On Wednesday, March 10 I’ll be a part of a special team presenting a half day Clergy Communications Workshop for the priests of the Diocese of Fresno. Our very forward-thinking Bishop has embraced Pope Benedict XVI’s World Communications Day Message for this year and is providing this opportunity to assist the priests of our diocese with implementing technology strategies in their ministry. The Fresno Bee shared information on this workshop in this recent article. Please join me in praying for our priests and those who will join me in presenting this event.
One of the exciting things about launching The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul has been all of the opportunities to get out and meet wonderful moms! I just learned that I’m going to have the opportunity to do this in Chicago on April 14th at a great event being hosted by the Daughters of St. Paul and the Pauline Books & Media Center. Honestly, whenever I’m in Chicago I always make a visit to their store, so it will be a real treat to spend time with the Sisters and all of you. Also, for my non-mom friends out there, please know that you are welcome to attend this event – in fact, I hope you do! If you live any where near Chicago, I hope you’ll join me for what promises to be a very fun evening. Also, can you help me spread the word? If you have a website or blog, please feel free to grab the following press release with all of the details and spread it for others to see. (more…)
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!
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.
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. (more…)
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 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, March 10 I’ll be a part of a special team presenting a half day Clergy Communications Workshop for the priests of the Diocese of Fresno. Our very forward-thinking Bishop has embraced Pope Benedict XVI’s World Communications Day Message for this year and is providing this opportunity to assist the priests of our diocese with implementing technology strategies in their ministry. The Fresno Bee shared information on this workshop in this recent article. Please join me in praying for our priests and those who will join me in presenting this event.
One of the exciting things about launching 
I just learned that I’m going to have the opportunity to do this in Chicago on April 14th at a great event being hosted by the Daughters of St. Paul and the Pauline Books & Media Center. Honestly, whenever I’m in Chicago I always make a visit to their store, so it will be a real treat to spend time with the Sisters and all of you. Also, for my non-mom friends out there, please know that you are welcome to attend this event – in fact, I hope you do! If you live any where near Chicago, I hope you’ll join me for what promises to be a very fun evening. Also, can you help me spread the word? If you have a website or blog, please feel free to grab the following press release with all of the details and spread it for others to see. 
I wanted to share with you my recent interview with Genevieve Pollock of Zenit, where we discussed the vocation of motherhood and 
Since I’m such a huge fan of Catholic podcasts, it was a real treat last week to have 
The second podcast to feature the book last week was my very own family of mom bloggers at the 
Today, I have the good fortune of appearing on two morning radio shows to help spread the word about my new book 
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. 
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, 
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, 
