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I love speaking around the country at conferences and parishes, but honestly one of my favorite events is right here in my own backyard.  It is now time to register online for the upcoming Diocese of Fresno Congress.  Visit the Congress website here for news and information.  I will be giving two presentations – Unity in the Eucharist:  Becoming a Eucharistic Family and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World.  Additionally, the Congress is situated in Visalia, quite near beautiful national parks in a lovely part of our state.  If you live in or near California, I hope you will join us for this wonderful event!

For all of my Southern California friends, I wanted to share the following dates and locations for my upcoming Mother’s Day tour in your neck of the woods. I hope you can join me at one of the following locations:

• Meet and Greet/Mom’s Night Out Event – Pauline Book Center, Culver City, CA – May 6, 2010, 6:30 pm – Event Details
• Meet and Greet/Mom’s Night Out Event – Pauline Book Center, San Diego, CA – May 7, 2010 6:30 pm – Event Details
• Book Signing – GodSpace Religious Books & Music – Thousand Oaks, CA – May 8, 2010 – 12 pm – 2 pm – Event Details
• Mother’s Day Book Signing – The Cathedral Gift Shop – Los Angeles, CA – May 9, 2010 – Event Details

My mom will be with me and we’re excited about getting out to meet friends and readers in Southern California.  Can you help me spread the word about these events?  If you would please share this information with your parish and/or school for bulletins and newsletters, that would be a huge help! Additional appearances and all event details can be found at http://lisahendey.com/media/

For friends and readers in the New York/New Jersey area, I am planning a trip to your area for mid June.  I’d love to come visit your parish or organization!  For additional details, contact me by email at lisa@catholicmom.com.

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.

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.

You can obtain information on the book and even pre-order a copy for yourself or a friend through The Catholic Company, Amazon, Aquinas and More, or Barnes & Noble.

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.

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.

I’m happy to share the good news that I will be attending this year’s Catholic New Media Celebration, hosted by the Star Quest Production Network.  Along with attending the conference and all of the festivities, I will be speaking on the topic “Apostles and Bloggers: How to Make an Amazing Blog”.  I’m calling upon all of my favorite Catholic bloggers to share their expertise on this topic and am looking forward to a fruitful discussion in San Antonio.  If you’re planning to be at this year’s CNMC, please drop me a note.  Hope to see you there!

I’m happy to share that I will be a part of the 20th Anniversary celebration at this year’s Diocese of Fresno Religious Education Congress!  My talks will include:

“Raising Faith Filled Children in Today’s Technological Climate”
“Nurturing Your Family’s Faith Life with 21st Century Resources”

For additional information, including registration details, visit the Diocese of Fresno Congress 2008 website.