Catholic Momcast

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras are joined by Amy Cattapan, DM, Ed.D. to discuss education, writing, and more!

Amy J. Cattapan, DM, Ed.D., is an award-winning author, speaker, and teacher. Her novels Angelhood and Seven Riddles to Nowhere have won multiple awards. She is also the author of Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet?, a book on combatting teacher burnout (Ave Maria Press). Follow her at www.ajcattapan.com. 

Show Note Links: 

• Amy Cattapan Articles at CatholicMom.com  
• www.ajcattapan.com 
• Amy Cattapan Books at Amazon  

Lisa Hendey is joined by Dr. Gregory and Lisa Popcak of Pastoral Solutions. The Popcaks serve as co-founders of the Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life and the creators of CatholicHÔM. On this episode, they share all about the new CatholicHÔM app and what the “Liturgy of Domestic Church Life” really means for today’s families. 

Show Notes: 

CatholicHOM.com - CatholicHÔM stands for Catholic Households on Mission. What’s the mission? To help each other love like Christ. CatholicHÔM is the first-ever digital platform dedicated to helping Catholic families encounter Christ more meaningfully at home and draw closer to each other by living the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life. 

The CatholicHOM app (in the Google Play and Apple stores) 

Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life PeytonFamilyInstitute.org 

How Our Family Prays Each Day: A Read-Aloud Story for Catholic Families - Author: Gregory K. Popcak, Illustrated by: Jacob Flores-Popcak 

Catholic Mom team members Allison Gingras, Maria Morera Johnson, Barb Szyszkiewicz, and Lisa Hendey get together to mark 200 episodes of the Catholic Momcast! We take a walk down memory lane, remember our favorite episodes, and dream about what’s yet to come for the show. 

Show Notes:  

• Past episodes of Catholic Momcast 
• Encountering Signs of Faith by Allison Gingras 

• Maria’s Badass Saints podcast 
• Girlfriends Community 

The Catholic Momcast hits the road at the Catholic Marketing Network as Catholic Mom Founder Lisa Hendey and Social Media and Digital Specialist Allison Gingras speak with award-winning children's author Cathy Gilmore. 

Anticipating upcoming wedding anniversaries and remembering precious past celebrations, Catholic Mom founder Lisa Hendey and Hispanic Editor Maria Morera Johnson discuss how we celebrate anniversaries—our own, and our loved ones-- with joy. 

Catholic Mom Founder Lisa Hendey is joined by Melissa Dee. Melissa is the executive producer and head writer for the radio theater podcast, Saints Alive. She also works as a pediatric nurse and loves her role as a Mom. You can almost always find her with a cup of coffee in hand and saint book by her side. 

With recent news impacting societal trends, Catholic Mom founder Lisa Hendey and Social Media and Digital Specialist Allison Gingras discuss how they turn to and engage with social media for informed perspectives and to share own thoughts and feelings. 

New opportunities can be exciting times for us personally and can also stretch us. As we talk about Maria Morera Johnson's new role at Catholic Mom as our Hispanic Editor, we discuss how our faith can be critical to helping us fully embrace new doors that open in our lives.

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras share news of a transition at CatholicMom.com and the Catholic Momcast and discuss how we find grace in moments of transition. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Litany of Trust from the Sisters of Life

This week, Allison Gingras and Danielle Bean discuss ways to keep practicing (and maybe even enhancing!) your faith while on vacation. They share ideas for praying on the go, finding and attending Mass in a new location, and modeling for our kids the importance of prayer wherever we go.

Mentioned in this episode:

Allison's upcoming book from Ave Maria Press, Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey With Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God.

Allison's recent Catholic Mom Hangout about bringing Jesus on vacation

MassTimes.org, a handy resource for finding Mass, confession and adoration when you are away from home

My Queen, My Mother: A Living Novena, written by Catholic Mom contributor Marge Fenelon