February 13th, 2012

Give Us The Gist

Below is the latest episode of The Gist, featuring the topics of home organization and teens in the faith. If you have had a chance to watch an episode or two, I hope you will take a moment to give us some feedback. We are in the process of planning topics for next season, and any and all ideas and opinions are very helpful to us!

January 27th, 2012

Quick Takes, Snowy Weekend

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Phone Covers

I have a bad habit of buying fancy covers for my cell phone. The latest is this one. See? Pretty? I feel better having shared this with you.

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Great Outdoors

I have never been, but I am determined to go cross country skiing. Seems like I should do something fun with the white stuff that piles up outside this time of year. I’ve been researching and it looks like I can rent equipment for a reasonable price to try it out at some nearby trails. Also snowshoeing? That looks pretty cool too. Any experienced skiers/snowshoers care to share some advice or recommendations?

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Anonymous Wine

I am not complaining, but someone sent me some wine. A giant crate of really good stuff (plus a fancy opener) was delivered here to my name yesterday … with no card. If you were the very nice person who did this, please let me know so I can properly thank you. Meantime, CHEERS!

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Behold

Have I mentioned that I will be at the Behold Conference this year? Well, I will be. I am really looking forward to meeting old friends and new. With so many friendly and familiar faces confirmed attendees already, this is sure to be an event quite like our Mom’s Day Away with Faith & Family last year. Maybe you could consider making the trip too? We would love to see you there!

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New England Catholic Homeschool Conference

Speaking of conferences, I will also be speaking at the New England Catholic Homeschool Conference in Methuen, Massachusetts this year. Have you registered yet? It’s a really large and vibrant event, worth attending for the vendors alone!

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Great Little Video

I am shamelessly stealing this one from Jen’s Quick Takes at ConversionDiary. It’s a great (very short) video featuring Kimberly Hahn that really offers a great way to look at our life. Watch it. I promise you will get something out of it.

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Sounds of Pixar

Gabby got this CD of Pixar songs for Christmas. She has been playing it every day and I am surprised by how pleasant these songs are in the background of our daily life. So many of them call to mind some of our favorite family movies and characters.

January 24th, 2012

More From The Gist, With Sarah Bauer

Here’s a new promo for The Gist. I really like the way they put these things together!

I also want to give a shout out to Sarah Bauer, who wrote and performed the show’s theme song, Show Me the Way, from her album Radiance (available for purchase here).

January 20th, 2012

I am almost keeping up with myself.

Life! It’s happening! All around me! And I am almost keeping up!

1. First, Catholic Digest!

We are finishing up work on our re-launch March 2012 issue and making plans for April 2012 and beyond. I am so excited about the changes we are making and can’t wait to share it all with you. Make sure you are a subscriber so you don’t miss a thing!

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2. Next, The Gist! We were in Boston this week, taping more episodes. This project has been such a fun learning process for me. Like any learning process, it has been made up of equal parts hilarity and humility so far.

Please like us Facebook to keep up with our conversations. You can watch all the episodes that have aired so far at CatholicTV.com. The most recent one, focused on confession and featuring the very funny Lino Rulli, is right here:

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3. Finally, the March for Life! I will be in D.C. on Monday with my four oldest kids and other members of our parish youth group. Will you be there?

I will be on the Son Rise Morning Show a little after 6:00 am on Monday, checking in and sharing the experience.

I will have a pro-life piece up at the Washington Post on Monday as well (not sure I will be able to check back in and link it up from the road) that I hope you will check out and support with comments. I am told there will be a “pro-choice” piece running as well, so I hope our side can be well represented.

I also plan to tweet my way through the trip, so follow me on Twitter for more details.

January 16th, 2012

The Gist, Pro-Life Episode

January 10th, 2012

Fotoshop, by Adobé

Loved this!

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

January 5th, 2012

Did You Miss The Gist?

The Gist rebroadcasts on CatholicTV Thursday at 8:30pm, Friday at 4pm, Saturday at 6:30am, Monday at 8am, and Tuesday at 10pm. And you can now watch the first episode of The Gist on demand on CatholicTV.

Thanks for watching and keep your feedback (the good, the bad, and the ugly) coming! It’s very helpful as we are planning future shows.

January 3rd, 2012

The Good Catholic Life Today

If you would like to listen to me talk with Scot Landry, host of The Good Catholic Life, for an hour or so about Faith & Family, Catholic Digest, and The Gist … you’re in luck! You can do that today!

I’m excited to be a guest on The Good Catholic Life 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST today. If you’re not in the Boston area, you can listen to a live stream of the show at WQOM.org. See you there!