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Lisa Mladinich

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Lisa Mladinich is a Catholic wife and mother, catechist and workshop leader, and the author of the popular booklets, "Be An Amazing Catechist: Inspire the Faith of Children," and "Be an Amazing Catechist: Sacramental Preparation" available from Our Sunday Visitor. She is the founder of Catholic Writers of Long Island, www.BeAnAmazingCatechist.com and www.AmazingCatechists.com, a website devoted to providing encouragement and community to all who teach the Catholic Faith, with resources in English and Spanish; and the host of "Amazing Minutes"; short, powerful podcast lessons on teaching the Catholic faith to children featured at www.amazingcatechists.blogspot.com and www.osv.com. She is also the creator of "Paradox Puppets," a free online resource for catechetical puppet scripts featured at http://new.catholicmom.com/kids/puppet-ministry/. Her articles have appeared in Faith&Family magazine, hearth [now Canticle], and Thea News. This former actress has taught secular workshops for children in improvisation, puppetry and character development, acting and writing for children, and improvisation for professional adult actors. But her passion is teaching catechists and parents what a joy it can be to teach the Catholic faith accurately and memorably. Contact: [email protected]

Works by Lisa Mladinich

Raymond Arroyo Interview, Part 2: Spiritual Darkness and...

Lisa Mladinich | June 21, 2016

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Raymond Arroyo Interview: Mother Angelica's Grand Silence...

Lisa Mladinich | June 15, 2016

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#GIVEAWAY: Learning to Love With the Saints: An Inspiring...

Lisa Mladinich | May 16, 2016

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Among Women: Talking With a Dear Friend About Authentic...

Lisa Mladinich | November 24, 2015

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A Beloved Catholic Celebrity Reveals the Truth of Her Life

Lisa Mladinich | October 28, 2015

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#GetUp&Dance Wednesday: Also: Book Talk & Blog Tour!

Lisa Mladinich | October 21, 2015

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UPDATED: True Radiance Blog Tour and Media Appearances

Lisa Mladinich | October 19, 2015

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#GetUp&DANCE_Wednesday! #Merengue!

Lisa Mladinich | October 14, 2015

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Get Up and Dance Wednesday: Slow Dancing for Joy in...

Lisa Mladinich | October 07, 2015

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My Own Battle Against Darkness with the Help of Our Lady...

Lisa Mladinich | October 07, 2015

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Divine Mercy Chaplet

Lisa Mladinich | October 05, 2015

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It's GET UP AND DANCE Wednesday!

Lisa Mladinich | September 30, 2015

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Stripped, by Heather King: An #Amazing New #Catholic...

Lisa Mladinich | September 25, 2015

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Share Your True Story of How the #Bible Has Helped You or...

Lisa Mladinich | September 24, 2015

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Updates FINAL: I Can't Wait to See How #PopeFrancis Will...

Lisa Mladinich | September 20, 2015

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Getting Ready for Papa Francis!

Lisa Mladinich | September 18, 2015

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NEW Catholic Call-In Radio Show on Occult and New Age

Lisa Mladinich | September 17, 2015

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It's Human to Be Sad and Joyful: My New Book and #9/11

Lisa Mladinich | September 11, 2015

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FREE Comedy-Drama #Catholic Bible Video Series for...

Lisa Mladinich | August 12, 2015

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Harassment and Fasting: Fighting Evil is Within Our Grasp

Lisa Mladinich | August 02, 2015

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Intolerance or Tyranny? #GayMarriage Support Turns...

Lisa Mladinich | July 11, 2015

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#GayMarriage, Love, and Lessons from Canada

Lisa Mladinich | June 28, 2015

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Why Do I Stay in the Catholic Church?

Lisa Mladinich | June 07, 2015

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Broken Gods: Review

Lisa Mladinich | June 06, 2015

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"Horus Manure"? The Horus-Jesus Straw Man is an Atheist...

