Mario Costabile “Array of Hope” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #124
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, creator Mario Costabile joins us to discuss how dynamic virtual retreats and events like can draw the Church closer to God and one another. About Mario Costabile: Mario Costabile is the Executive Director of Array of Hope. A devout Catholic and family man, Mario has been a successful producer for music, film, and television for over 35 years, having worked for such organizations as MTV, VH1, Discovery Channel, Sony Music, and Def Jam Records. Mario is committed to utilizing his talents to do God's will in the development of Array of Hope...
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Becky Eldridge “The Inner Chapel” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #123
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Becky Eldridge is here to discuss her new Loyola Press book as she offers insights and prayer practices to help us grow ever closer to God. About Becky Eldridge: Becky is an Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and writer, with nearly twenty years of ministry experience within the Catholic Church. She is the author of the Busy Lives and Restless Souls (2017) and The Inner Chapel (2020). Her greatest joy is sharing life with her husband, Chris, and her children, Brady, Abby, and Mary. Visit her at . About The Inner...
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Jessica Ptomey “Home in the Church” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #121 Jessica Ptomey “Home in the Church” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #121
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Jessica Ptomey, author of the book , invites listeners to consider their own faith perspectives by sharing her personal journey into the Catholic Church. About Jessica Ptomey: Jessica Ptomey is a Catholic convert, wife, mom, writer, Communications scholar and professor, and homeschooler. She blogs at . She is the author of , and her research in inter-faith dialogue has been published in the Journal of Communication and Religion (JCR). She is also the co-host with her husband Mike of The Catholic Reading Challenge podcast. About Home in...
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Fr. Sebastian Walshe “Understanding Marriage and Family” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #120
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Fr. Sebastian Walshe, author of the new book , offers pastoral thoughts on contemporary marriage and family life. About Fr. Sebastian Walshe: Originally from Pasadena, Fr. Sebastian Walshe is a Norbertine Canon of the Abbey of St. Michael in the Diocese of Orange, California, where he is the dean of studies for the seminary program. After completing his studies at Thomas Aquinas College in California, he continued studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., receiving a license in Philosophy. Later, he attended the Pontifical...
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Cathy Gilmore “Tiny Virtue Heroes” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #119
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Cathy Gilmore, creator of , helps us understand how even small creatures can teach us to be virtuous superheroes! About Cathy Gilmore: “Mrs. Virtue Lady” Cathy Gilmore is an award-winning children's author, educator, and virtue advocate. Her passion is to help families grow virtue-strong in simple, creative, and JOYFUL ways. About Tiny Virtue Heroes: are pretend friends who turn children’s IMAGINATION into a sacred training space, in which everyday habits are powered by God’s grace to become real-life super-powers! These...
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Dr. Joseph White “Listening for God” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #118
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Dr. Joseph White offers encouragement and support for our spiritual journey as we discuss his new book . About Dr. Joseph White: Dr. Joseph White is a child and family psychologist and Director of Catechetical Resources for OSV Publishing. He is the author of 11 books, including the newly-released Listening for God in Everyday Life. About Listening for God in Everyday Life: God is speaking to us all the time, but we have to learn to hear his voice. Drawing on his personal experience, Joseph reveals the means God uses to...
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Soren and Ever Johnson “Trinity House” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #117
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, community founders open their hearts and their spiritual home to us. About Soren and Ever Johnson: Soren and Ever Johnson, parishioners at St. John the Apostle, Leesburg, VA, are proud parents of five children. They founded the nonprofit Trinity House Community and its Trinity House Café with a mission to inspire families to live together with God, making their homes a little taste of heaven to share with others for the renewal of faith and culture. Soren formerly served as Director of Evangelization for the Diocese of Arlington, VA,...
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Teresa Tomeo “Conquering Coronavirus” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #116
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, author and radio host Teresa Tomeo joins us to share her timely new book . About Teresa Tomeo: Teresa Tomeo is an author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, and motivational speaker with more than 30 years of experience in TV, radio, and newspaper and spent 19 of those years working in front of a camera as a reporter/anchor in the Detroit market. In the year 2000, Teresa left the secular media to start her own speaking and communications company, Teresa Tomeo Communications, LLC. Her daily morning radio program, Catholic Connection, is produced by Ave...
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Father Edwin Leahy, O.S.B. “Benedict Men” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #115
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Father Edwin Leahy, O.S.B. schools us about the compelling new Quibi short-form series . About Father Edwin Leahy, O.S.B.: FATHER EDWIN D. LEAHY, O.S.B., became the 23rd Headmaster of in 1972. St. Benedict's has now grown to 747 young men, most from African American and Hispanic backgrounds, and 51 faculty members. 98% of the school’s graduates go on to college, with the most academically talented attending such colleges as Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Harvard, Notre Dame, NYU, Penn and Rutgers. Today, St....
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Ryan and Mary-Rose Verret “Witness to Love” - Lisa Hendey & Friends #114
Lisa Hendey & Friends
On this week's show, Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret join us to discuss their and the marriage mystagogia they share through their ministry . About Ryan and Mary-Rose Verret: Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret are the founders of Witness to Love and authors of Witness to Love: How to Help the Next Generation Build Marriages that Survive and Thrive. Ryan and Mary-Rose speak on issues regarding evangelization, marriage, NFP, miscarriage and medical ethics. They reside in the heart of Cajun Country with their five children. Their passion is teaching couples to share their...
info_outlineOn this week's show, we travel virtually to Italy and the Vatican with popular radio host, speaker, author and travel expert Teresa Tomeo.
About Teresa Tomeo:
Over the past two decades, Teresa Tomeo has explored almost every region in Italy and has led pilgrimages and tours to Italy over 50 times. Having served as a journalist for 30+ years, Teresa has covered numerous assignments, including the canonization of several new saints in Rome. This gave her a unique understanding of how to navigate the Eternal City, whether one is traveling there as a tourist or a pilgrim interested in a Papal audience. As an experienced journalist, every time she goes to Italy she uncovers something new, explores the roots and history behind the beautiful Italian culture, food, architecture, art, music, faith and more. Her weekday morning radio program Catholic Connection is co-produced by EWTN and Ave Maria Radio in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is now heard on over 500 radio stations worldwide, and on the internet through the Eternal Word Radio Network.
Teresa owns her own speaking and communications company, Teresa Tomeo Communications, LLC. Teresa and her husband, Deacon Dominick Pastore, live in Michigan and both F.B.I.’s, (Full Blooded Italians). They lead retreats and pilgrimages to Italy and other amazing destinations around the world. To learn more about Teresa Tomeo and her work as a syndicated talk show host, visit her personal web site at TeresaTomeo.com.
About T's Italy:
Through personalized trip planning and consulting on all things Italia—food, music, art, faith, and culture—Teresa Tomeo taps into her Italian heritage, thousands of hours of research, and twenty-plus years covering Vatican events, leading pilgrimages, and vacationing with her husband Deacon Dominick throughout Italy’s coastline and charming countryside. A short questionnaire beforehand helps Teresa pinpoint interests and tailor an unforgettable Italy journey for travelers. The T’s Italy website also offers free videos & blogs on Italy’s hidden gems, as well as personalized trip memory services. Learn more about T's Italy at www.TravelItalyExpert.com.
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