Lisa Hendey

Bio

Lisa M. Hendey is the Founder and Editor of CatholicMom.com, a Catholic web site focusing on the Catholic faith, Catholic parenting and family life, and Catholic cultural topics.

Launched in late 1999, CatholicMom.com now welcomes visitors from around the world. The site features columns by over thirty contributing columnists who volunteer their expertise on everything from Catholic Breastfeeding and Natural Family Planning to parenting humor. Additionally, CatholicMom.com is home to a Catholic Book Club featuring monthly fiction, non-fiction and children's selections by Catholic authors. The site's Catholic Music Spotlights highlight the work of Catholic recording artists in an interview format designed to help promote Catholic music and aid parents in helping their children make uplifting listening decisions.

Each week, CatholicMom.com offers a variety of children's activities designed to help children learn from the Sunday Liturgy of the Word. These activities, based upon the Sunday Gospel, include age appropriate coloring pages, crossword and word search puzzles, and interactive Mass worksheets designed to help the child truly embrace the Mass. Weekly lesson plan aids are offered for Religious Education teachers, homeschoolers and families looking to teach the faith based upon the Church's liturgical calendar. Visitors from around the globe have come to rely upon these free and liturgically relevant catechetical materials.

Lisa and her husband Greg, an Emergency Physician, reside in Fresno, California with their two sons, Eric and Adam. Lisa and Greg met and married at the University of Notre Dame and share a passion for Irish football. Following her undergraduate work at Notre Dame, Lisa earned a Master's Degree in Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University. She worked for several years in the field of Human Resources for non-profit entities including Kaiser Permanente and Vanderbilt University, specializing in recruitment and corporate training prior to 'retiring' to care for her children in the home.

Today, Lisa heads a home based web design business, designing and maintaining sites for several clients. In addition to her work with CatholicMom.com, she is also employed by St. Anthony of Padua parish as webmaster for the parish and school web sites. She does pro bono web design for Samaritan Women, a prison ministry agency and is involved in numerous community service initiatives.

As a freelance writer, Lisa is a regular contributor to Catholic Exchange, Catholic Online, and Catholic.net. Her articles have appeared in the National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor, Canticle Magazine, Grapevine Magazine and Kids' Ark Magazine. She is currently at work on her first non-fiction book, addressing faith and parenting topics.

Lisa's most recent projects include Productivity @ Home, a blog site that examines the topic of personal productivity in the home and family environment, and the Catholic Moments Podcast, a weekly interview format program that was recently selected as a part of the highly acclaimed Star Quest Production Network (SQPN), the home of the 'Best in Catholic Podcasting'. Lisa is the host of the new 'CatholicMom.com' video segments on KNXT-TV, the television station of the Diocese of Fresno. These two-minute segments, aired multiple times per week, highlight faith and family resources on the Internet. Lisa is at work on her first book, a non-fiction look at faith and family topics.

A Lifetime Member of Weight Watchers International, Lisa is vitally interested in the connection between spiritual and physical fitness. She successfully participated in a weight loss regimen and has maintained a healthy weight through a commitment to regular exercise and healthful eating. She believes in the importance of parents modeling a healthy lifestyle for their families. She strives daily to incorporate her faith and fitness disciplines.

Lisa M. Hendey is available to speak to your group on Catholic faith, family and healthy living topics.

Speaking Topics:

"Nurturing Your Faith Life with 21st Century Resources"
"Nurturing Your Family's Faith Life with 21st Century Resources"
"Raising Faith-Filled Children in Today's Technological Climate "
"Your Catholic Faith as a key to Personal Productivity"
"Personal Productivity and Prayer - Faithfully Getting Things Done"
"Today's Catholic Mom (or Catholic Woman) - Faith filled Examples of Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things to Share Our Faith"
"Productivity at Home - Getting Things Done Where It Matters Most"
"Catholic Mom (or Woman): Heart, Mind, Body and Soul - Caring for the One Who Takes Care of Everyone Else"