A Catholic Journey

A Catholic Journey

After losing both of my parents in 2022, grief changed everything and God met me right in the middle of it. A Catholic Journey is the podcast I wish I had found in those darkest moments. Through personal stories, honest conversations, and faith reflections, we explore navigating loss, healing through Scripture, and finding your way back to God. Grief doesn’t have to destroy your faith, it can deepen it. Whether you’re walking through fresh loss, feeling spiritually dry, or quietly finding your way back to the Catholic Church, you belong here.

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May 14, 2026 11 mins
✨ JOIN US IN THE DAILY THREAD✨

If you've been feeling like faith keeps getting pushed to the bottom of your list — like you're fitting God in instead of building your life around Him — this is for you.

Audrey and I created The Daily Thread, a Catholic community for women who are ready to stop squeezing God into their day and start letting Him be the foundation of it. Each month members receive a workbook rooted in the daily Mass re...

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✨ Something Special — Introducing The Daily Thread If you've been feeling like you want more structure and intentionality in your relationship with God, this is for you.

Jessica and her friend Audrey (from the Aligned with Audrey Diaz podcast) have created The Daily Thread — a monthly workbook and podcast based on the daily Mass readings, designed to make your relationship with God the foundation so everything else flows from there...

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✨ Something Special✨

Audrey and I created The Daily Thread because we kept having the same conversation. Faith keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list. We fit God in when we can, instead of building everything else around Him. The Daily Thread is a Catholic community for women who are ready to flip that. To stop squeezing God into their day and start letting Him be the foundation of it.

Doors open April 21st and founding m...

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Grief has a way of changing everything — including our relationship with God. In this episode of A Catholic Journey, host Jessica Diaz opens up about losing both of her parents in 2022 and the five small but powerful steps that helped her find her way back ...

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After some time away from the microphone, Jessica is back — and she's sharing exactly where God has been leading her heart.

In this episode, Jessica opens up about the season o...

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⚠️ Content Notice This episode discusses grief, trauma, and the loss of a parent to suicide. Some parts may be difficult to hear. Please listen with care.

🆘 If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or visit 988lifeline.org. You are not alone.

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NZOnp0t-o8k

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Some grief comes with a clear explanation...

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When you lose a parent, you don't just lose a person. You lose your home base. That safety net. The place you could always go back to — no questions asked, no expectations. Just unconditional love.

In this episode of A Catholic Journey, Jessica opens up abo...

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What happens when you come off the high of a faith milestone and suddenly feel... nothing? The fire that was burning so bright just weeks ago feels like a wet log. You know God is there. You just don't feel Him the way you used to.

In this episode of A Catholic Journey, recorded from a car in a parking lot during a 45-minute wait, Jessica gets real about the dry season she's been walking through after completing her...

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📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s5OBQ0UXWvQ

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There are losses that come with a funeral — and losses that don't. Losses that have a name — and losses nobody e...

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Have you ever experienced something that felt like too much of a coincidence to actually be a coincidence? A whisper. A nudge. A door that opened at exactly the right moment?

In this episode of A Catholic Journey, Jessica Diaz shares three personal God moments from her own life — moments where what looked like coincidence was actually God speaking, guiding, and leading her toward something greater than she could hav...

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Grief doesn't end when the funeral does. The condolences stop, the flowers die, the world goes back to normal — but you're not normal. You're still in it. And nobody really talks about that part.

In this episode of A Catholic Journey, Jessica Diaz sits down with her good friend Alicia Corvin for one of the most honest conversations about what grief actually looks like in real life. Not the stages. Not the textbook v...

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What does it take to truly find your faith? For Jessica Diaz, it took losing both of her parents — 30 days apart — in January 2022.

In this very first episode of A Catholic Jou...

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Life after grief can feel overwhelming — but faith gives us hope.

Welcome to A Catholic Journey, a podcast hosted by Jessica Diaz where honest conversations about loss, faith, and healing take center stage. This is a space to explore what it means to lean on God in tough times, deepen your understanding of the Catholic faith, and find grace in the journey — even when the path forward feels unclear.

Whether Jessica i...

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