“Personally Speaking with Msgr. Jim Lisante” is an audio component to CCC’s on-going television program of the same name that will features prominent people from the worlds of entertainment, religion, politics, sports, journalism, literature along with conversation with the ever-popular Msgr. Jim Lisante about some of the most personal aspects of life, including their faith.
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- Linda Burhans, Part I — the author of “Good Night and God Bless” shares memories about being her mother’s caretaker.
- Tom Peterson, Part II — the founder of www.CatholicsComeHome.org further discusses his successful efforts to reach inactive Catholics.
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- Tom Peterson, Part I — the founder of the media apostolate “Catholics Come Home” shares his journey from lukewarm Catholic to devoted evangelizer.
- Judge Robert Bork — the former Supreme Court nominee discusses the pro-life movement and his conversion to the Catholic faith.
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- Ernest Borgnine — the veteran Academy Award-winning actor reminisces about his life and career in Hollywood.
- Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Part II — the author and son of actor Peter Lawford and President John F. Kennedy’s sister Patricia, discusses his discovery from substance abuse.
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- Edward Cox, Part II — the public servant explains how his Christian faith and life in politics intersect.
- Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Part I — the author discusses his new book “Moments of Clarity: Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery.”
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- Vicki Courtney, Part II — the author (“Five Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter”) shares her thoughts on creating a Christ-centered home for her children and recalls the abortion experience that gave her new insights about the sanctity of life.
- Edward Cox, Part I — the lawyer, public servant and son-in-law of President Richard Nixon shares his thoughts on getting Catholics more involved in the political process.
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- Vicki Courtney, Part I — the author of “Five Conversations You Must Have with your Daughter” shares insights on raising children with good values.
- Rick Santorum, Part II — the former U.S. senator discusses his life in politics and his dedication to the pro-life movement.
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- Rick Santorum — the former U.S. senator discusses the death of his severely disabled child and the importance of his Catholic faith in all aspects of his life.
- Nancy Carabio Belanger — the author of the “tween” novel “Olivia and the Little Way” explains how St. Therese of Lisieux inspired the book.
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- David Foster — the Grammy winning music producer reveals how his parents' support helped make him successful and how his religious education as a child gave him a foundation of faith in his adult life..
- Dan Lauria, Part 2 — the actor further discusses his commitment to helping military veterans.
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- Tony Curtis — the Hollywood legend recalls growing up in poverty during the Great Depression and how he confronted the anti-Semitism he encountered.
- Dan Lauria, Part I — the actor (“The Wonder Years”) shares memories of his service as a Marine in Vietnam and discusses his efforts to help veterans and active military personnel.
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- Rue McClanahan, Part II — The actress discusses her battle with breast cancer.
- Tony Sweet — The Gospel singer shares music from his new album, “A Sweet Lord.”
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- Patricia Treece — The author discusses her new book “Meet John XXIII: Joyful Pope and Father to All.”
- Rue McClanahan, Part I — The Emmy Award-winning actress from “The Golden Girls” discusses myths about aging.
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- Bill Baker — the President Emiritus of New York City’s PBS stations discusses his new book, “Leading with Kindness: How Good People Consistently Get Superior Results.”
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- Kristin Chenoweth — the actress and singer discusses her new Christmas album and shaeres how she stays focused on Christ during the Christmas season.
- Dr. Thomas Jones, Part II — the astronaut further discusses the role his Catholic faith played during his space shuttle missions.
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- Dr. Thomas Jones, Part I — the astronaut who has flown four space shuttle missions discusses the role his Catholic faith has played in his life and career along with his reasons for co-writing the new book “Hellhawks: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler’s Wehrmacht.”
- Marty Lyons, Part II — the former NFL great talks about the importance of Catholic education in his life and discusses his love for the game of football.
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- Marty Lyons, Part I — the former New York Jets defensive lineman discusses his mission to help seriously ill children through his foundation.
- Dave Durand, Part II — the author discusses his book, “Time Management for Catholics” and shares insights on being an effective communicator.
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- Dave Durand, Part I — the author and consultant reveals ways to achieve success in life and work through practicing Catholic principles.
- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Part II — the actor explains why he drifted away from his faith for years only to come back to it with a deeper devotion than ever.
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- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Part I — the actor known for the TV classics "The F.B.I." and “77Sunset Strip” recalls the pain of losing his first wife to cancer and how his faith helped him through the experience.