Lisa Mladinich | June 04, 2015

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#CharlieCharlieChallenge: Don't Stand for It--FIGHT BACK

Lisa Mladinich | May 28, 2015

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Slow and Reverent Wins the Race

Lisa Mladinich | May 21, 2015

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Lines in My Face: Countdown to Eternity?

Lisa Mladinich | May 06, 2015

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What if My Friend Thinks She's Ugly?

Lisa Mladinich | May 04, 2015

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Pornography is Listed as a Gateway to Demonic Possession

Lisa Mladinich | April 15, 2015

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UPDATED: Liberal Intolerance Gets Ridiculous in North...

Lisa Mladinich | April 09, 2015

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I Recommend a Beautiful New Book: "A Catholic Gardener's...

Lisa Mladinich | April 08, 2015

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Hallelujah! God Be Praised! He is Risen!

Lisa Mladinich | April 05, 2015

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My New Book on Women's Interior Beauty Has a COVER!

Lisa Mladinich | March 30, 2015

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Right in the Kisser: What the Media Says About Older Women

Lisa Mladinich | March 29, 2015

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#Inspiring and #Creative: Catechist Christian LeBlanc

Lisa Mladinich | March 21, 2015

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Number One #Superfood: The Eucharist, Hands Down

Lisa Mladinich | March 15, 2015

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Life Doesn't End Here: Teaching Faith to Special Needs...

Lisa Mladinich | February 10, 2015

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#Giveaway: GOD FIRE, the "Purgatory Lady," and Her Amazing...

Lisa Mladinich | February 06, 2015

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Guiding Your Child Through Grief is About Remembering, Not...

Lisa Mladinich | January 19, 2015

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Superb and Inspiring: A Vibrant Priest on a College Campus

Lisa Mladinich | January 16, 2015

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After the Perm

Lisa Mladinich | January 13, 2015

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Mary's Gift to a Bereaved Mother

Lisa Mladinich | December 08, 2014

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Un-grinched in the Nick of Time: St. Nicholas Day Joy

Lisa Mladinich | December 06, 2014

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#Amazing #Giveaway for Subscribers to...

Lisa Mladinich | December 03, 2014

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California Dreaming: Giving Thanks!

Lisa Mladinich | November 27, 2014

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Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Lisa Mladinich | November 19, 2014

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YES, YES, AND YES! #GraceofYesDay is a GREAT Idea

Lisa Mladinich | November 18, 2014

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The Privilege of Being: Happy Birthday to Me

Lisa Mladinich | November 11, 2014

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Honor Their Fathers and Their Mothers

Lisa Mladinich | November 07, 2014

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According to His Purpose: An Interview with Gary Zimak

Lisa Mladinich | June 12, 2013

Can you really just put everything in God's hands?...

The Mysteries of Love When They Go Down Easy

Lisa Mladinich | December 13, 2012

Donna-Marie Cooper Boyle is a voice of reasonable Catholic love....

Tsunami Rising: New Evangelizers on the Move

Lisa Mladinich | July 31, 2012

An interview with author and new-media trailblazer Greg Willits who says Catholic......

Faith Fusion: Waking the Sleeping Giant with Powerful...

Lisa Mladinich | July 10, 2012

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The Secret Life of Sacred Scripture: An Interview with...

Lisa Mladinich | June 26, 2012

Biblical scholar Stephen J. Binz's life and work are focused on helping Catholics build......

The Bible Tells Me So: A Southern Gent Wows Catholic Kids...

Lisa Mladinich | June 12, 2012

Like a gunslinger, Christian Le Blanc’s gentle drawl belies an explosive quick-draw......

Mute Splendor: An Autistic Child Deepens Her Family's...

Lisa Mladinich | May 22, 2012

One child's special needs become a family's special blessings....

Faith, Sex, and Suicide: Nothing We Won't Talk About

Lisa Mladinich | April 17, 2012

"Amazing Catechists" teaches church in more ways than one....

All the Rage: Fashionable Occult Practices and Furious...

Lisa Mladinich | April 03, 2012

So-called "psychic readers" are con men, but that doesn't mean a real threat of evil......

