Welcome to my personal website! Here you will find information on my upcoming appearances, special projects, speaking engagements and work in New Media. I’m excited to share the good news that my book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul, will be released in February of 2010 by Ave Maria Press.
I would love to come out and speak to your parish, school, group or organization – please feel free to contact me at lisahendey@gmail.com to discuss your special event.
A big thank you to my friend and fellow podcaster Chris Cash for inviting me to appear on his great program, Catholic Spotlight. Chris and I had a very fun conversation about the background behind my book, how the idea came together, and the content of the book. Chris is a great interviewer, so I had a blast chatting with him about this exciting time in my life. Listen to the podcast on the player here, or visit Chris’ Catholic Spotlight website for many great interviews with noted Catholics.
My new book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms, is nearing release. The excitement is building, and my friends at The Catholic Company are running a great contest to help me spread the word! Here are the details:
Just send us your favorite, best working, or funniest piece of motherly advice you’ve heard from your Mom, Grandmother, etc. We’ll compile all the entries and pick our Top Five Favorites to win a signed copy of Lisa’s new book! We’ll post all entries online and share the Top Five on YouTube, Facebook, CatholicSpotlight.com and more.
Email your entry to contest@catholiccompany.com; please include your full name, email address, and mailing address. No purchase is necessary. Submissions will be accepted now through February 14, 2010. Only one entry per person. Participants must be 18 years of age or older as of the time of submission. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, DC except for employees of The Catholic Company and Trinity Road, LLC, and all companies contributing prizes, judges, and members of their immediate families.
To build a little excitement, I filmed the following video today. Please help spread the word by sharing this on your website, blog or podcast – and don’t forget to send your entry to contest@catholiccompany.com by 2/14/10.
Tune in on Thursday, January 28 for my interview segment on the great television program Currents, which airs on NET is a new faith-centered cable TV network based in New York City. My pre-recorded interview with Francesca Maximé focuses on my soon to be released book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms. The show airs at 7:30 pm ET (encores at 11:30 pm & 6:30 am) and can be viewed live at the NET website. In case you miss the live show, archived programs can be found at the NET YouTube Channel or via podcast.
Update: For those who would like to view/listen to my recent conversation with Francesca Maximé of Currents, take a look at the following YouTube video – my segment begins at around 10:30 into the program. Thanks again to Francesca Maximé and the entire Currents team for the opportunity to appear on your wonderful program!
This past weekend, I had the absolute honor of visiting with the parishioners of my fellow Diocese of Fresno parish St. Joachim’s in Madera, CA. One of their priests, Fr. Rafael Lavilla, OSJ, kindly invited me to give the introductory remarks for their screening of The 13th Day: The True Story of Fatima. Fr. Rafael, an amazing young priest, struck upon the idea of presenting the film as a fundraiser for the parish’s wonderful Theology of the Body group. Read the rest of this entry →
A huge thank you to my great friend and fellow author Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle for making The Handbook for Catholic Moms one of her top book picks during her recent appearance on Kresta in the Afternoon. Donna-Marie and host Al Kresta spent a few moments discussing my soon-to-be published book, as well as her other favorites of 2009. As we draw near to a publication date, words like these from Donna-Marie mean the world to me. If you missed this conversation, click on the player below to listen.
I had the pleasure of appearing with Brian Patrick on his Son Rise Morning Show on Monday, December 21 to discuss my Catholic Exchange article “Ten Catholic Geek Memories of 2009″. In the event that you missed this appearance and would like to hear the audio, click on the player below.
Listen in on my recent conversation with Deacon Tom and Dee Fox on their wonderful “Catholic Vitamins” podcast as we discuss Vitamin “H” for “Hope”. I was so happy to meet Mary Campbell and to hear her story as we discussed the true hope of our faith. You’ll learn a little bit about my health adventures last year, as well as Mary’s wonderful triumph over breast cancer. Listen online here or subscribe to Catholic Vitamins.
