As a speaker, Pat accepts several speaking engagements each year, and offer retreats, primarily for women, yet not exclusively.  Her podcast, Among Women, is a program for Catholic women that celebrates their faith and life and now has over 300 episodes.  Pat is the author of two books including her premier title, Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, on which she has given retreats nationwide. Her second book, All In: Why Belonging to the Catholic Church Matters was released in 2017 and shares why she believes we can have confidence in what the Church teaches and become more confident Catholics. Pat has written articles for many print and online platforms including Catholic Mom and Patheos and has been a contributor to several books. Since 2016, she has been an editor with Bayard Inc. managing content for various magazines. She currently serves as editor for Living Faith. 

Pat has been married to Bob for almost four decades now, and they have raised three children. They recently welcomed their sixth grandchild. They stay involved in their parish through bible studies and participating as adorers of the Blessed Sacrament.