Fr. Goyo Hidalgo is a priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a singer-songwriter, and a social media evangelist.  A native of La Villa de Don Fadrique, a small town near Toledo, Spain, he attended minor seminary as a youth to become a priest, but left after six years. He earned master’s degrees in English and Spanish linguistics from Complutense University of Madrid in 1996, after which he traveled to other countries to teach Spanish and English. He eventually became a middle and high school teacher in the Los Angeles, California, area and released two albums of Catholic music in Spani ..read more

Lisa Hendey and Bayleigh Westerlund welcome Crystal Marchand, from Project YM from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Ed Congress in Anaheim, CA. Crystal is the Director of Engagement at ProjectYM, where she gets to spend her days accompanying Catholic youth ministers. She is married to the love of her life and best friend, Michael Marchand, who also happens to be her boss. She loves board games, the outdoors, crafting, and most of all, her 4 beautiful children - Noah, Ruth, Esther, and Abigail!  Show Note Links:   projectym.com  thrive.rs  triviafundraiser.com  I ..read more

Lisa Hendey and Barb Szyszkiewicz welcome Fr Casey Cole to the Momcast in another special episode from the Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California. Fr. Casey Cole, OFM is a Franciscan priest serving as the chaplain to three schools in central Georgia. He is the author of three books, "Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God"," Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship", and "The Way of Beatitude: Living Radical Hope in a World of Division and Despair". Fr. Casey is best known for his online evangelization, Breaking in the Habit, where he created content for YouT ..read more

Momcast co-hosts Maria Johnson, Allison Gingras, and Barb Szyszkiewicz share their feelings about spring cleaning with lots of laughs and some practical advice. Momcast co-hosts Maria, Allison, and Barb have fun in a round table episode discussing spring cleaning, company clean vs. family clean, and some insight into spiritual cleaning, too. Links for the show: Maria Morera Johnson: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  Allison Gingras: Books, Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  Barb Szyszkiewicz: Books, Website,  ..read more

Allison Gingras and Bayleigh Westerlund welcome catechist and creator of Kids' Liturgy show, Heidi Witte, in this series from the Los Angeles Religious Education Conference. Heidi Witte and her husband Mark create free Children's Liturgy of the Word episodes on the Kids' Liturgy YouTube Channel. She has served as a catechist, a Catholic schoolteacher, and cantor. Heidi also holds a Master's in Elementary Education and works as an editor for Pflaum Publishing Group.  Show Note Links:   Instagram -- @kidsliturgy  linktree.com/kidsliturgy  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg ..read more

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras welcome Catholic Mom contributor and author of A Sacred Look, Sister Nancy Usselmann from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Sr. Nancy is the Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies and a Media Literacy Education Specialist. She is a theologian, national speaker, blogger, film reviewer, and author of a theology of popular culture called, A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics. Sr Nancy has degrees in Communications Arts and a Masters in Theology and the Arts from Fuller Theological Seminary and is currently worki ..read more

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras welcome Fr. Peter Pomposello from the Archdiocese of the Military for a wonderful conversation about both military and priestly vocations from the floor of the LA Religious Education Congress. An encouraging word from Fr. Pomposello: To ALL CATHOLIC MOMS: Do Not Be Afraid! If Our Lord is calling your son to the priesthood, it is for him to set the world on fire with the Holy Spirit! ? In his ministry, your son will know JOY beyond anything this world could offer, even through his own share of suffering. Please God, may he be called to serve God and Country as a ..read more

Allison Gingras and Maria Morera Johnson unpack St. John Paul II's 1986 Angelus address in Australia, encouraging the faith to be Easter People. ON Nov 30, 1986, Pope St. JOHN PAUL II during the Angelus in Adelaide, Australia offered the following words of encouragement, inspiration, and catechesis, “    “We do not pretend that life is all beauty. We are aware of darkness and sin, of poverty and pain. But we know Jesus has conquered sin and passed through his own pain to the glory of the Resurrection. And we live in the light of his Paschal Mystery - the mystery of his Death and Resu ..read more

Catholic Mom founder Lisa Hendey continues the series from the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress with special guest author Carolyn Woo, the Keynote speaker. Dr. Carolyn Woo coordinated and facilitated the Vatican Dialogues for Energy Transition in 2018, 2019 and 2021. She is a board member of National Catholic Education Association, Our Sunday Visitor, Our Sunday Visitor Institute, Holy Cross Family Ministries and Give Us This Day. Carolyn served as CEO and President of Catholic Relief Services from 2012 to 2016. Carolyn received her Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate degrees from Purdue U ..read more

Lisa Hendey and Allison Gingras welcome the cast of Catholic Central, Nicholas Vicinanzo and Gabby Estey, in a fun Momcast episode from the floor of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Nick Vicinanzo, a New Hampshire native, attended Franciscan University of Steubenville. He has acted professionally in New York and Rhode Island and is a cradle Catholic from a large family of ten boys and two girls.  Originally from Sacramento, CA, Gabby Estey ended up in LA to attend the University of Southern California and has been in town ever since. When she’s not hosting Catholic Central, y ..read more