Author-to-Author

Author-to-Author

"Author to Author with Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson" is a one-hour weekly interview show. Each week, Dr. Cynthia will invite a recently published author to talk about his or her book(s), the writing process, future writing projects, and other issues of interest to authors and their followers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/author-to-author--4129285/support.

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May 27, 2024 61 mins
In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews  Susan Joy Bellavance on her book When Jesus Speaks (May 25, 2024)


Imagine the thrill and wonder in the hearts of children as they witness the divine power of Jesus — in the astonished leper, his rags falling to the ground as he touches his smooth face; in the deaf man turning his head toward birdsong; in the bent, crippled woman unfurling to full stature, rej...
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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Clayton on his book Veiling to Reveal: John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and the Role of Clothing in Christian Art and Anthropology (May 7, 2024)

In his writing on the human person and art, Pope John Paul II renewed interest in the nude in sacred art, calling artists to represent the human form "naked without shame." While some have interpreted this as...
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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Clayton on his book The Way of Beauty (May 6, 2024)

In The Way of Beauty, David Clayton describes how a true Catholic education is both a program of liturgical catechesis and an inculturation that aims for the supernatural transformation of the person so that he can in turn transfigure the whole culture through the divine beauty of his daily action. Ther...
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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Clayton on his book The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide to Praying in the Home (April 30, 2024)

Keeping a faithful prayer life with your family isn't easy. From herding distracted children to managing the seemingly endless litany of prayers and devotions, our spiritual life all too often feels frantic and burdensome.This isn't the way it should be. Ou...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Clayton on his book The Vision For You: How to Discover the Life You Were Made For.

    The Vision for You is the name of a process by which we, who have been through it, discovered our true calling in life – what we call our ‘personal vocation.’ Through this process we discovered the Great Fact – that we have a choice in life. We can choose to be happy or t...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Joseph P. Michael, Th.D., on his book Mater Ecclesiae (Mother of the Church), Book 1 (April 15, 2024)

    The author offers the Church something that the Church does not currently possess, namely a comprehensive, multi-faceted treatment of the subject of Maria, Mater Ecclesiae, arguing that Mary was divinely predestined to be Mother of the Church from the dawn of ...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Maria Riley on her book Saint John Bosco: The Juggling Saint (April 14, 2024)

    Summer is over, and Joshua is about to start at his brand-new school. He feels so nervous about starting somewhere new, and he’s not sure if he’ll get lost or if he will make any friends. Luke, Becca, and Joshua go on a special journey and meet Saint John Bosco - a priest who juggles...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Allison Gingras on her book Encountering Signs of Faith: My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God (April 12, 2024)

    After a friend gave Allison Gingras a Miraculous Medal, she began to incorporate it and other sacramentals into her personal prayer time and family devotions. She soon discovered that these tangible signs—...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Terry Modica on her book My Soul Shall Be Healed: A Study Guide on Ecclesia de Eucharistia (The Church of the Eucharist) (April 11, 2024)

    This easy-to-understand study guide explains in ordinary language how to understand the very important Church document, Ecclesia de Eucharistia (The Church of the Eucharist) an encyclical by Pope Saint John Paul II. You’ll b...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Cathy Gilmore, creator of VirtueHeroes.com.

    For more on this series, visit https://www.virtueheroes.com/

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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews L. Thane Belan on his book Help Me Lord, I Need YOU (April 3, 2024)

    Their cries for help and their discovery of how God leads us to freedom is an inspiration to us all. Help Me Lord, I Need YOU is a composition of true stories illustrating people’s life struggles and demonstrating the many ways God can help us in our similar struggles. This book leads us on a ...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Grace Bourget on her novel Ad Maré: Song of the Pleiades (April 3, 2024)

    A kingdom living in the shadow of a five-hundred year curse.A people banished for protecting their home against it.Seven stars gliding westward.One ancient city has already fallen to the sea.  The only hope to save Celae and her people lies in the sky overhead; in the star on one girl’s b...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Karina Fabian and Dcn. Steve Lumbert on their book There You Are God! (April 1, 2024)

    Far too often, we expect God to show Himself in grand ways yet ignore when He makes His presence known in the day to day. Neither Deacon Steve nor Karina had dramatic conversions. Rather, God led them into deeper faith through the seemingly minor details of life: pot of rice,...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Lisa Wroble on her book Starving: Can We Feed Everyone? (March 27, 2024)

    Starving: Can We Feed Everyone delves into the critical issue of global food security and explores whether we can provide sustenance for the entire world population.

    Amazon.com: Starving: Can We Feed Everyone? (The End of Life As We Know It): 9780766073746: Wroble, Lisa: Books

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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Maria Gallagher on her book Glorious Encounters with Mary (March 26, 2024)



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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Jane Lebak on her book Carrying to Term: A Guide for Parents After a Devastating Prenatal Diagnosis.

    Every year, thousands of expecting parents start prenatal testing to find out if it’s a boy or a girl…and instead learn the baby is going to die. Anencephaly. Trisomy 18. Potter’s sequence. They’re called “incompatible with life.” But they’re not incompatible w...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Hope Johnson on her book Catholic Prayers for Children (March 24, 2024)

    Why we pray, how we pray, to Whom we pray... Catholic Prayers for Children presents classic Catholic prayers to children in an engaging format complemented by the stunning illustrations of Tracey Taylor Arvidson. Children, parents, and grandparents alike will delight in reading about praye...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Paula Veloso Babadi on her book Everywhere Hope (March 23, 2024)

    Everywhere Hope awakens readers with uplifting and insightful stories and poems to rekindle the power and presence of hope in their daily lives. Eloquently written, this collection is a journey to be experienced more than once. Book #1 in the "Everywhere..." book series is disarmingly honest, emo...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Carmela Martino on her book Playing by Heart (March 21, 2024)

    Emilia Salvini dreams of marrying a man who loves music as much as she does. But in 18th-century Milan, being the "second sister" means she'll likely be sent to a convent instead. Emilia's only hope is to prove her musical talents crucial to her father's quest for nobility. First, though, she must w...
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    In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Fr. Nicholas Gregoris on his book A Concise History of a Hundred Years of Papal Teaching on Catholic Education (March 18, 2024)

    Fr. Gregoris, who served as the major translator of a book entitled The Mission of Catholic Schools: A Century of Reflection and Direction, has provided in this short volume a full introduction to the thousand-page collection of magis...
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