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Lisa on Catholic TV

hendey — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:48:32 +0000

For months now, I’ve been looking forward to my upcoming television appearance on CatholicTV’s wonderful show This is the Day. Imagine how I felt when the following press release landed in my inbox – the other guest on the show will be none other than Robert Duvall! Unfortunately, I don’t think Mr. Duvall will be in studio, so I won’t be able to hand him a copy of my book in person, but it’s such an honor to share time on a show with such a noted actor.

Here are all of the details – I hope you’ll be able to tune in and watch what promises to be a very exciting show.

Academy-Award-Winning Actor Robert Duvall Will Appear on Live Catholic Talk Show

On August 6th, the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day” will include an interview with actor Robert Duvall.

Duvall will discuss his role in the upcoming film “Get Low”, “a movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party, while he was still alive”.

Duvall is well-known for playing the role of Tom Hagen in the film “The Godfather” and also won an academy award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the movie Tender Mercies (1983).

This is the Day airs at 10:30AM ET at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV. The show is rebroadcast at 7:30PM.

Catholic blogger and author Lisa Hendey will also be interviewed on This is the Day.

Lisa will discuss her new book, “The Handbook for Catholic Moms” which recently published by Ave Maria Press ( www.avemariapress.com) in February 2010.

Lisa is a Catholic mother, author, and founder of CatholicMom.com. In her new book, Lisa draws from the deep tradition of the Catholic faith, and coaches Catholic moms on how to care for themselves?heart, mind, body, and soul?so that they can better love and care for their families, their neighbors, and their Church.

In her book, Lisa creates an environment where Catholic moms can reflect peacefully upon often-competitive topics like parenting style, types of schooling, and working outside the home. By sharing her own story, Hendey inspires readers to better balance their own needs with the demands of family life and faith commitment.

More information about Lisa and her book can be found at http://www.catholicmom.com/

More information about the film “Get Low” can be found at http://www.sonyclassics.com/getlow/

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Lisa on The Catholic Revolver

hendey — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:50:09 +0000

Thanks to my friend and fellow podcaster Jerry Weber for his kind invitation to appear on The Catholic Revolver to discuss my book, our Catholic Moments podcast, and CatholicMom.com. Tune in here to listen to the archived show, or click on the player below.

Listen to internet radio with Jerry W. on Blog Talk Radio

Upcoming New York & New Jersey Appearances

hendey — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:03:33 +0000

For my Eastern time zone friends, I am thrilled to invite you to my upcoming appearances in New York and New Jersey. All of these events are free to the public and will include brief presentations, refreshments and a chance to meet other families. I look forward to meeting you at one of these locations:

St. James Church – Basking Ridge, NJ – “Nurturing Your Family’s Faith Life with 21st Century Resources” – June 13, 2010 – 4:00 pm – Event Details
St. Catharine’s Church – Glen Rock, NJ – “Raising Faith Filled Children in Today’s Technological Climate” – June 14, 2010 – 7:30 pm – Event Details
Meet and Greet/Mom’s Night Out Event – Pauline Book Center, New York, NY – June 15, 2010, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm 212.754.1110 – Event Details

Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval

hendey — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:18:17 +0000

I am very pleased to announce that The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul has earned the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval.

I thank the Guild and specifically Sarah Reinhard and Walt Staples for their consideration of my book and for their tremendous support of Catholic writers.

Catholic Mom Mother’s Day Tour in Southern California

hendey — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:40:32 +0000

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.

April Mom’s Night Out/Meet and Greet – Chicago and South Bend

hendey — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:00:44 +0000

Update – Here are updated flyers for the Chicago event on April 14 at 6:30 pm as well as a new event at the Hammes Bookstore at the University of Notre Dame on Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 pm:

Meet and Greet/Mom’s Nigh Out Event – Pauline Book Center, Chicago, IL – April 14, 2010 6:30 pm – Event Details
Book Talk, Signing and Reception – University of Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore – April 17, 2010 1:00 pm – Event Details

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. Thanks and I look forward to meeting you!

