Casual Fridays - Work/Service Connection
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, January 21, 2011
This week, on my weekly “tech” update for the Son Rise Morning Show, I shared about the latest Pew report on the “Social Side of the Internet”. The study gives a fascinating look at how Internet users, and in particular those active on social networking sites, are more likely to be involved in volunteer efforts and in service groups.
Thinking about and speaking about community service made me ponder... READ MORE
Panera - Pay What You Can
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Friday, May 21, 2010
I LOVE my local Panera Bread. Along with its strong coffee and free Internet connection, our cafe offers a great spot for me to have meetings or enjoy an occasional and affordable lunch with girlfriends.
Now Panera CEO Ron Shaich wants to do more than just provide great food. He wants to “make a difference in the world”. Shaich and Panera recently opened their first non-profit restaurant in St. Louis... READ MORE
Jury Duty Blues
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, August 21, 2009
All week long, I’ve been singing the “Jury Duty Blues”. For each of the past few years, my jury duty summons routinely arrived in the mail each winter and I somehow managed to consistently dodge my service. For us moms, there never seems to be a convenient time to serve. Last February, my doctor wrote a note excusing me from service during my radiation treatments. So when I received that tell-tale... READ MORE
How Every Family Can Help Change Our World
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Friday, November 21, 2008
This week, we share two interviews on the Catholic Moments Podcast (Click here to listen or click on the player above). Jody Hudson of Catholic Charities of Fresno helps us learn what we, as families, can do to reach out to the poor and needy in our communities. We also meet Bryan Murdaugh, a talented Catholic Dad, youth minister and musician. Deacon Tom Fox shares a reflection on being of service... READ MORE
Rocking Romans
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Saturday, September 27, 2008
This week, on the Catholic Moments Podcast (click here to listen), I’m so happy to share the good news about the work of Paul Mazurek, creator of Rocking Romans. Also, as we celebrate the memorial of St. Vincent de Paul today, we look at the work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul as we struggle with the concept of poverty in America. Be sure to enter for your chance to win the Faith Database - send your email to lisa@catholicmom.com by September 30, 2008 with the subject line “Faith Database Giveaway” and your complete mailing address in the body of the email. Share your feedback at 206-339-9272, comment here on the blog or email lisa@catholicmom.com.
Links for This Episode:
Rocking Romans
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Poverty in America You Tube video by Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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Praying for Gulf Coast Families
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Sunday, August 31, 2008
It feels eerily like deja vu. A little over three years ago, my Mom sat in my home watching CNN for hours on end as Hurricane Katrina ravaged her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi.
My parents moved to Gulfport a few years before the storm and had already fallen in love with their new home and especially their parish.
They joined my sister Brady, her husband Matt and their son Patrick every Sunday... READ MORE
At Home in a New School
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Congratulations to my fourth grade nephew Patrick and his fellow schoolmates at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Long Beach, Mississippi.
Almost three years after the utter devastation of their former Catholic school buildings in Hurricane Katrina, the children went back to school today at a newly opened, state of the art school building! For the past three years, the students have been studying... READ MORE
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