Killing Us Softly: Seduced by the Occult

Lisa Mladinich | March 27, 2012

Because we live in a world of things both seen and unseen, we must hold to what we know......

Knee-Walking to God

Lisa Mladinich | March 20, 2012

Loyola's new video contest challenges kids to answer the question, "Where do you find......

It Is a Sacred Place: The MAC Roundup

Lisa Mladinich | March 13, 2012

The MidAtlantic Congress of Baltimore provided much-needed and hearty nourishment for......

Love Is the Thing, Even if I Want to Judge

Lisa Mladinich | March 06, 2012

Catholicism saved me, I tell you. This Church that is broken in some ways, is still......

Here Comes MAC! Baltimore's Brave New Conference

Lisa Mladinich | February 01, 2012

The Baltimore Archdiocese calls for stronger leaders in homes and churches....

Eulogy for a Good Man

Lisa Mladinich | January 25, 2012

When a father teaches his children to climb mountains, pitch tents and navigate by star,......

The Holy Courage of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lisa Mladinich | January 18, 2012

Suffering, suffused with faith, can change the world....

Reaching Out to a Love-Starved World

Lisa Mladinich | January 11, 2012

An interview with Catholic author, Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, on Blessed Teresa of......

Seeking the Child

Lisa Mladinich | December 21, 2011

As we seek the Christ child this Christmas, we must be open to finding him in the human......

Trashy Novels, Move Over! An Interview with Ellen Gable

Lisa Mladinich | December 14, 2011

Love a good story but leery of how sexually explicit some novels become? This Catholic......

Genetic Warrior: Leticia Velasquez and the New Diversity

Lisa Mladinich | December 07, 2011

Lisa Mladinich interviews Leticia Velasquez, of Keep Infants with Down Syndrome (KIDS)......

Do We Take Our Voices to Heaven?

Lisa Mladinich | November 30, 2011

Teaching children to lift their voices to heaven is the most natural thing on earth....

What Is and What Is to Come

Lisa Mladinich | November 09, 2011

Those times you think you have it all worked out are when you're wide open for a sucker......

Sexy in Context Is Holy

Lisa Mladinich | November 01, 2011

Sex in its proper context affirms the trust and reverence explicit in our commitment to......

Love Notes: A Catechesis for Marriage on the Brink

Lisa Mladinich | October 25, 2011

My Christian dignity demands that I actually work at my marriage? What a radical,......

Walking Across Hot Coals Back to Love

Lisa Mladinich | October 18, 2011

"Should I quit ministry until I am holier?" Um, no. From the beginning, this Church has......

A Catechist's Story, Part III: Growing Pains

Lisa Mladinich | October 11, 2011

The temptation to perform while teaching children about religion is powerful, but......

A Catechist's Story Part II: First Class Panic

Lisa Mladinich | October 04, 2011

In my Religious Education class, I would pray with the children, introduce myself and......

A Catechist's Story, Part I: Stage Fright

Lisa Mladinich | September 27, 2011

The moment I signed on to be a religion teacher, I sensed a new kind of pressure, a......

Pleading for Air Support

Lisa Mladinich | September 20, 2011

Heroic behavior on the battlefields, be they war-zones or in ordinary life, requires......

Help Wanted: Workers for the Field of the Lord

Lisa Mladinich | September 13, 2011

As Catholic Religious Education classes get under way, prepare for a new year of lesson......

We Didn't Know You Were Coming!

Lisa Mladinich | September 06, 2011

Divine hope brings visible fruits....

Seeking Silence (and Summer Books)

Lisa Mladinich | May 24, 2011

Time spent before the Blessed Sacrament leads to an invitation to slow down, for the......

Keeping Close to God, and Staying Fresh!

Lisa Mladinich | May 17, 2011

As Catechists and parents wind down from a long year of study and instruction, some......

Go Team! Love Your Catholic Identity

Lisa Mladinich | May 10, 2011

"Spiritual, not religious" might be a comfortable way to dismiss religion, but it is......