Lisa M. Hendey, creator of CatholicMom.com

visits Pauline Books & Media

April 1, 2010, Chicago, IL – Lisa M. Hendey, in her compelling first book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul, collects the wisdom of her ten-year-old website, CatholicMom.com. Hendey will be promoting her new book in Chicago on Wednesday, April 14 from 6:30—8:30pm at Pauline Books & Media located at 172 N Michigan Avenue. This Mom’s Night Out event will allow Catholic “moms” to receive the encouragement they need in their most important vocation. After the event she will be available for a Meet and Greet.

Drawing from the deep tradition of the Catholic faith, Lisa Hendey coaches Catholic moms in how to care for themselves—heart, mind, body, and soul—so that they can better love and care for their families, their neighbors, and their Church. With warmth and wisdom, Hendey creates an environment where Catholic moms can reflect peacefully upon often-competitive topics like parenting style, types of schooling, and working outside the home. By sharing her own story, Hendey inspires readers to better balance their own needs with the demands of family life and faith commitment.

Lisa Hendey is a wife, mother, web designer, freelance writer, and the creator of CatholicMom.com, a website focusing on the Catholic faith, Catholic parenting and family life, and Catholic cultural topics. Hendey did her undergraduate work at the University of Notre Dame and later earned a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University. Today, she heads a home-based web design business and is also a regular contributor to Catholic Exchange, Catholic Online, Catholic.net, and countless other internet publications. Her recent projects include her Catholic Moments podcast (www.catholicmoments.com), a weekly interview program. Hendey resides in Fresno, California with her husband Greg and their two sons, Eric and Adam. In addition to her work with CatholicMom.com, she is also the webmaster for St. Anthony of Padua’s school and parish websites. Hendey and her family are also active members of the parish. She has done pro bono web design for Samaritan Women, a prison ministry agency and is involved in numerous community service initiatives.

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle host of EWTN’s Everyday Blessings For Catholic Moms, writes that “Lisa Hendey is the sister friend of Catholic motherhood! We know her so well through her work for families, her website, and her engaging podcasts. Lisa now brings us her book in which she openly discusses the essential elements of a Catholic mom’s life in an exceptionally delightful, engaging, dynamic, and practical manner. You’ll be turning pages and feeling as if Lisa is there by your side lovingly offering her insight and warm encouragement. You’re going to love this book!”

To schedule interviews around the event or receive a review copy prior to the event, please contact Amanda Williams at 800.282.1865 xt 206 or e-mail awilli21@nd.edu.

For more information regarding the event, please contact 312-346-4228.

Lisa Visits Madera Bookstore

hendey — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:24:13 +0000

I hope friends living in Central California will be able to come visit with me this weekend, Sunday, April 11 at the St. Marello Bookstore at St. Joachim’s Catholic Church in Madera, California. I will be in the bookstore signing books and hoping to meet you following all of the Masses on Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Lisa on Zenit

hendey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:25:18 +0000

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.

Lisa on CatholicTV

hendey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:52:05 +0000

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.

Podcast Pleasure

hendey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:30 +0000

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!

Lisa’s “Two for Tuesday”

hendey — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:33 +0000

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!

Lisa in the Catholic Spotlight

hendey — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:19:10 +0000

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.

Catholic Company Contest & My New Book

hendey — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:04:26 +0000

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!

Lisa on NET NY Television Program Currents

hendey — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:58 +0000

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!

Lisa on Morning Air

hendey — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:52:46 +0000

On Monday, February 1st, I’ll be waking up bright and early to spend some time with Sean Herriott of Relevant Radio’s Morning Air show to discuss The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul. Feel free to tune in on the Relevant Radio website!

Lisa Interviewed by Aquinas and More

hendey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:16:31 +0000

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 read our conversation on their blog here, and pre-order The Handbook for Catholic Moms from Aquinas and More here.

Lisa on Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd

hendey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:08:23 +0000

On Tuesday, January 26, I’ll have the pleasure of appearing live with Gus Lloyd on his Seize the Day program on Sirius/XM’s The Catholic Channel. As a regular listener and fan of Gus’ show, I’m really looking forward to this opportunity to discuss my upcoming book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul. If you are a Sirius/XM listener, I hope you’ll tune in!

THfCM on Al Kresta

hendey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:37:16 +0000

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.