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I want to send a huge thank you to my good friend and fellow writer Roxane Salonen for inviting me to share this week on her wonderful Peace Garden Writer blog. In the post, I share some thoughts and photos from my recent Rome trip to the Vatican Blogger Meeting. You can find the post here – and while you’re there by sure to explore Roxane’s lovely site!

My recent trip to Rome and the Vatican was fantastic! One of my favorite experiences, along with the wonderful liturgies I attended, was being interviewed by Susy Hodges of the English Feature Program at Vatican Radio. You can hear an archive of that conversation here and read the accompanying article on the program here.

For friends who are interested in following my planning and preparation for next week’s Vatican Blogger Meeting, I wanted to share the following information featuring some recent and upcoming interview opportunities:

• Zenit: Bloggers Look Forward to Vatican Meeting
• Fresno Bee: Catholic Bloggers
• Ave Maria Press: Author and New Media Entrepreneur Selected to Attend Vatican Blog Meeting
• Radio Interviews:
  • Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo – 4/26/11 at 9:15 am ET
  • Son Rise Morning Show with Brian Patrick – 4/28/11 at 8:50 am ET
  • Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd – 4/29/11 at 9:00 am ET

I’ve had to look at the list at least ten times to personally confirm what it says – my name was one of the 150 selected to attend the upcoming Vatican Meeting for Bloggers. I’m tardy blogging about this, mostly because it still doesn’t feel like a reality.

When the initial invitation to apply for what’s commonly being referred to as the Vatican “Blogfest” came up, I decided to try for the opportunity. I’d been greatly wishing for a trip to Rome, primarily to attend the Beatification ceremonies for Servant of God Pope John Paul II. When the Pontifical Councils for Social Communications and Culture announced a joint meeting for Catholic bloggers, I applied, knowing that I would be one of literally hundreds hoping to attend this forum. The PCSC shared the following goals in their primary announcement of the event: Read the rest of this entry →

If you live anywhere near Rockford, Illinois, I hope you’ll consider joining me for the upcoming Catholic Moms Retreat being hosted by the Diocese of Rockford.  I am so honored and humbled to be leading this retreat, which will focus on several of the topics from The Handbook for Catholic Moms.  Registration is still open and you can find additional details here and register here.

January 7-8, 2011
Bishop Lane Retreat Center, Rockford, IL
$75 for Shared Room, $55 for Commuters.

Arrival is 6:00-6:30pm with dinner staring at 6:30pm. Retreat includes time for confession and adoration. We will conclude with a vigil Mass on Saturday.  For more details and to register, check out the Office of Family Life website at www.familylife.dpsrfd.org or call (815) 399-4300.

I’m so blessed to have received the invitation of a lifetime from the very kind folks at Ave Maria Radio.  Tuesday at noon ET, I will be guest hosting the wonderful “Heart, Mind and Strength” program of Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak.  Greg and Lisa are heading up a marriage conference in Australia, so I’ll be sitting in and enjoying some time with their radio audience.  You’re invited to listen live via the Ave Maria Radio website at www.AveMariaRadio.net.  I’d also love it if you feel like calling in and visiting – dial 877-573-7825 to be a part of the show.  And if you can spare a prayer, send that my way too!

I’m so happy to be returning once again to the Boston area for a special visit!  I hope you’ll join me for the following events:

Sunday, October 17 – “Meet and Greet” with Lisa Hendey and Pat Gohn at John Harvard’s in Cambridge – 2:30 – 4:30 pm.  Join us for a “no host” gathering with Boston area friends.  Come for as long as your schedule permits. I will be attending 5:00 pm Mass that night at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge.  For more information on this event, contact me by email at lisahendey@gmail.com.

Monday, October 18 – St. Paul Parish, Wellesley – Join Lisa Hendey and musical guest Susan Bailey for a special evening sponsored by the St. Paul’s WINGS group.  The event begins at 7:00 pm and the charge is $10 per person.

Event Details: Read the rest of this entry →

I’m so excited to share the good news that tomorrow, 9/9 at 3 pm CT I will be appearing on the brand new “Digital Ministry Podcast” being hosted by Sr. Julie and Sr. Maxine from the great “A Nun’s Life” ministry.  Please see the note below from Sr. Julie with all of the details – the show is recorded live and you’re welcome to call in with your questions and comments!

Digital Ministry Podcast – September 9, 2010
at 3:00 p.m. Central Time

Hi! This is Sister Julie and Sister Maxine from A Nun’s Life Ministry. Join us for the launch of The Digital Ministry Podcast on September 9, 2010, at 3 p.m. Central Time (UTC-5). The web event is free and open to the public. All you need is to be hooked up to the Internet. The event is broadcast live on our website at http://aNunsLife.org/LIVE. You can listen in and, if you wish, you can interact with us, our guest, and other listeners via the chat room on that web page. Read the rest of this entry →

A huge thanks to Father Robert Reed, Bonnie Rodgers and the entire staff of CatholicTV for their recent hospitality and warm welcome.  In case you missed this appearance, you can find my interview below.  You’ll also love their conversation with Mr. Robert Duvall! Read the rest of this entry →