I hope you’ve had a chance to check out my friend Katherine Barron’s new podcast, The Catholic Book Club. On the show, Katherine is holding discussions with a broad cross section of women to discuss the wonderful book Choosing Beauty: A 30-Day Spiritual Makeover for Women by Gina Loehr. I had such a great time with Katherine discussing Gina’s chapter on “Fortitude”. I am always more comfortable asking questions than answering them, but Katherine made this interview an absolute pleasure!! Please subscribe to Katherine’s new podcast and listen here for our conversation.
A huge thank you to Monique of Catholic Chicks for “adopting me” recently and offering me a very fun interview opportunity. You can read the entire interview here and should definitely become a regular reader of this wonderful resource for Catholic Women. Thanks again Monique for allowing me to be a part of your site!
On Wednesday, July 22 at 5:50 am, I’ll be appearing on Brian Patrick’s Son Rise Morning Show to discuss my recent article over at Catholic Exchange’s Today’s Catholic Woman: Virtual Vacations: Explore the World from the Comfort of Your Own Home. I’m very excited for the opportunity to speak with host Brian Patrick for the first time and hope this will be the first of many appearances on this show. Check out the work of Brian Patrick and his producer Matt Swaim at SonRiseMorningShow.com.
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be appearing on one of my favorite radio shows, The Catholics Next Door with Greg and Jennifer Willits on Tuesday, July 7 at 11:20 am EST. This terrific show airs on Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel. Visit GregandJennifer.com for more great show information and family news.
About the show: Christopher Closeup encourages people of all ages and from all walks of life to use their God-given talents to make a positive difference in the world. The weekly half-hour series regularly introduces viewers to individuals – some famous, some not so famous – who are using their gifts, talents, and abilities to create a better world.
Thanks to all of those who attended and supported this year’s Catholic New Media Celebration, hosted by SQPN.com. The following files will provide you with additional documentation of my presentation, “Apostles and Bloggers: Creating an Amazing Catholic Blog”.
I’m honored to have the opportunity again this year to speak at the wonderful Diocese of Fresno Relgious Education Congress on October 10, 2009. Last year’s Congress was so well attended that this year’s event is being held at the Visalia Convention Center. I will be speaking on the topic ““Catholic Parenting: Fulfilling Our Baptismal Calling in Households of Faith”. I hope to meet you in October! Registration Information.
Welcome to my personal website! Here you will find information on my upcoming appearances, special projects, speaking engagements and work in New Media. I’m excited to share the good news that my book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul, will be released in February of 2010 by Ave Maria Press.
Tune in on Thursday, January 28 for my interview segment on the great television program 
On Monday, February 1st, I’ll be waking up bright and early to spend some time with Sean Herriott of 
A huge thank yo Mike and Ian from Aquinas and More and their wonderful blog, Musings from a Catholic Bookstore, for hosting me for a blog interview this week. You can 
On Tuesday, January 26, I’ll have the pleasure of appearing live with 
. If you are a Sirius/XM listener, I hope you’ll tune in!
This past weekend, I had the absolute honor of visiting with the parishioners of my fellow Diocese of Fresno parish 
. Fr. Rafael, an amazing young priest, struck upon the idea of presenting the film as a fundraiser for the parish’s wonderful Theology of the Body group. 
I had the pleasure of appearing with Brian Patrick on his 
Listen in on my recent conversation with 
I hope you’ve had a chance to check out my friend Katherine Barron’s new podcast, 
by Gina Loehr. I had such a great time with Katherine discussing Gina’s chapter on “Fortitude”. I am always more comfortable asking questions than answering them, but Katherine made this interview an absolute pleasure!! Please subscribe to Katherine’s new podcast and 
A huge thank you to 
A big “Thank You Sister” goes out to my good friend and fellow podcaster Pat Gohn, 
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be appearing on one of my favorite radio shows, 
I’m honored to have the opportunity again this year to speak at the wonderful 
