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CS#78: Curtis Martin Made for More Curtis Mitch tells about FOCUS and his excellent evangelization resource, Made for More. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in this podcast: Made for More http://www.focusonline.org/ You are also welcome to call in questions and comments to our [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#77: Amy Heyd Saints at the Dinner Table Amy Heyd shares about how her passion for cooking and her faith helped her to create this culinary masterpiece. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in this podcast: Saints at the Dinner Table www.amyheyd.com - coming soon You [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#76: Dr. Greg Popcak Holy Sex Dr. Greg Popcak shares about his counseling practice and experiences in the practical side of the Theology of the Body and how that relates to real people. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#75: Conor Gallagher Catholic Classics Series Conor Gallagher will share about the St. Benedict Press Catholic Classics Series as well as their new bibles. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in this podcast: Catholic Classics Series You are also welcome to call in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#74: Tim Drake Behind Bella Tim Drake takes us behind the making of the Bella movie.  We also learn about some of the lives that have been changed and saved by the movie. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#73: Mike Aquilina Signs and Mysteries Come learn about early Christian symbols with Mike Aquilina. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in this podcast: Signs and Mysteries-Revealing Ancient Christian Symbols You are also welcome to call in questions and comments to our voice-mail [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#72: Patti Armstrong Amazing Grace for Survivors Patti Armstrong shares about stories of survivors.  These are ordinary people who have been through grave ordeals and survived with an increased faith.  You will even hear about Chris’ personal survival story. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#71: Fr. Mitch Pacwa St. Paul a Bible Study Guide for Catholics Fr. Pacwa tells us about the year of Saint Paul and explains how to use his new bible study on the writings of Paul. View the Transcript Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front of more people Items Discussed in this podcast: St. Paul - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#70: Fr. Joseph Classen Meat and Potatoes Catholicism Fr. Joe is back to talk about Meat and Potatoes Catholicism.  He shares about how many of us need more substance in our faith, and practical examples of how to do it. View transcript of interview. Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us get our show in front [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#69: Faith and Family Magazine Danielle Bean Danielle Bean is the Sr. Editor of Faith and Family Magazine, and she has lots to share about what you will find in each issue of this excellent publication.  She also tells us about the great new Faith and Family Live website. View the Transcript of this Interview. Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#68: Faith Database with Jerry Usher If you haven’t heard about Faith Database yet, then you MUST listen to this show. Faith Database is one of those products that comes along every once in a while that you just know that everyone really should have a copy of this. Come and listen as Jerry Usher and I explain why [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#67: Christopher West Heaven’s Song Christopher West has proven himself over and over as a preeminent scholar on John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, and his newest book, Heaven’s Song, is no exception to this rule. Christopher unpacks John Paul II’s “hidden” texts on the Theology of the Body. These texts were never delivered during the Papal [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS# 66: Patrick Madrid 150 Bible Verses Every Catholic Should Know Patrick Madrid is an apologist and bible scholar, and he has a few bible verses that every Catholic ought to know. We talk about why it is important to be grounded in the scriptures, and why these 150 are important enough that you should get to know them better. View transcript of show. Vote for us [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#65: Kimberly Hahn Graced and Gifted Graced and Gifted is the second book in Kimberly Hahn’s series on the Proverbs 31 woman. The first book, Chosen and Cherished, focused on relationships in marriage, while Graced and Gifted focuses more on practical housekeeping issues like meal preparation, time management, and gardening. How does this all tie into the life of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#64: Gary Cangemi Umbert the Unborn Gary Cangemi’s little friend, Umbert the Unborn, has won over the hearts and minds of many over the past few years.  If you don’t know umbert, then you need to hear about him and get the word out.  Umbert will bring a smile to your face and force you to think at the same time.  [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#63: Maureen Wittmann Talks Catholic Homeschooling As an experienced homeschooler and author, Maureen Wittmann has a lot to share about the joys and challenges of being a homeschooling parent. This interview comes live from the playground, and talks about the advances in homeschooling as well as the challenges facing homeschoolers today. Maureen also shares about her excellent reference books [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#62: Brennan Pursell Benedict of Bavaria Brennan Pursell’s new book, Benedict of Bavaria, is the only book on Benedict XVI that was actually researched in Benedict’s homeland.  