To help get us in the spirit of Advent, we spend a "moment" with Trish Foti Genco to discuss her new Christmas CD and the work she is doing to support the post-Katrina recovery of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Trish Foti Genco
Spirit Wing Records - Catholic Christmas CD
Ann Ball
CatholicMom.com - Shop at Amazon or the Catholic Company
Catholic Mom Logo Store

Our "Thanksgiving" podcast features interviews with Author/Saint Expert Bert Ghezzi and Rocker/Mom Laurie Collins. We talk a bit about faith-parenting kids on your own, a new book that is seeking prayer stories and more. To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Bead by Bead Rosary Book Giveaway
Grapevine Magazine
The Heart of a Saint: Ten Ways to Grow Closer to God
Bert Ghezzi Website
Laurie Collins Website
Submit a Prayer Story for 101 Inspirational Stories of the Power of Prayer

Today's podcast features Danielle Bean. Danielle is a wife and mom of eight, author, Catholic blogger and editor of Faith and Family Magazine. I share information about a visit to my parish from the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima and share a warm autumn column and two yummy recipes from Cay Gibson. To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Danielle Bean
Faith and Family Magazine
Mom to Mom, Day to Day: Advice and Support for Catholic Living
My Cup Of Tea: Musings Of A Catholic Mom
International Pilgrim Virtue Statue of Our Lady of Fatima
Cay Gibson's Recipes for Pumpkin Bread and Snickerdoodles

Enjoy a few giggles during this "moment" with Sally Edwards, Catholic mom and stand up comedian.  Sally shares the good news about her new business which refers clean stand up comedians for corporate and church events.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Sally Edwards
Clean Stand Up Comedians
Ann Ball
Lisa's Facebook Profile
Catholic Mom Logo Store - Nielsen Design Studio

Join me for a couple of "moments" with Sandy Rosetter, author of the Bead by Bead Rosary Prayer Book and John Paul Rudolph, a Catholic musician and great guy! Don't forget to enter our latest giveaway - Sandy Rosetter has donated three copies of B for this giveaway. Send your email to lisa@catholicmom.com by 11/30/07 to be entered to win. Be sure to check out John Paul Rudolph's debut solo album Reflections. To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this Episode:
Bead by Bead Rosary Prayer Book - The Joyful Mysteries
John Paul Rudolph - Web Site, MySpace
Lisa's Facebook Profile
Catholic Mom Logo Store - Nielsen Design Studio

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A "moment" with me! Today, it's an odds and ends podcast with some news and updates. I share my farewell to a good friend, Sheree and prepare for All Saints and All Souls with a recipe from Ann Ball for Pan de Meurtos. Also, please join me for a special project to support our troops by sending a card to James Terbay, son of our Catholic Mom columnist Susan Handle Terbay. You can send a Christmas card to Jimmy at this address:

SSG Terbay, James C.
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Unit #31458 Box #18646
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Links for this episode:
Taste and See Faith Giveaway
Catholic Mom Columnists
Trish Foti Genco - Catholic Musician
Fr. William Holtzinger - Catholic Podcaster
Ann Ball

A "Moment" in the Kitchen.  Today, I chat with Marie Wilson, author of Taste and See Faith: Recipes for the Soul a great book that blends cooking, prayer, and our liturgical calendar.  Congratulations to Chuck Stevens, my favorite new Deacon!  We take a peak at "Bella", a new movie that looks great.  To win your copy of Taste and See Faith, send an email to lisa@catholicmom.com by November 15, 2007.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Taste and See Faith: Recipes for the Soul by Marie Wilson
Small Talent Music - Chuck Stevens
Bella the Movie
To Teach from USCCB
Tupelo Catholic Podcast

Today, we spend a "Catholic Moment" with mother of five Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, author of  Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine-Month Novena for Mothers-To-Be.   We hear from listener Maria on my Jury Duty query and share a review of Mission Ascent, a great new board game.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine-Month Novena for Mothers-To-Be
Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle's Website
Mission Ascent Board Game by Ruth Oakley and Bookcase Publishing
Dr. Ray Guarendi
Lisa's Facebook Profile
Catholic Mom Logo Store - Nielsen Design Studio

We spend a "moment" with Alec Colchico, Imagination and Activity Expert  for the PBS show "A Place of Our Own" and Cheryl Dickow of Bezalel Books.  We belatedly celebrate the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel with a great Ann Ball recipe and a song from Steve Rougas.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
A Place of Our Own PBS Show
Bezalel Books
Bezalel Family Book Club
Catholic Musician Steve Rougas - srougas@cox.net
Ann Ball

In today's Catholic Moments Podcast, we visit with Barbara Calamari, co-author of Saints: Ancient and Modern and Sharmane Adams, an inspiring musician who is working on an Impact Project to help fund children's cancer research.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or comment at www.catholicmoments.com.

