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GrapeVine
 Because
music has been such an integral part of Susan's life, nothing pleases
her more than to spread the word about music written and performed by
dedicated Catholic artists. She spent the last 10 years encouraging the
burgeoning Catholic artist community in their various ministries through
GrapeVine. On this
page the best of these articles.
Many of these articles come
from the hard copy versions of
GrapeVine
which you can purchase from
Lulu.com. Each article
will have a link to the magazine so that you can easily find it and
purchase it.
Renee Bondi – Sending out an SOS
Renee Bondi was a popular young music teacher and singer, engaged to
be married - a vibrant young woman with her whole life in front of her,
until she suffered a freak accident which rendered her a quadriplegic.
Here you can read her inspiring story of how she learned to live again,
and sing again, in joy.
CD Review - Deacon Chuck Stevens, Harvest of Love
CD Review - Nancy Krebs, Moved by God
From the Winter 2008 issue of GrapeVine,
available for sale on Lulu.com:
Learning to be Present (Susan's regular column in GrapeVine)
"I’ve heard that term many times in my walk as a Catholic but never
really understood what it meant. In fact, the term used to annoy me.
I’ve heard it said many times that Jesus is “present” to us in the
Eucharist, that the “real presence” is in the Eucharist, that we must be
“present” to one another. But what does that mean?" . . .
Sharmane
Adams - Sweet ‘Surrender'
"In 2006, Sharmane Adams received a disturbing phone call. The
Pensacola, FL resident relates, “my girlfriend from high school called
me and told me her 5 year old son was being treated for a life
threatening illness. I was scared for her. I wanted to be with her. I
didn’t hesitate to get on my knees and offer my prayers for them as they
faced the unknown. I just knew she didn’t want to hear one more person
say ‘Is there anything I can do for you?’ I asked God how I could help
my friend, and He truly spoke to me by telling me to put my efforts into
my passion . . . music.” . . .
Behind the phenomenon that is the Rosary Army
. . . "One of those affiliates is the Rosary Army Catholic Podcast and its
videocast, That Catholic Show. Greg and Jennifer Willits from Conyers,
GA, parents of 4 young boys and creators of these programs, are pioneers
in their own right. They have produced the Rosary Army Catholic Podcast
(dubbed the first Catholic reality show) since 2005. Greg and Jennifer
are now an integral part of SQPN and have broken new ground with That
Catholic Show, a videocast now on DVD that teaches the Catholic faith in
a fresh and exciting way.
I sat down with Greg Willits and asked him about the
Rosary Army, SQPN, That Catholic Show, and the future of their
podcasting work." . . .
From the Christmas 2007 issue of GrapeVine,
available for sale on Lulu.com:
Lynn
Geyer brings a rebirth of Christ to New York City’s Christmas
"A few years ago, Lynn Geyer, a Catholic recording artist, found herself
becoming more and more concerned about the omission of the word
“Christmas” from Christmastime. “Even cashiers were forbidden to speak
it to customers, etc., etc., etc!” she says. “It’s as if ‘they,’
(whoever ‘they’ are) wanted to completely kick Jesus out of his own
birthday!” Christmas shoppers have noticed over the past several years
that “Merry Christmas” has been replaced
with “Happy Holidays” in their favorite stores. Ironically, much of this
was coming from businesses which
derive approximately 20% of their annual sales from Christmas shopping!"
. . .
Rob
Evans is the Donut Man and he is PSYCHED about being Catholic!
"Just what do donuts
have to do with Jesus Christ? If you’re Rob Evans, aka The Donut Man,
plenty! His little donut sidekick, Duncan, says it all: “Life without
Jesus is like a donut, ‘cause there’s a hole in the middle of your
heart!’" . . .
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