Brennan talks about Pope Benedict’s childhood influences, his friends, and his homeland.  He also shares several little known stories and facts about the Pope.  Fans of the Pope won’t want to miss this one. View Transcript Vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#61: Pete Vere Suprised by Canon Law If you have ever thought that Canon Law was boring or only about annulments, think again.  Pete Vere tells us about how canon law touches everything we do in church from the way we celebrate the mass to settling formal greivances.    Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month to help us [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#60: Dr. Meg Meeker Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Dr. Meg Meeker is a pediatrician with a passion for children, and she has a message that you won’t want to miss.  Through her own observations and a detailed analysis of existing research, she has detailed the fatherly characteristics that most impact the well-being of daughters.  You will learn not only that daughters really do [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#59: Mike Aquilina and Fr. Kris Stubna Take Five with St. Ignatius Mike Aquilina and Fr. Kris Stubna have worked together on many projects, and their latest is a great book for Catholic workers.  Take Five: On-the-Job Meditations with St. Ignatius is a great resource for quick personal or group meditation during lunch and coffee breaks at any workplace.  Mike and Fr. Kris talk about their background [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#58: Nick Alexander I Want To Be Debated Nick Alexander is not just a talented Catholic musician.  He is so skilled in the art of parodies that he is often refered to as the Catholic Weird Al.  Nick and I talk about his start in the Catholic music industry, he love of the faith, and making good baby food for twins.  We also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#57: Lorraine Murray Confessions of an Ex-Feminist Lorraine Murray was raised Catholic, but in college was swept away by the lies and promises of radical feminism and atheism.  In our interview, Lorraine talks about what took her away from the church and the blessings that eventually brought her back to the faith.  She shares about the lies of radical feminism and how [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CatholicCompany.com Sponsors Catholic New Media Celebration The Catholic Company is very proud to announce our sponsorship of the Catholic New Media Celebration.  This celebration will be the largest gathering of Catholic bloggers, podcasters, vidcasters, and other interactive media ever assembled in one place.  Since the inception of our own Catholic Spotlight podcast, we have been participating and supporting the Catholic New Media [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#56: Brian Butler Talks Theology Of The Body for Teens In today’s interview, Brian Butler talks about Theology of the Body for Teens.  He shares about the inspiration for the book and the process that they went through in taking the sometime densely theological materials of the Theology of the Body and made it accessable to teens.  He also shares about ways that this material [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#55: Mark Hart Talks T3 Teen Bible Study and Lifeteen Mark Hart, youth minister extrordiaire and vice president of Lifeteen, has just come out with a new teen bible study to follow up on the great success of the T3 bible timeline.  Mark shares with us about how he got the name “The Bible Geek” and what makes the T3 series relevant and meaningful to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#54: Bella Movie Producer Jason Jones Shares About Making Film Bella is truly the most incredible movie to be on the big screen this past year and it has tremendous appeal to people on all sides of the political spectrum due to its incredible portrails of Latinos and its very life affirming message.  We were blessed in this interview to be able to talk with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#53: Danielle Bean Talks Mom To Mom Day To Day In today’s show, Danielle Bean, Senior Editor of Faith and Family Magazine, talks with us about her blog, her books, and her life as a work from home mother.  She shares wisdom about challenges mothers face, and even gives some Mother’s Day gift advice.   Vote for us at Podcast Alley - Please vote for us every month [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#52: Benjamin Wiker and Mike Sullivan Share About Militant Atheism And Scott Hahn Note: Dr. Scott Hahn was not able to be part of this conversation due to impending deadlines on other upcoming books.  What happens when students at Steubenville University start reading Dawkins’ Case Against God and fall away from their faith?  Well, the teachers notice, and Dr. Scott Hahn decided to take action.  He teamed up with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#51: Mary Deturris Poust Shares About The Idiot’s Guide To The Catechism Of The Catholic Church For those of us who think that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is a little wordy or hard to understand, help is on the way!  Mary Deturris Poust has just written The Idiot’s Guide to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but you don’t have to be an idiot to appreciate this book.  