Lisa Hendey & Friends

Football and Family are my favorite things this week on the podcast.  We continue to root for the Irish despite some setbacks and I feature an interview with my own Mom.  She is a parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Long Beach, Mississippi and describes her faith community's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.  To share your comments, email us at or give us a call at (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:

So much to learn, so little time!  Our focus this week is learning, education and catechesis.  I chat with Chris Cash, host of the great podcast and the .  A two year old sneaks onto the podcast and we take a look at Catechetical Sunday. To share your comments, email us at or give us a call at (206)222-2325. Links for this episode: - A portion of your purchase is donated to CatholicMom.com hosted by Chris Cash

In this episode, we speak with two of our CatholicMom.com Book Club authors for the month of September.  Elizabeth Ficocelli is a prize winning author of both adult and children's Catholic non-fiction.  Kid Tea is Elizabeth's wonderful children's picture book.  Karina Fabian, a compelling science fiction writer, is co-editor of our September fiction pick Infinite Space, Infinite God.  We also share another of Ann Ball's great recipes (Blueberry Cheese Pie) to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  To share your comments, email us at or give us a call at (206)222-2325.  Links for this episode:

This is a special announcement for our Catholic Moments Podcast listeners. Thanks to your great support, we have outgrown our web server. To accomodate future growth of this podcast, we have moved to a new server. Some listeners may need to resubscribe to our new podcast feed. For more information or to listen to future podcast episodes, please visit . Episode six will be released on Thursday, September 6. If you do not receive episode 6, please visit and resubscribe. Feel free to email us at if you have any questions. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, I chat with one of my favorite authors, Mark Hart - the “Bible Geek?. Mark is the Executive Vice President of Life Teen International, author of three books, sought after speaker and a fellow Notre Dame graduate. We talk about helping our teens get this year off to a great spiritual start, learn about Mark’s books, and dish a little Notre Dame football. Mark has generously donated eight books for our latest CatholicMom.com giveaway, so be sure to enter for your chance to win. To enter, email me at with “Mark Hart Giveaway? in the subject line and be sure to include your complete mailing address. To share your feedback email or call (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:

Catholic Bible Study is our focus for Episode #4 as I speak with Laurie Manhardt, PhD, co-author of the great “Come and See? Catholic Bible Study series. The Come and See series features six great studies for adults, DVD/Video guides, and three bible study volumes for children. Laurie has a great offer for our podcast listeners and readers - check our our interview or visit CatholicMom.com for information on how to receive free Bible Study materials from Come and See. To share feedback, email us at or call (206) 222-2325.Links for this episode:

In this special “Back to School? Episode, we interview three new Junior High Students, get advice on heading back to school from a Catholic School principal, discuss educational goal setting, and talk lunch box ideas. To share feedback, email us at or call (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:

In this episode, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, talk about identity theft, take a walk at night and remind you about our contests.Links for this episode:

In our inaugural episode of Catholic Moments, I chat with my 15 year old son Eric after he returns home from attending the Franciscan University (Steubenville) Youth Conference in San Diego.  Listen along as we record this episode on board Amtrak's Coast Starlight train to Seattle.

This weekend, we will be moving the podcast to a new server to accommodate growth and add new features to make listening to the podcast easier.  Thank you for your patience and support in this process - your prayers for Lisa's sanity and perseverance are greatly needed!