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 [email protected] or comment at www.catholicmoments.com. Links for this episode:Saints: Ancient and Modern by Barbara Calamari and Sandra DiPasquaSharmane.com - Sharmane Adams' official web siteDownload "I Surrender" and support St. Jude's Hospital cancer researchSharmane's MySpaceCatholic 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 GraceTom Grace Web SiteSecret Cardinal Book Web SiteCatholic in a Small Town PodcastCatholic 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 [email protected] or give us a call at (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:A Jesuit Off-Broadway - Fr. James Martin's Latest BookAngelina SingsWatch the Unity Awards Live on UStream with Susan Bailey, Grapevine Magazine and Grapevine News MinuteCatholic 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 [email protected] or give us a call at (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:Halo Publishing International and Lisa UminaMilo Moments at CatholicMom.com SQPN Podcasts (Daily Breakfast, Rosary Army, The Saint Cast)Fr. William Holtzinger's Home Page and PodcastsiPadre - Fr. Jay Finelli's PodcastsNielsen 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 [email protected] or give us a call at (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:Last Day OnlineLast Day's MyspaceCatholic Mom Logo StoreMy Odeo Channel (odeo/178f1bfb4e5a58d5)

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 MladinichFaith and Family MagazineCatholic Writers' GuildCatholic 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 [email protected] or give us a call at (206)222-2325.Links for this episode:St. Thomas the Apostle ParishThe 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 [email protected] 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.comCatholic Spotlight Podcast hosted by Chris CashInspirational Christian Stories and Poems ArchiveUSCCB 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 [email protected] or give us a call at (206)222-2325. Links for this episode:Elizabeth Ficocelli's WebsiteKarina Fabian's WebsiteAnn Ball's WebsiteKid TeaInfinite Space, Infinite God

This is a special announcement for our Catholic Moments Podcast listeners. Thanks to your great support, we have outgrown our web server. To accomodate future growth of this podcast, we have moved to a new server. Some listeners may need to resubscribe to our new podcast feed. For more information or to listen to future podcast episodes, please visit www.catholicmoments.com. Episode six will be released on Thursday, September 6. If you do not receive episode 6, please visit www.catholicmoments.com and resubscribe. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thanks for listening.