Tune [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#50: Jerry Usher Talks About Catholic Answers Live And Called By Name You have heard him for many years doing the interviews on Catholic Answers Live, now take moment to hear him on the other side of the microphone.  Jerry Usher talks with us about his life, his continueing discernment for the priesthood, and how he helped create Catholic Answers Live.  He also takes time to thank [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#49: Jim Coffee Talks About US Papal Visit The pope is coming to the United States on April 15th, and Jim Coffee, vice president of the Papal Foundation, does not know a whole lot about it.  We do, however, have a great time talking about the Papal Foundation and going over the Pope’s schedule for his visit.  We may not know much about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#48: Jack McKeon And Tom Allen Talk Champions Of Faith Today we tried something a little different.  The first half of our interview we talked with Jack McKeon, famed former manager of the World Series Champion Florida Marlins.  He talks about how he practiced his faith as a player and a manager, and how he watched out for his players spiritual lives as well.  Next, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#47: Carl Anderson Shares A Civilization of Love And Remarks On Fr. McGivney Today you will hear from Carl Anderson, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus.  First, he shares some remarks on yesterday’s news from the Vatican that Fr. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, has been declared a Venerable Servant of God.  This is a major step on the journey to sainthood, and it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#46: Patti Armstrong Tells About Amazing Grace For Families Patti Armstrong shares with us about some of the great stories in the Amazing Grace for Families books and how they find such inspiring and edifying stories to share.  She also tell about how she became involved with the series and how she manages doing what she does while homeschooling her 10 kids.  Vote for us [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#45: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle talks about Mulieris Dignitatem and Saint Prayers In this interview with Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle we talk about a wide range of topics around motherhood and women in the church.  We discuss her books–Prayerfully Expecting, Catholic Saint’s Prayer Book, and Catholic Mother’s Prayer Book.  We also discuss her recent trip to Rome to participate in the 20th anniversary conference on Mulieris Dignitatem - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#44: Matt Pinto Tells Us Why I Have To Go To Mass I think that every parent has heard it at some time.  “Why do I have to go to Church?”  In today’s interview with Matt Pinto, we talk about his new book, Do I Have to Go.  This book is written in the popular question and answer format that Matt used in Did Adam and Eve Have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#43: Tarek Saab Shares About Gut Check And The Apprentice If you are a fan of The Apprentice, then you will certainly know who Tarek Saab is from his appearance on season 5.  However, there is so much more to Tarek than was seen in the boardroom.  Tarek is a devoted Catholic who wanted to take his fame from The Apprentice and put it to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#42: Lorene Duquin Talks about When A Loved One Leaves The Church One of the hardest things to deal with for a believer is when a loved family member leaves the church.  They may have been hurt by the church or may just be leaving because of a relationship, but it is always a touchy situation to deal with.  How can we approach our loved one in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#41: Deborah Burch Talks About God’s Greatest Gift Deborah Burch had a dream, and that dream eventually led to the creation of God’s Greatest Gift, a beautifully illustrated children’s book.  Come learn about that dream and the 5 year process that led to Deborah writing, illustrating, and self-publishing this wonderful little book.  You will be captivated by the stories behind each illustration as well as the treasures [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#40: Michael Dubruiel Shares About His Lenten Reflections Books Michael Dubruiel has sometimes been called “Mr. Amy Welborn”, but he is also quite an accomplished writer on his own.  We discuss Michael’s How To Book of the Mass, lenten reflection books, and pocket guide books.  Michael also tells about how he presented Amy with the idea for her best selling book, De-coding Da Vinci: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#39: First Communion Gift Ideas and Buyers Guide The other day, I was talking with a friend and mentioned that we were planning on doing a show on how to buy a first communion gift.  I was expecting a ho-hum response from them, but was a bit overwhelmed by her enthusiam for the topic.  As she put it, first communion gift selection is something that everyone [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#38: Ann Ball Shares About Stations Of The Cross And Saints  If you have ever heard the phrase “Lovable gun toting grandma” and thought how is that possible, then you have never met Catholic Author Ann Ball.  Ann manages a security company in Houston and writes some of the most well researched books in the Catholic world.  