This week on Catholic Moments, we welcome special guests Kim and Jason Kotecki.  Kim, a former Kindergarten teacher and Jason, a professional cartoonist fight “Adultitis” and make it their mission in life to help people to use strategies from childhood to create lives with less stress and more fun. 

Conceived and founded by Mary Kay Hoal, Yoursphere is the first social networking service for youth that parents can embrace. Drawing on her corporate entrepreneurial experience as a media strategist, advertising, marketing and publishing VP formerly with CMP Media LLC, Mary Kay built the Yoursphere team. 

Our guests this week, Steve and Joni Abdalla, are the Catholic parents of three daughters and the founders of Wee Believers™, an authentically Catholic toy company based in Indianapolis. 

Michael St. Pierre is the host of a wonderful blog entitled The Daily Saint, where he works to promote the spirituality of work.  Mike is the president of Morris Catholic High School in Denville, New Jersey.

Fr. Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C. was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross in 2008. He currently serves at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Phoenix, Arizona. He and Kevin Grove, C.S.C, edited the book The Cross, Our Only Hope: Daily Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition.

This week, we go along on the adventure of a lifetime with friend and fellow SQPN listener Deborah Schaben.  Listen in as Deborah shares her pilgrimage along the  Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

This week, we are honored to share a conversation with Immaculée Ilibagiza, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and a noted Catholic author and speaker. 

Peggy Bowes is a former Air Force pilot who left the military to raise and homeschool her two children.  Peggy’s lifelong enthusiasm for fitness led her to bocome certified as an aerobics instructor, personal trainer and Lifestyle and Weight Management consultant.  Her devotion to our Blessed Mother and her great prayer, the Rosary

On this week’s show, we learn more about the great organization ENDOW from Co-founder, Executive Director, and Chief Editor of the ENDOW Study Guides, Terry Polakovic. 

Our guest on this week’s podcast is Jim Merhaut, a marriage and family expert, award winning author and national speaker.  Jim is currently the President of Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center.

Sr. Mary Prudence Allen, R.S.M. is a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy in Alma, Michigan. This week, we discuss her participation in the writing of The Foundations of Religious Life: Revisiting the Vision. 

This week, we feature the music of contemporary Catholic recording artist and mom Alicia Hernon.  I know you’re going to fall in love with her new CD Beloved. 

Our special guest on this week’s podcast, Kate Daneluk, is the founder of a wonderful program entitled  Making Music Praying Twice.  Kate has taught music in Catholic schools and early education programs

My special guest for this week’s podcast is Father Robert Barron.  This month, we are encouraging your support of Father Barron’s latest project, Catholicism.  Please consider a donation of any size and join us in praying for Father Barron and his team. 

This week’s bonus episode brings you along on my recent trip to Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.  Come along with my parents and me as we visit some wonderful Catholic sites in Alabama and enjoy a special interview with my 10 year old nephew, Patrick.

Our special guest for this week’s show is Woodeene Koenig-Bricker, author of Ten Commandments for the Environment: Pope Benedict XVI Speaks Out for Creation and Justice.

Our guest this week is Steve Weidenkopf, noted speaker and author of the amazing resource Epic: A Journey Through Church History. Epic is a twenty part study on the two thousand year history of the Catholic Church.

On this week’s episode, we feature the story of Kathy Bleichrodt, a Catholic mom of four who was inspired to create the Mother Mary series of catechetical books for Catholic families. 

This week, we share the special music of Dr. Mike McCabe, a pediatrician and Catholic family man.  “The purpose of my music is to draw the family together and celebrate what they are all about” says Dr. Mike.

Join me for a trip to San Antonio to attend this year’s Catholic New Media Celebration, sponsored by SQPN.  We speak with the participants, speakers and sponsors who made this event such a great success.