Links for this episode:
Saints: Ancient and Modern by Barbara Calamari and Sandra DiPasqua
Sharmane.com - Sharmane Adams' official web site
Download "I Surrender" and support St. Jude's Hospital cancer research
Sharmane's MySpace
Catholic Mom Logo Store - Nielsen Design Studio

Today I explore the issue of the Catholic Church in China with Tom Grace, author of the newly released novel The Secret Cardinal. Fresh back from the Notre Dame vs. UCLA football game, I share a hilarious Notre Dame spoof song and some feedback from listeners.

Links for this episode:
The Secret Cardinal by Tom Grace
Tom Grace Web Site
Secret Cardinal Book Web Site
Catholic in a Small Town Podcast
Catholic Mom Logo Store - Nielsen Design Studio

Today's Catholic Moments features Father James Martin, SJ and a fascinating look at his latest book.  We also speak with Catholic musician Angelina as she gets ready to attend this weekend's Unity Awards for the best in Catholic music.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or give us a call at (206)222-2325.

Links for this episode:
A Jesuit Off-Broadway - Fr. James Martin's Latest Book
Angelina Sings
Watch the Unity Awards Live on UStream with Susan Bailey, Grapevine Magazine and Grapevine News Minute
Catholic Mom Logo Store - Nielsen Design Studio

I share my thoughts on my experience at the Podcast Expo and thank all of the wonderful people I met.  We spend a "Catholic Moment" with Lisa Umina, an author, inspirational speaker, and founder of an international publishing company.  Lisa is the creator of "Milo" and travels the continent sharing her love of Christ with school aged children.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or give us a call at (206)222-2325.

Links for this episode:
Halo Publishing International and Lisa Umina
Milo Moments at CatholicMom.com
SQPN Podcasts (Daily Breakfast, Rosary Army, The Saint Cast)
Fr. William Holtzinger's Home Page and Podcasts
iPadre - Fr. Jay Finelli's Podcasts
Nielsen Design Studio - Catholic Mom Logo Store

We spend a "Catholic Moment" with Kathy Lubbers, manager of the awesome Catholic rock band Last Day.  Kathy talks about going from being a parent to being a band Agent, Roadie, Promoter and more and shares some of Last Day's great music.  I'm just home from the Podcast Expo in Ontario!  I had a great time and will be podcasting about it very soon. To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or give us a call at (206)222-2325.

Links for this episode:
Last Day Online
Last Day's Myspace
Catholic Mom Logo Store


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Meet Lisa Mladinich, creator of Paradox Puppets and a superstar CatholicMom.com contributor.  Lisa shares her recipe for blending faith and creativity to create great catechetical results.  I also chat with a kid who's turning 13 and announce our new Catholic Mom logo store partnership with Captain Jeff of Nielsen Design Studio.

Links for this episode:
Catholic Mom Puppet Show Ministry Featuring "Paradox Puppets" by Lisa Mladinich
Faith and Family Magazine
Catholic Writers' Guild
Catholic Mom Logo Store - new and improved!

Football and Family are my favorite things this week on the podcast.  We continue to root for the Irish despite some setbacks and I feature an interview with my own Mom.  She is a parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Long Beach, Mississippi and describes her faith community's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or give us a call at (206)222-2325.

Links for this episode:
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish
The St. Thomas Story, Before and After Hurricane Katrina

So much to learn, so little time!  Our focus this week is learning, education and catechesis.  I chat with Chris Cash, host of the great Catholic Spotlight podcast and the Catholic Company.  A two year old sneaks onto the podcast and we take a look at Catechetical Sunday. To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or give us a call at (206)222-2325.

Links for this episode:
Catholic Mom's Catholic Company Store - A portion of your purchase is donated to CatholicMom.com
Catholic Spotlight Podcast hosted by Chris Cash
Inspirational Christian Stories and Poems Archive
USCCB Catechetical Sunday Resources

In this episode, we speak with two of our CatholicMom.com Book Club authors for the month of September.  Elizabeth Ficocelli is a prize winning author of both adult and children's Catholic non-fiction.  Kid Tea is Elizabeth's wonderful children's picture book.  Karina Fabian, a compelling science fiction writer, is co-editor of our September fiction pick Infinite Space, Infinite God.  We also share another of Ann Ball's great recipes (Blueberry Cheese Pie) to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  To share your comments, email us at catholicmoments@mac.com or give us a call at (206)222-2325. 

Links for this episode:
Elizabeth Ficocelli's Website
Karina Fabian's Website
Ann Ball's Website
Kid Tea
Infinite Space, Infinite God

In our inaugural episode of Catholic Moments, I chat with my 15 year old son Eric after he returns home from attending the Franciscan University (Steubenville) Youth Conference in San Diego.  Listen along as we record this episode on board Amtrak's Coast Starlight train to Seattle.

Welcome!  This is a quick promo for Catholic Moments, the new podcast from CatholicMom.com. Join us as we discuss family life, books, movies, music, personal productivity, fitness and more from a Catholic perspective. Feel free to share this on your podcast, blog or website and send your show ideas and comments to catholicmoments@mac.com

This weekend, we will be moving the podcast to a new server to accommodate growth and add new features to make listening to the podcast easier.  Thank you for your patience and support in this process - your prayers for Lisa's sanity and perseverance are greatly needed!