Whether she is writing about modern day saints, Catholic [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#37: Tim Staples Catholic Apologetics Lessons If you ever want to get excited about  being catholic and learn a lot in the process, then you want to listen to Tim Staples, one of the top apologists at Catholic Answers.  Tim has an incredible conversion story about how he went from Southern Baptist to Catholic, and he is an absolute fireball of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#36: Matthew Bunson And The 2008 Catholic Almanac Ever wonder what religous orders were located in Iowa, or how many priests are in Guam?  These are some fo the quesitons you can find answers to in the Catholic Almanac by Our Sunday Visitor.  The Catholic Alamanac is a wealth of information on all sorts of things you might never think of, but might [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#35: Lifeteen VP Tammy Evevard Tells About Lifeteen’s Youth Resources Want to know more about the fastest growing teen ministry in the country.  Then you will want to listen closely to Tammy Evevard, Vice President of Development for Lifeteen.  Lifeteen is a Eucharistic centered youth ministry program that seeks first and foremost to bring young people closer to Christ.  With more than 300 new priests and many more women religious [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#34: Dr. Pia de Solenni Shares About The Work Of The Vitae Caring Foundation In today’s interview, Dr. Pia de Solenni shares about the work of the Vitae Caring Foundation.  She tells about what kind of pro-life ads they produce, and how they do the market research to determine the best message to present for changing people’s attitudes about abortion and for helping women in crisis pregnancies.  She talks [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#33: Matt Pinto Talks About God’s Plan For A Joy Filled Marriage Today’s interview goes to the root of what it takes to have a successful marriage.  Matt Pinto is the publisher of God’s Plan for a Joy Filled Marriage.  Christopher West and an expert team put together this marriage preparation program to be used by couples as they prepare for marriage.  As the secular attack on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#32: Greg Willits and Jennifer Willits Discuss Rosary Army, SQPN, and That Catholic Show Are you tired of the same old garbage on the morning radio?  Well look no farther because Rosary Army and SQPN are here to save you from the mundane morning drive.  Check out these shows for an uplifting and faith filled way to spend you drive time, laundry time, or any time that you have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christmas Song from Tajci - Will Make You Laugh And Cry You have to check out this Christmas song from European Pop Star Tajci. It makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. The lyrics convey a real sense of the craziness of our modern Christmas practices while trying to remember the real reason for the season. Visit her website [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#31: Fr Joseph Langford Shares About Mother Teresa’s Spirituality Many people are not aware of the vision Mother Teresa had in 1947 in which Jesus revealed to her His mission for her life.  Our interview today with Fr. Joseph Langford, co-founder of the Missionaries of Charity Fathers, discusses this vision as seen by Mother Teresa and the impact it had on her life.  Fr. Langford shares his personal [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#30: Tajci Tatiana Cameron Talks About Her Journey From European Pop Star To Christian Singer In this interview, Tajci, aka Tatiana Cameron, tells her amazing story about becoming a pop star in Europe, living the life of the rich and famous, and giving it all up to come to America and find meaning in her life. At age 19, she represented Yugoslavia in the EuroSong contest (a European precursor to American Idol) [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#29: Roberta Gilbert Shares About Using Bowen Theory In Ministry In this interview, Roberta Gilbert explains how an understanding of Bowen Theory has helped ministers across the country become more effective in managing their ministries and family lives.  Roberta tells the basics of what Bowen Theory is and why it is so effective in improving relationships.  She tells about how when she started using Bowen Theory [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#28: Steve Kellmeyer Talks About Catholic Calendar Of Indulgences In this interview, Steve Kellmeyer discusses the history of Catholic Indulgences and why most people have a mistaken understanding of what indulgences are and what they do.  He talks historically about what Martin Luther’s real beef with indulgences was and how sale of indulgences had been put to rest long before Luther came around to complain.  [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#27: John Paul II - We Love You With Fr. Peter Mitchell In this interview, Fr. Peter Mitchell talks about his new book, John Paul II - We Love You.  He shares about his experience of being in Rome during the death of Pope John Paul II, and how his chronicles of the events of those days (originally in email) were transformed into a large portion of this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#26: Steve Ray Tells About Footprints Of God DVD Series In this interview, Steve Ray talks about some of the interesting things that have happened during the making for the Footprints of God DVD series, from helicopter hijackings to getting arrested for buring bushes.  