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- S4 Ep17: How-to Platform Part 2
So you know that you’re called to spread a message that God wants you to share, but what’s the best way to do it? In our digital world, there are so many options and endless mediums to figure out, where should you start?
On today’s episode, Kevin and Lisa finally get back to podcasting and share with you best practices on social media, speaking, podcasting, blogging, websites, and more. Along the way, they’ll share their plan for future podcasting and make fun of themselves for taking so long to come out with a part two episode.
SHOWNOTES
Speaking
Catholic Speakers Organization
Communicator Academy Podcast
How to Become a Speaker from Chastity.com
Podcasting
Power-Up Podcasting Course
All of Pat Flynn’s podcasting resources
For making graphics: Canva.com
For music: PremiumBeat.com
For freelancers: fiverr.com (spelled fiverr, not fivver like Lisa said, oops.)
Blogging
Community Site: medium.com
Personal Sites: Blogger and WordPress
How to write a blog post
Book Publishing
Michael Hyatt’s book proposal tutorial
HACK/GIVEAWAY
To enter to win a copy of Dating Detox and Blessed is She’s Lenten devotional, To The End, head over to Instagram!
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
The post S4 Ep17: How-to Platform Part 2 appeared first on Lisa Cotter.
45 min - Liturgical Lowdown: February
Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of February! In this episode host, Lisa Cotter will be giving you insights, histories, and ideas on how to celebrate and integrate the liturgical life of the Catholic Church into your life this month.
SHOWNOTES
February’s Devotion: The Holy Family
- Prayer: Prayer to the Holy Family
- Reading
- Familiaris Consortio (It’s an Apostolic Exhortation, not Encyclical, sorry about that)
- Letter to Families
The Pope’s Monthly Intention: Human Trafficking: For a generous welcome to the victims of human trafficking, enforced prostitution, and violence.
- International Justice Mission
- Starfish Project
How-to Carnival
How-to Lent (on resolution making)
CatholicFamilyCrate.com (Use the code to get 20% off your first crate!)
Feasts of Note:
February 1st – St. Brigid of Ireland (Feast in Ireland)
- Prayer: O Holy St. Brigid
- Books
- Brigid’s Cloak
- Brigid and the Butter
- The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare
- Audio: The Life of St. Brigid (It’s free!)
- Food: Catholic Cuisine
- Craft: St. Brigid Cross
February 2nd – Presentation/Candlemass (Solemnity)
February 3rd – St. Blaise (Memorial)
February 8th – St. Josephine Bakhita (Optional Memorial)
February 10th – St. Scholastic (Memorial)
February 11th – Our Lady of Lourdes (Optional Memorial)
- Prayer: Pope St. John Paul II’s prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
- Books
- Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes
- St. Bernadette: The Miracle of Lourdes
- Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant
- Audio
- St. Bernadette of Lourdes (Truth to Inspire Series)
- Movies
- Song of Bernadette
- Bernadette: Princess of Lourdes
- Food: Edible Grottos
- Craft: Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Making Kit
February 14th – Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Memorial) / St. Valentine (unofficial)
- Books
- Saint Valentine
- Saint Valentine
- Crafts
- Valentine’s Day Countdown
- Catholic Valentine’s Day Cards
February 20th – Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto (Feast in Portugal)
February 22nd – Chair of St. Peter (Feast)
- Video: St. Paul Outside the Wall
- Craft: Paper Miter (from my old mommy blog)
- Everything: Shower of Roses
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
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34 min - S4 Ep16: How-to Spiritual High
After a retreat, conference, mission trip, or pilgrimage most attendees experience a sort of “spiritual high” that lasts for a few days or weeks. However, if the high isn’t capitalized on, once it’s gone, it’s easy to let things go back to normal.
In an effort to prevent this kind of spiritual backsliding, on today’s podcast, which was recorded live at SEEK2019, hosts Kevin and Lisa Cotter share three steps for squeezing as many graces as possible out of a recent spiritual encounter.
SHOWNOTES
More information on the Green Scapular
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
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31 min - Liturgical Lowdown: January
Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of January! In this episode host, Lisa Cotter will be giving you insights, histories, and ideas on how to celebrate and integrate the liturgical life of the Catholic Church into your life this month.
SHOWNOTES
January’s Devotion: The Holy Name of Jesus
- Prayer: Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus or the Jesus Prayer (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
- Crafts:
- Jesus with popsicle sticks: Catholic Icing
- Jesus in stained glass: Confessions of a Homeschooler
- The sweetest name craft: Oriental Trading Company
The Pope’s Monthly Intention: Evangelization: That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.
