Catholic Spotlight

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 have influenced her music, and her plans for her next album.

 

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Music Discussed in this podcast:

What I Wanted to Say
Ordinary Time
Lighten Up
A New Springtime

Special thanks to the kindergarten class at Lumen Christi Catholic School in Indianapolis, Indiana for providing us with our intro and the Our Father in Latin.

Read our call in page to find out how your family, church, or school group can be featured doing our intro.  You are also welcome to call in questions and comments to our voice-mail at 206-312-0069.  You might just be on our next show.

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Here are some of the exciting interviews that we have lined up over the next few weeks.  Make sure to subscribe to our feed so that you won’t miss any of them.

June

Lorraine Murray - Confessions of an ex-feminist
Nick Alexander * - I want to be debated
Mike Aquilina * - Take Five: On the Job Meditations with St. Ignatius
Paul Thigpin * - A Bible Study Guide for Catholics  St. Paul: Jubilee Year of the Apostle Paul Edition

* interviews have not yet been recorded, so you are welcome to phone in your questions or comments for these authors on our voicemail line at 206-312-0069.  Please be sure to say your name and town with your question/comment. Please keep your comments/questions under a minute.

If you are an author, musician, or other creative Catholic mind, leave us a voicemail about why you should be featured on an upcoming Catholic Spotlight, and we will set up a time to talk.

Jim DuBos is the founder of Thy Kingdom Come and the initiator of the Catholic Mass Revealed project.  His project wanted to create a resource for use by the church as a tool for formation and evangelization for the mass.  The finished product is an incredible resource for anyone who wants to understand the mass better.

 

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Books Discussed in this podcast:

The Catholic Mass…Revealed! Collection

Read our call in page to find out how your family, church, or school group can be featured doing our intro.  You are also welcome to call in questions and comments to our voice-mail at 206-312-0069.  Check out our list of upcoming interviews and let us know if you have thoughts. You might just be on our next show.

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Mark and Beth Matthews, authors of ‘Precious Treasure - The Story of Patrick’ and ‘A Place for Me - Patrick’s Journey Home’, are no strangers to adversity and trials of their faith.  Among their 12 children is Patrick, a child with autism who has brought them many trials as well as great joy.  Learn from the Matthews about the great joy that Patrick has brought to their lives and how his story has strengthened the faith and courage of many who read it.

 

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Books Discussed in this podcast:

Precious Treasure - The Story of Patrick
A Place for Me - Patrick’s Journey Home
Amazing Grace for Mothers

Amazing Grace for Homeschoolers (not yet published)
Amazing Grace for Families (not yet published)

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Peter and Catherine Fournier, authors of Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church, are true experts on living out their faith in their home throughout the year.  They provide lots of practical advice on how to make the season of lent more meaningful to your family and how to live out the liturgical seasons of the church more fully.

 

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Books Discussed in this podcast:

Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church
Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany in the Domestic Church
Marian Devotion in the Domestic Church (to be released Fall 2007)

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