The fun never seems to stop when you are making award winning videos in Egypt and the Holy Land.  Steve also talks [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#25: Maryanne Raphael Share What Mother Teresa Taught Me In this interview, Maryanne Raphael tells us about her personal experiences with Mother Teresa and the things that she learned from “Mother” during the time she spent with her.  She discusses her time spent in Calcutta, and her trip to Rome for Mother Teresa’s beatification.  She also tells many personal stories about Mother Teresa and shares the things about her that surprised her the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#24: Lisa Hendey Shares The Secrets Of The CatholicMom.com Empire Okay, so it may not quite be an empire, but Lisa is a great lady and is fun to talk with, so you will really enjoy this interview.  In this interview, Lisa Hendey (also known as Lisa from CatholicMom.com) tells us about the origins of her sites, why she got started, and many of the things that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#22: Stephen Binz Talks About St. Joseph My Real Estate Agent In this interview, Stephen Binz discusses the devotion to St. Joseph and the practice of burying a St. Joseph Statue to help sell a house.  Stephen tells about his search for the origins of the St. Joseph Statue devotion, and share his personal story about how devotion to St. Joseph helped to sell his own house.  [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#22: Fr. Joseph Classen Shares About Hunting For God, Fishing For The Lord In this interview, Fr. Joe Classen shares about his spirituality in the outdoors.  He discusses why hunting brings one closer to nature and why game hunting is respectful to the animals and the environment. He tells why he hunts, and why he has learned many spiritual lessons from the outdoors.  He also talks about how he [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#21: Jeff Cavins And Dr. Tim Gray Talk About Adventures In Matthew And Exodus In this interview, Jeff Cavins and Dr. Tim Gray Talk about Adventures in Matthew and Adventures in Exodus from the Great Adventure through the Bible series.  This episode was inspired by listener feedback asking for more info on the Adventures in Matthew.  The listener noted that next year’s readings are from cycle A, which focuses [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Scott Hahn Conversion Story On Audio MP3 The Dr. Scott Hahn Conversion Story is almost certainly the most listened to Catholic audio program over the last several years, and maybe of all time.  Scott Hahn’s tells his powerful journey from Presbeterian pastor to Catholic evangelist  Find out his compelling reasons for converting to catholicism despite the tremendous pressure from friends and family, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#20: Amy Welborn Tells About Prove It! You In this interview, Amy Welborn talks her new book for teens, Prove it! You.  She discusses why this is the last book in the Prove It! Series and why she chose to write this book now.   She talks about how she approaches teen sexuality, social justice, the pro-life issues, friendship, peer presure, and much more.  CatholicSpotlight.com in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#19: Karl Schultz Back For More Michigan Basketball And Prayer In this interview, Karl Schultz shares more about his basketball experience at the University of Michigan.  He tells  about the practices, the players, and the time that his team beat Magic Johnson’s team on a last second shot.  He also explains some of the lessons he learned from basketball, and shares about some of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#18: Phil Lenahan Interview 7 Steps To Becoming Financially Free - A Catholic Guide In this interview, Phil Lenahan talks about how to become financially free through setting financial goals, retiring bad debt, saving, and investing.  He also brings in the spiritual and relationship side of finances by counseling couples how to talk about money as a couple and how to give back to the Lord what is the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#17: Kimberly Hahn Interview Chosen And Cherished And Proverbs 31 In this interview, Kimberly Hahn talks about her new catholic bible study book and DVD, Chosen and Cherished - Biblical Wisdom for Your Marriage.  This book is an extension of the More Precious Than Jewels study that she did on Proverbs 31 over 16 years ago.  Her new study is the beginning of a 4 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#16: Christopher West Theology Of The Body The Love That Satisfies In this interview, Christopher West talks about his book The Love that Satisfies. He discusses how the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI are just an extension of the Theology of the Body taught by Pope John Paul II.  He explains how Eros love is an essential part of Agape love, and he promotes a proper understanding [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#15: Lectio Divina Made Simple With Karl Schultz In this interview, Karl Schultz talks about his book How to Pray with the Bible - Lectio Divina Made Simple.  Karl A. Schultz is one of the world’s most prolific authors and teachers of lectio divina. He has published ten books on applications of biblical spirituality and lectio divina to suffering, care-giving, stress and time management, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#14: Amy Welborn Tells About The Apostles By Pope Benedict XVI In this interview, Amy Welborn talks about The Apostles by Pope Benedict XVI as well as her study guide for parishes to use in discussing The Apostles.  