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I wanted to share with you my recent interview with Genevieve Pollock of Zenit, where we discussed the vocation of motherhood and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Genevieve posed some incredibly thoughtful questions, and it was a real treat to have my book featured by one of my favorite Catholic resources.  View the entire interview here.

Thank you to everyone at CatholicTV, especially Fr. Robert Reed and Kevin Nelson for the recent opportunity they provided for me to share about on their great program, This is the Day. In case you missed the program, you can view it here.

Since I’m such a huge fan of Catholic podcasts, it was a real treat last week to have The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul featured on two of my favorite shows.  Listen in to the iPadre Catholic Podcast to hear my conversation with one of my favorite priests, Fr. Jay Finelli.  Fr. Jay is a contributor to the book, and one of those hold priests who really “gets” the use of new media in his priesthood.  If I had the opportunity to chat with Fr. Jay every week, I’d likely be a much better wife, mom and person.
 

The second podcast to feature the book last week was my very own family of mom bloggers at the Faith & Family Live Cast.  You can almost hear me blushing out loud at the very kind remarks offered by my friends and writing colleagues Danielle Bean and Arwen Mosier.  Honestly, hearing the two of them talk so sweetly about our book made my heart sing.  Since both of these two fine writers are also contributors to the book, it was especially joyful to share this conversation with them!
 

Today, I have the good fortune of appearing on two morning radio shows to help spread the word about my new book The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul. At 5:50 am Pacific Time, I will join Brian Patrick on his Son Rise Morning Show, followed by an appearance with Greg and Jennifer Willits on their wonderful show, The Catholics Next Door on Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel at 9:20 am Pacific Time.  I hope you can join me for one or both of these conversations!

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.

My book is now available at The Catholic Company, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Aquinas and More, or a Catholic bookstore near you!