- Estelle Parsons — the Academy Award® winning actress reminisces about her life and career.
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- Edward Hermann — the award-winning TV, film and stage actor (seen recently as Richard Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls") discusses the reasons behind his conversion to the Catholic faith.
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- Greg Griffin & Holland Webb — the two representatives from Christian Blind Mission explain the ways their organization helps people with disabilities around the world.
- Congressman Mike Forbes Part II — the former U.S. congressman discusses the challenges of being a pro-life member of the Democratic Party.
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- Nicholas Sparks, Part II — the best-selling author discusses how he is hoping to make a difference in the lives of the young people he works with as a high school track coach.
- Congressman Mike Forbes — the former U.S. congressman discusses how he stays true to his Catholic conscience while working in public life.
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- Nicholas Sparks, Part I — the best-selling author discusses his latest book, “The Lucky One,” and the role his Catholic faith plays in his life.
- Jim Bracher, Part II — the author and speaker furthers discusses how a decline in integrity-centered leadership has caused problems in the worlds of business, finance and government.
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- Michael Novak, Part II — the Catholic theologian discusses his own battles with disbelief and suggests that people of faith and non-believers should engage in calm, rational dialogue in order to move past the polarizing arguments of recent years.
- Jim Bracher, Part I — the author of “Integrity Matters” explores the need for businesses and the government to return to integrity-centered leadership.
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- Joe Eszterhas, Part II — the screenwriter and author discusses how his battle with throat cancer helped lead him back to the Catholic faith.
- Michael Novak, Part I — the author and theologian discusses his new book “No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers,” and reveals how the murder of his brother, a Catholic priest, affected his own faith journey.
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- Joe Eszterhas, Part I — the screenwriter discusses how a prayer for help to overcome his addictions led him back to the Catholic faith he had rejected and mocked for many years.
- Mark Bavaro, Part II — the former NFL standout explains how he has passed his Catholic faith on to his children.
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- Archbishop Charles Chaput, Part II — The archbishop discusses his new book, “Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life.”
- Mark Bavaro, football great, discusses his new book "Rough and Tumble" and how he integrated his Catholic faith into his football career.
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- Archbishop Charles Chaput, Part I — The archbishop discusses his new book, “Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life.”
- Jon Gordon, Part II — The international best-selling author offers more insights on dealing with negative people in the workplace.
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- Jon Gordon, Part I —the international best-selling author discusses his new book, “The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work.” Dr. Ena Heller — the executive director of the Museum of Biblical Art in New York City discusses the influence of art on faith.
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- Lexie Lowell and Mike Rinere: Two high school students discuss the role of faith in their lives, the benefits of their Catholic education and why they are both pursuing careers as performers. The program includes singing performances from both of the young people.
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- Immaculee Ilibagiza, Part II — The survivor of the Rwandan Genocide reveals why she remains devoted to her Catholic faith in spite of the horrors she endured.
- Joan Bauer, Part II — The author discusses how her faith influences her life and her writing.
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- Immaculee Ilibagiza, Part I — The author discusses her new book "Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide" and how she was able to forgive the man who killed her family.
- Joan Bauer, Part I — The award-winning author of young adult novels discusses why her latest book, "Peeled," addresses issues of truth in journalism.
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- Jenifer Fulwiler, Part II — The writer and convert to Catholicism discusses whey she thinks infanticide was common in the ancient world and offers advice on how to discuss Christianity with atheists.
- Elizabeth Scalia — The blogger and author discusses her book “Caring for the Dying with the Help of Your Catholic Faith.”
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- Dan Murphy---The father of a Navy SEAL killed in action in Afghanistan explains how his faith and memories of his son’s selflessness are helping him cope with the loss.
- Jenifer Fulwiler, Part I---The former pro-choice atheist explains why she is now a pro-life Catholic.
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- Robert Davi, Part II---the actor reveals why he considers a Catholic education a vital resource in raising his children.
- Marian Seldes---the Tony Award-winning actress reflects on her life and career.
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- Robert Davi, Part I---the actor (“Die Hard,” “The Goonies”) discusses his new movie, “The Dukes” and why he has stayed committed to the Catholic faith throughout his life.
- Sister Dorothy Monks---the former hospital chaplain and author discusses her new book, “Treasuring Life: Befriending Death” about dealing with end-of-life issues.