Amy is a very popular author and blogger.  You can find her blog at amywelborn.typepad.com. Items Discussed in this podcast: The Apostles - The Origin of the Church Study Guide for The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#13: Vinny Flynn Discusses 7 Secrets Of The Eucharist In this interview, Vinny Flynn talks about 7 Secrets of the Eucharist. He talks about his reasons for writing the book and the influence of the Divine Mercy teachings on his writing.  He shares some truths about the eucharist and expounds on the teachings of John Paul II. I wrote the book to teach and inspire, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#12: Nancy Brown Talks About Catholic Family Guide To Harry Potter The content and opinions in this interview are very controversial in the Catholic community,  and they do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of the staff at the Catholic Company. In this interview, Nancy Brown talks about The Mystery of Harry Potter - A Catholic Family Guide. She explains the controversy around Harry Potter in the Catholic [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#11: Jeff Cavins Talks About Adventures in Revelation In this interview, Jeff Cavins talks about Adventures in Revelation, the latest installment in the Great Adventure through the Bible series.  Jeff discusses the church approved method for scripture study, the symbolism in the book of revelation, and his reasons for growing a beard.  He also tells about the history of revelation and what makes [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #10: Steve Kellmeyer Talks The Sensible Scripture Study In this interview, Steve Kellmeyer talks about ‘The Sensible Scripture Study’ as the only church approved way for reading the scriptures.  He addresses the four senses of scripture, which are the literal sense, the typological sense, the moral sense, and the heavenly sense.  He touches on the reasons for the conversions of many protestant scholars [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CS#9: Chris Pelicano Talks About Eternity Is Better Christian Tee Shirts In our interview, Chris Pelicano talks about how he came up with the ideas for Eternity is Better Christian Tee Shirts.  He talks about how it differs from ‘Life is Good’ and other product lines, and how the world today needs a positive, eternal message rather than just living for the day.  Chris Pelicano is a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #8: Dave Hartline Tell How The Tide Is Turning Toward Catholicism In our interview, Dave Hartline talks about the evidence of people everywhere returning to their faith in the Catholic church.  He points to the increases in vocations, return of young people to mass, crowds at world youth day, positive films from Hollywood, and much more.  He also discusses the new media outlets on the internet like [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #7: Tom Allen Talks About Champions Of Faith Baseball Edition Tom Allen, executive producer and director of Champions of Faith: Baseball, is co-founder, editor-in-chief and president of Catholic Exchange, a leading Catholic media organization. He has founded and managed other media organizations including American Family Media, Catholic Outreach and Kolbe Communications LLC, which provided distribution expense financing for The Passion of The Christ. He also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #7: Tom Allen Talks About Champions Of Faith Baseball Edition Tom Allen, executive producer and director of Champions of Faith: Baseball, is co-founder, editor-in-chief and president of Catholic Exchange, a leading Catholic media organization. He has founded and managed other media organizations including American Family Media, Catholic Outreach and Kolbe Communications LLC, which provided distribution expense financing for The Passion of The Christ. 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Six years ago [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #5: Interview With Scott Hahn - Reasons To Believe Scott Hahn began his career in ministry as a Presbyterian minister out to show Catholics the error in their ways, but his biblical and histoical detective work led him to the conclusion that the Catholic church was the historical church of the bible.  In 1986, Dr. Hahn joined the Catholic church and has since come [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #5: Interview With Scott Hahn - Reasons To Believe Scott Hahn began his career in ministry as a Presbyterian minister out to show Catholics the error in their ways, but his biblical and histoical detective work led him to the conclusion that the Catholic church was the historical church of the bible.  In 1986, Dr. Hahn joined the Catholic church and has since come [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #4: Interview With Marie Bellet Marie Bellet is a Catholic singer, songwriter, and mother of 9. Her music appeals especially to Catholic mothers since she often sings about the challenges of motherhood and raising a family.In our interview, Marie talks about her background and family and what led her to start singing and recording.  She shares about the singers and topics that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catholic Spotlight #4: Interview With Marie Bellet Marie Bellet is a Catholic singer, songwriter, and mother of 9. Her music appeals especially to Catholic mothers since she often sings about the challenges of motherhood and raising a family. 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