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Volume 21 | Number 1 | June 2012
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Catholic Mum
Popular writer, author and Catholic blogger Lisa Hendey tells us why she wrote her new book on saints for mothers, and why so many readers feel a connection with her writing.
from Blog to Book and Beyond
An article by Lisa Hendey
When I look back at my faith life and my professional life over the past decade, it is amazing to see the intersection between the work I do and the impact it has had upon my personal spirituality. Indeed, my website www.CatholicMom.com started as a direct response to my own need: it was my job to raise my sons in the faith, to be “domestic church”, and to nurture not only my own personal relationship with God, but theirs as well. While the website has given me a daily platform for learning about and sharing my love for Christ and his Church, the publication of my two books has deepened this in a way I never could have imagined possible. My first book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul, was written to encourage moms (and truthfully myself) to care for ourselves through emotionally, in our work, physically and spiritually.
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We have a tendency to give so fully to those around us that at times we neglect our own self-care in the process. The beautiful tools of our Catholic faith enable us to build a life that is rich, fulfilling and oriented towards service and love. Whenever I meet women (and, believe it or not, men too) who have read my books, I am always struck by the personal connection they feel to the material we’ve covered. For example, Sarah Reinhard, a young mother of three recently shared, “When you read A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms, you’ll experience the saints as real people. They stubbed their toes and struggled to keep their voices down. They weren’t perfect...and that gives all of us hope! You’ll meet saints who are new to you and revisit known-forever saints in a new light. Keeping this kind of company is sure to rub off on us at least a little, don’t you think?” Lisa’s new book, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms is now available. See page 6.
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