New Year’s Day:
- Picking Patron Saint for the year (from my old mommy blog)
- SaintsNameGenerator.com
Feasts of Note:
January 1st – Mary, Mother of God (Solemnity)
- Prayer: Veni Creator Spiritus
- Book: Mondays with Mary
- Food: Marian Luncheon
January 2nd – Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen (Memorial)
January 4th – Elizabeth Ann Seton (Memorial in US and CAN)
January 6th (ish) – Epiphany(Sunday after New Year’s Day) (Solemnity)
- Prayer: Door blessing
- Books:
- Baboushka and the Three Kings
- The Last Straw
- Small Camel Follows the Star
- Movie: The Star of Bethlehem
- Food: Multiple options at Catholic Cuisine
January 13th (ish) – Baptism of our Lord (Sunday after the Epiphany) (Feast)
- Online Story: The Baptism of our Lord told with Legos
- Book: A Child’s Guide to Baptism
- Video: Reborn
- Food: Christ’s Diapers
January 21st – St. Agnes (Memorial)
January 24th – St. Francis de Sales (Memorial)
January 25th – Conversion of St. Paul (Feast)
- Prayer: Litany of St. Paul
- Books:
- Adventures of Saint Paul
- Paul and the Faithfulness of God
- The Glorious Folly: A Novel of the Time of St. Paul
- Movie: Paul, Apostle of Christ
January 26th – Sts. Timothy and Titus (Memorial)
January 28th – St. Thomas Aquinas (Memorial)
- Prayer: Litany of St. Thomas Aquinas
- Books:
- The Summa
- St. Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox
- The Quiet Light: A Novel about St. Thomas Aquinas
- Podcast: Pints with Aquinas
- Food/Craft: Anything star-shaped
January 31st – St. John Bosco (Memorial)
- Movie: Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
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35 min - Liturgical Lowdown: December
Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of December! In this episode host, Lisa Cotter will be giving you insights, histories, and ideas on how to celebrate and integrate the liturgical life of the Catholic Church into your life this month.
SHOWNOTES
December’s Devotion: Immaculate Conception (Also, the Divine Infancy)
- Prayer: Litany of the Immaculate Conception
- Books
- Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes
- Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant
- Angel in the Waters
- Movies
- Song of Bernadette (1943)
- Bernadette: The Princess of Lourdes
- Activities:
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 3D puzzle
- Virtual Tour of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Pope’s Monthly Intention: Evangelization – In the Service of the Transmission of Faith: That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time.
- Book: Called by Kevin Cotter
Advent Episodes:
- S1 Ep2: How-to Advent
- S1 Ep5: How-to Christmas Break
- S3 Ep2: How-to Gifts
Feasts of Note:
December 3rd – St. Francis Xavier (Memorial)
December 6th – St. Nicholas (Optional Memorial)
- Prayers: Multiple options at stnicholascenter.org
- Books:
- The Baker’s Dozen
- The Miracle of St. Nicholas
- Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins
- Movies:
- Nicholas: The Boy who became Santa
- St. Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving
- Food:
- Multiple options at stnicholascenter.org
- Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake
- Crafts: Multiple options at stnicholascenter.org
December 7th: St. Ambrose (Memorial)
December 9th – St. Juan Diego (Optional Memorial)/December 12th – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast in the USA)
- Prayer: Multiple options at liturgies.net
- Books
- The Lady of Guadalupe
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Graphic Novel
- Guadalupe: First Words
- Audio: St. Juan Diego (Glory Stories)
- Video:
- Juan Diego: Messenger of Guadalupe
- Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message
- Crafts:
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Cut and Color Book
- Grotto Kit
- Rosary Holder
- Pearler Bead Pattern
December 13th – St. Lucy (Memorial)
- Prayer: Prayer in Honor of St. Lucy
- Books
- Hanna’s Christmas
- Lucia: Saint of Light
- Lucia Morning in Sweeden
- The Tomten
- Kristen’s Surprise
- Food
- Saint Lucia’s Braided Bread
- St. Lucia’s Buns (Lussekatter)
- St. Lucy Breads from Pillsbury dough (From my old mommy blog)
- Craft
- Printable St. Lucy Crown
December 14th – St. John of the Cross (Memorial)
Free Online Books:
- Dark Night of the Soul
- Ascent of Mount Carmel
December 25th – Christmas (Solemnity) (We will do a whole episode on this later!)
December 26th – St. Stephen (Feast)
December 27th – St. John the Apostle (Feast)
December 28th – Holy Innocents (Feast)
Movable Feast: Holy Family (Feast) – Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
The post Liturgical Lowdown: December appeared first on Lisa Cotter.
38 min - S4 Ep15: How-to Platform: Part 1
Have you ever thought about having a Catholic platform? Have you ever wondered what it might take to publish a book, become a public speaker, or start a podcast?
On today’s episode, hosts Kevin and Lisa discuss 5 questions about launching a platform. They look at discerning your calling, finding your niche, spreading your message, spending money, and the reality of what it’s really like to have a platform. Along the way, they share what it was like starting their own platforms and give some warnings on what not to do.
SHOWNOTES
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Platform by Michael Hyatt
The God Ask by Steve Shadrach
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
The post S4 Ep15: How-to Platform: Part 1 appeared first on Lisa Cotter.
40 min - S4 Ep14: How-to Called
Our Church calls each baptized Catholic to share the faith, but what if you don’t know how? Where would you start? And what would the end goal be? These are the questions that Kevin answers in his new book, Called: Becoming an Everyday Disciple in a Post-Christian World.