Word Up: Teaching Teens to Love the Bible

Lisa Mladinich | May 03, 2011

Teaching teens to love their Bibles must be a priority....

Humble Heroes: Teaching Children to Value Suffering

Lisa Mladinich | April 26, 2011

Media models of heroism involve a great deal of strutting, often with......

Confession: Strength through Humility

Lisa Mladinich | April 19, 2011

Deep down, we know that just "being a good person" is not an adequate response to the......

The Eucharist: Extraordinary Food for Ordinary Souls

Lisa Mladinich | April 12, 2011

A passionate plea to all Catholics, but especially to parents and Catechists, and those......

A Slap in the Face: Preparation for Suffering

Lisa Mladinich | April 05, 2011

Almost nothing in life is as sure as the fact that everyone gets a turn at suffering.......

Life and Calling: Teens and Vocational Discernment

Lisa Mladinich | March 29, 2011

Each of us is created and called to a specific purpose in serving and growing the......

Holy, Holy, Holy: Teaching Reverence to Children

Lisa Mladinich | March 23, 2011

Your own reverence is the key to unlocking the children's sense of awe and wonder....

We Are His Body: Teens and Sexual Morality

Lisa Mladinich | March 16, 2011

Let's give teens a solid Catholic framework for considering the pressing moral and......

Having Versus Giving and the Wealth of Love

Lisa Mladinich | March 09, 2011

Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey's life and fortune were spent in exchange for a pearl of......

Preparing for Miracles: Lessons that Open Hearts to Grace

Lisa Mladinich | March 02, 2011

When children spontaneously prostrate themselves before the Blessed Sacrament, a......

Wordless Wonder: Deaf Ministry Formation

Lisa Mladinich | February 23, 2011

By advising Deaf Catholics to "think Deaf" exciting headways are being made in ministry......

Lisa Mladinich | February 16, 2011

When teaching hearing-impaired students, an Amazing Catechist can find inspiration in......

Deaf to Their Cries: A Dire Leadership Need in the Church

Lisa Mladinich | February 09, 2011

A fascinating look at the challenges of the hearing-impaired within the Catholic Church....

The Rite vs. Wrong: Protecting Children from the Occult

Lisa Mladinich | February 02, 2011

Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing, and Ouija board in pink boxes....

Circle Time: Talking, Testing, and Teens

Lisa Mladinich | January 26, 2011

For a CCD teacher, time is at a premium; here is how to cut to the chase and reinforce......

Discipline with Love

Lisa Mladinich | January 19, 2011

Down deep, children know you're supposed to be in charge and they're happier when you......

The Gift of Authority

Lisa Mladinich | January 12, 2011

Children may not know it, but they are hungry for adults to take charge and give them......

Honor Their Fathers and Their Mothers

Lisa Mladinich | January 05, 2011

By honoring parents in small ways throughout the year, your caring outreach may provide......

To Santa or Not to Santa?

Lisa Mladinich | December 20, 2010

Do I think we should teach our children about Santa? Only if you're really, really sure......

Be Not Afraid of Your Bible

Lisa Mladinich | December 15, 2010

Let's revolutionize Catholic culture and make it one rich in affection for and knowledge......

Lighting the Way with God's Holy Word

Lisa Mladinich | December 08, 2010

Getting children to experience the scripture is easy and fun -- for them and for you!...

Crafts That Help Lead Kids to Christ

Lisa Mladinich | December 01, 2010

Here are a few crafts that help create happy memories filled with meaning. They are......

Lesson Plans II: No More Boredom

Lisa Mladinich | November 23, 2010

Five tips on how to find or create great activities for your lesson....

Lesson Plans: Laying the Foundation

Lisa Mladinich | November 17, 2010

A few simple steps will have those bored, restless children sparkling and inquiring, and......

The Faith on Fire

Lisa Mladinich | November 10, 2010

Think your ministry in catechesis is important? You bet it is....

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