Entries by AJ Cattapan

Cath-Lit Live! Episode 14 with guest Amanda Lauer

Amanda Lauer is the author of the best-selling Heaven Intended Civil War series. A World Such as Heaven Intended won the 2016 YA CALA award. Lauer won Best Writer (Red Letter Awards) for her work on the 2019 movie The Islands. She collaborated on the recently released children’s book Dubbie: The Double Headed Eagle written […]

Cath-Lit Live! Episode 13 with guest Antony Barone Kolenc

Antony Barone Kolenc is the author of “The Harwood Mysteries,” an exciting historical-fiction series for youth published by Loyola Press. He is a long-time member of the Catholic Writers Guild (CWG), and his novels all have the CWG Seal of Approval. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s […]

Teacher Survival Hack #3

In my latest video on combating teacher burnout, I share some new approaches to an ancient practice! 😉 Please share these videos with an educator you love! If you missed Tips #1 and 2, check out my YouTube channel here.

Cath-Lit Live! Episode 12 with guest Maddie Evans

Author Maddie Evans has lived in three New England states for over two decades. When she’s not spending time with her family, she’s running or doing things with yarn. A few months ago, I brought you the first book in Maddie Evans’s Castleton String Quartet trilogy. In the final book of this series, first violinist […]

Cath-Lit Live! Episode 11 with guest Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney is a priest of Green Bay, a radio personality, host of the podcast How They Love Mary, the Vice President of the Mariological Society of America, and author of several best-selling Catholic devotionals. Fr. Edward Looney’s Meditations after Holy Communion guides your prayers during those intimate moments with the Lord following Holy […]

Cath-Lit Live! Episode 10 with guest Erin Broestl

Erin Broestl is the Editor of Perpetual Light Publishing, and the author of God Made the Moonlight. She is a Catholic wife and homeschooling mother of 8. She loves reading, skiing, and playing music with her family. In this read-aloud for ages 0 to 5, children embark upon on a journey steeped in the magical […]

Teacher Survival Hack #2

In this week’s teacher survival hack video, I tackle how to stay positive when we’re drowning in self-pity, especially as we’re contemplating what to give up for Lent! I mean, hasn’t this pandemic forced us to give up enough already? Do we really need to give up stuff for Lent, too? And what’s so special […]

Teacher Survival Hack #1

In anticipation of my upcoming book Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet?: 10 Ways the Gospels Can Help You Combat Teacher Burnout and Rediscover Your Passion for Teaching, I’m creating a series of videos with “teacher survival hacks.” The winter months are always a challenging part of the school year, especially February. One former principal […]