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M.J. Flood "Where Are You?" - Lisa Hendey & Friends #86

On this week's show, we ponder the impact of pregnancy loss and grief with M.J. Flood, author of Where Are You? Finding Myself in My Greatest Loss . About M.J. Flood: M.J. Flood is a husband and a father of two little girls and a baby angel. Residing in Long Island, New York, he is a high school literature and writing teacher and the author of Where Are You? Finding Myself in My Greatest Loss . his first published work. He is also the writer/director of Too Much Noise — a short film in American Sign Language — which has appeared in several film festivals and won the Best Original Idea award at New York City’s 2018 Chain Film Festival. About Where Are You? Recalling the author’s experience as the father of a stillborn daughter, this memoir articulates the private heartbreak and depression so frequently associated with disenfranchised griefs like pregnancy loss. But Where Are You? is ultimately a work of hope, as M.J. Flood walks the reader through the chaos of deat

Victoria Robinson "Save the Storks" - Lisa Hendey & Friends #85

On this week's show, we welcome pro-life advocate Victoria Robinson of Save the Storks to share about the proactive work this organization undertakes with pregnancy centers around the country. About Victoria Robinson: Victoria Robinson, Director of Media Relations at Save The Storks, has been a national voice in the pro-life movement for over twenty years. She is an author, public speaker, television personality, co-host of the HGTV show, My House Is Your House , and the top-rated Keep The Faith podcast , Contagious Influencers of America , where her guests include politicians, authors, speakers, artists, actors, and athletes. Prior to her role at Storks, she was the director of pregnancy resource centers in North Carolina and Tennessee. About Save the Storks: Save the Storks partners with pregnancy resource centers all over the nation, providing them with powerful tools and training to more effectively connect with women in their communities. For More Informati

Sarah Christmyer "Becoming People of the Word" - Lisa Hendey & Friends #84

On this week's show, we dive into the gift of scripture with Sarah Christmyer, Bible expert and author of the new book Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God's Call with Purpose and Joy . About Sarah Christmyer: Sarah Christmyer is a Catholic author, Bible teacher, and speaker with a special love for lectio divina and journaling as ways to draw close to Christ in Scripture. She is the co-developer and founding editor of The Great Adventure Catholic Bible study program and author or co-author of more than a dozen books and Bible studies. Her latest book is Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God’s Call with Purpose and Joy     (Ave Maria Press). Sarah serves as an adjunct faculty member at  Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary  in Philadelphia and as a board member of the  Malvern Retreat House  in Malvern, PA. She blogs at ComeIntoTheWord.com . About Becoming Women of the Word : In Becoming Women of the Word , Sarah Christmyer embarks on a spiritual p

Tim O'Neill "O'Neill Brothers" - Lisa Hendey & Friends #83

On this week's show, we rediscover the joy and impact of instrumental music with Tim O'Neill of the piano duet the O'Neill Brothers About the O'Neill Brothers: Over the past 25 years, piano-playing brothers Tim and Ryan O'Neill have had their music streamed online more than one billion (!) times; sold more than 10 million copies of their songs; toured with '80s pop sensation Debbie Gibson; and provided music for movies, NBC, CBS, HBO, PBS and more. While the brothers have kept a low profile as a Minnesota success story, fans worldwide have embraced their music, including original compositions as well as covers of holiday favorites, Irish songs, classic and original love songs, lullabies, movie and Broadway songs, patriotic music, familiar inspirational songs, wedding music and more. About the O'Neill Brothers Catholic Instrumental Playlist : The O’Neill Brothers, pianists from New Prague, MN, have compiled a wonderful, instrumental Spotify pla