaway post on <a href="https://instagram.com/thecatholicwomanpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, screenshot it, and send it over. </p><p>The winner is drawn July 6th, the day next week&#39;s episode airs. Good luck!</p><p><br></p><p>Ruthie Dellasega spent years trying to change her life on willpower, and nothing held until she did a Marian consecration she almost stumbled into. In this Episode 50 milestone conversation, we talk about Mary as the real, relatable model of Catholic womanhood, why going to Jesus through her actually deepens your relationship with him, and the five-second prayer that can start it all.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- Why Mary is the model of Catholic womanhood, and how to stop seeing her as untouchable</p><p>- Ruthie&#39;s conversion story and the consecration she almost didn&#39;t finish</p><p>- The difference between a mountaintop high that fades and a change that actually stays</p><p>- Our Lady of the Kitchen, and praying &quot;Mary, fill the gap&quot; in the middle of ordinary motherhood</p><p>- Why we go to Jesus through Mary instead of around her</p><p>- Why the devil is genuinely afraid of Mary</p><p>- The simplest possible way to start a Marian consecration this week</p><p><br></p><p>If this is your first time here, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. And come join Presence for weekly texts, journal reflections, and a monthly live call with me. Use code CWP for your first month free at <a href="https://catholicwoman.co/present" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://catholicwoman.co/present</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Ruthie Delasega:</strong> </p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.maryandthesaints.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.maryandthesaints.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/mary_and_saints" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://instagram.com/mary_and_saints</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Catholic Woman Podcast:</strong> </p><p>Website: <a href="https://catholicwoman.co/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://catholicwoman.co</a></p><p>Subscribe on YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@TheCatholicWomanPodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtube.com/@TheCatholicWomanPodcast</a></p><p>Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecatholicwomanpodcast </p><p>FREE episode recap library: <a href="https://catholicwoman.co/episode-recaps" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://catholicwoman.co/episode-recaps</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our sponsors!</p><p><br></p><p>- <strong>Reclaiming Catholic Intimacy</strong>: grab the free download, What the Church Really Says About Sex and Marriage, at <a href="https://reclaimingcatholicintimacy.com/cwp" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://reclaimingcatholicintimacy.com/cwp</a></p><p><br></p><p>- <strong>Contemporary Saints</strong>: a Catholic family-owned modest