On today’s podcast, hosts Kevin and Lisa Cotter share the story behind the book, give you a preview of the five weeks, share some fun endorsements, and give an update on our lives.
SHOWNOTES
Where to buy Called: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Ave Maria Press
Hack
Litany of the Saints (Just insert your patrons!)
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
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36 min - Liturgical Lowdown: November
Welcome to the Liturgical Lowdown for the month of November! In this episode host, Lisa Cotter will be giving you insights, histories, and ideas on how to celebrate and integrate the liturgical life of the Catholic Church into your life this month.
SHOWNOTES
November’s Devotion: Holy Souls
- Prayer: Eternal Rest Prayer
- Video: Fr. Mike Schmitz on Indulgences
- Rules for Indulgences
The Pope’s Monthly Intention: In Service of Peace: That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.
- Book: The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Feasts of Note:
November 1st – All Saints Day (Solemnity)
- Prayer: Litany of the Saints
- Books:
- Can you Find Saints?
- Cloud of Witnesses
- Craft: Wooden Saint Dolls:
- How to Paint a Saint Doll
- How to do a Saint Doll Exchange
- How to Make a Saint Doll Cathedral
- All Saints Party Ideas:
- Food: Catholic Icing
- Games
- Just Like Mary
- Catholic Icing
- Everything Else for All Saints
- Raising Little Saints
- Paper Dali
November 2nd – All Souls (Feast)
- Food: Soul Cakes
November 3rd – St. Martin de Porres (optional memorial)
- Prayer: St. Martin Prayer
- Books
- The Pied Piper of Peru
- Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert
- Audio: St. Martin de Porres (Glory Stories)
- Movie: St. Martin de Porres (My Catholic Family)
- Craft/Food
- Mouse crafts
- Mouse treats
November 4th – St. Charles Borromeo (memorial)
November 9th – Dedication of St. John Lateran (feast)
November 10th – St. Leo the Great (memorial)
November 11th – St. Martin of Tours (Martinmas) (memorial)
- Prayer: Table Blessing
- Food
- St. Martin’s Day Croissants
- St. Martin’s Horseshoe Cookies
- Craft: Lantern Crafts
- Music
- St. Martin
- St. Martin (telling the story)
- St. Martin, St. Martin (town celebration with lanterns)
November 13th – St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (memorial)
November 17th – St. Elizabeth of Hungary (memorial)
- Prayer: Litany of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
- Book: St. Elizabeth’s Three Crowns
- Video: St. Elizabeth of Hungary (My Catholic Family)
- Food/Craft
- Crown Cake
- Craft
November 21st – Presentation of Mary (memorial)
November 22nd – St. Cecilia (memorial)
November 23rd – Bl. Miquel Pro (optional memorial)
- Movie: For Greater Glory
November 30th – St. Andrew (feast)
Last Sunday of Ordinary Time: Christ the King (Solemnity)
- Prayer: Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ the King
- Book: Take it to the Queen
- Craft: Christ the King Crown
Fourth Thursday of November: Thanksgiving
- Prayer: Prayers for Thanksgiving
- Books: Thanksgiving Book List (from my old mommy blog)
- Activity: Thanksgiving Bible Printables
- Crafts
- Thankful Pumpkin
- Indian Corn (also from the mommy blog)
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
The post Liturgical Lowdown: November appeared first on Lisa Cotter.
36 min - S4 Ep13: How-to Live Fearless with Lisa Brenninkmeyer
Few things can hold us back in life like fear. It steals our joy, it tells us we’re not enough, and it stops us from being fully alive. We know deep down that this isn’t what we were made for, but facing fears and clearly seeing reality takes an immense amount of courage.
On the podcast today host Lisa Cotter interviews the founder of Walking with Purpose, Lisa Brenninkmeyer, on her newest Bible study, Fearless and Free. In the interview, Lisa share’s the 3 part journey that she herself took to face her fears and she shares how you can take the journey too.
SHOWNOTES
Walking with Purpose: Website | Instagram
Fearless and Free Bible Study
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
The post S4 Ep13: How-to Live Fearless with Lisa Brenninkmeyer appeared first on Lisa Cotter.
36 min - S4 Ep12: How-to Online Dating
Dating is… complicated. For many Catholic singles, the process of finding Mr. or Mrs. Right is annoying at best. After trying Catholic young adult groups, Bible studies, and gatherings at bars, many throw their hands up in frustration because they don’t seem to be getting anywhere. And then the thought crosses their mind, “Should I try online dating?”
If you’ve ever thought this for yourself or someone else, this episode is for you.
On the podcast today Lisa interviews her dear friend Jill Rippee who, almost a decade ago, met her husband via a Catholic online dating website. Having been there herself, Jill shares 5 questions to consider before entering into the online dating scene.
SHOWNOTES
catholicmatch.com
catholicsingles.com
avemariasingles.com
Connect with us!
Kevin: Twitter | Instagram
Lisa: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Email: hello[at]madetomagnify[dot]com
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