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- Dr. Diane Madfes---The doctor discusses her vocation to medicine and how her early life affected her career focus.
- Sean Baker--- The co-director of the movie “Take Out” discusses the challenge of responding to illegal immigration to today’s society.
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- Michaelene Fredenburg---Part II: The founder of the outreach program called “Abortion Changes You” discusses her mission to bring healing to those affected by abortion.
- Father David Toups---Part II: The author further discusses ways that busy priests can reconnect with the sacred calling of their ministry.
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- Michaelene Fredenburg---Part I: The founder of the outreach program called “Abortion Changes You” explores the emotional and spiritual aftermath of the abortion she had at age 18.
- Father David Toups---Part I: The author discusses his book titled “Reclaiming Our Priestly Character.”
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- Diana Nagy: The Catholic singer/songwriter reveals how she reconnected with the child she gave up for adoption when she was just 15 years old and explains why she chose to focus on music with spiritual themes.
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- David Gibson---Part II: The author of “The Coming Catholic Church” discusses the state of the Church in the aftermath of the sexual abuse crisis.
- Paul Kengor---Part II: The political and religion commentators discusses the role faith plays in the lives of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
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- In Part II of our interview, television personality Kathie Lee Gifford discusses the challenge of dealing with her father's death and how her Christian faith brought her comfort at that difficult time.
- Award-winning religion writer David Gibson explains why he became a convert to the Catholic faith.
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- Entertainer and talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford discusses her impressions of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the U.S. and reveals what she admires about the Catholic faith as a non-Catholic Christian.
- Author Paul Kengor discusses the spiritual background of presidential candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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- Actress Catherine Hicks, best known for her role as Annie Camden on the long-running TV series “7th Heaven,” discusses her life since the show went off the air and the challenge of living up to her Catholic values.
- Fox News commentator Fr. Jonathan Morris discusses the impact of Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to the United States.
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- Fox News commentator Fr. Jonathan Morris discusses his book “The Promise: God’s Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts.”
- Author mark Stricherz talks with Msgr. Lisante about his book “Why the Democrats are Blue: Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the People’s Party.”
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- Angela Baraquio Grey — Miss America 2001 reveals how her Catholic faith helped her family deal with the suicide of her brother.
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- Francis Beckwith, Part II — The author discusses his book “Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice.”.
- Amy Sullivan — The author discusses her book, “The Party Faithful: How and Why Democrats are Closing the God Gap.”
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- Francis Beckwith, Part I — The former president of the Evangelical Theological Society reveals whey he returned to the Catholic faith.
- Mig, Part II — The singer/musician shares his views on life, love and marriage.
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- Mark Gungor, the author and marriage expert, shares insights for husbands and wives to build stronger relationships, and discusses how children change the dynamic of a marriage.
- Mig, the popular singer, discusses his family’s influence on his career, and how his mother’s battle with caner impacted his life.
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- Maura Weis, the wife of Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis, discuses “Miles from the Sideline,” her book about raising a special needs daughter.
- Speaker and author Mark Gungor discusses his new book, “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage.”
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- Comedian Tim Conway shares funny and serious thoughts about his Catholic faith, his career, and his efforts to promote family-friendly television.
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- Newt Gingrich, Part II: The political commentator reveals why he thinks Americans aren’t as divided as the media makes it seem and why the pro-life movement is succeeding.
- Stacy Keach:: The actor discusses his latest project "The Word of Promise" New Testament Audio Bible.
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- Newt Gingrich: The former Speaker of the House discusses America’s founding fathers and the role they saw for faith in the public square.
- Ray Kerrison, Part II:: The writer reminisces about his journalism career and shares insights about the world of politics.
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- Theater and television veteran Patrice Munsel recalls her remarkable career, her long lasting marriage, and the faith that gets her through difficult times.
- Author and journalist Ray Kerrison looks at politics and religion through his Catholic worldview.
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- Author and cultural commentator Wendy Shalit discusses her book "Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self Respect and Find It's Not Bad To Be Good."
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- Lidia Bastianich, Part I: Acclaimed chef, author and PBS host reveals the struggles her family faced escaping from communist Yugoslavia and recalls how Catholic Charities helped build a new life in the United States.
- Charles Grodin, Part I:: The author, actor and commentator discusses his new book "If I Only Knew Then: Learning from Our Mistakes," and his relationship with his own father.

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