Lisa Mladinich is the new host of the winter REFRESH and summer INSPIRE virtual conferences for homeschooling Catholic families, sponsored by Homeschool Connections. She is also the host of a NEW podcast Homeschooling Saints, sponsored by Homeschool Connections.
Mrs. Mladinich is very proud to be an instructor for Homeschool Connections, with courses in academic writing, leadership, study skills, and her original courses for middle and high school girls about the Church's life-changing and liberating teachings on authentic beauty. (See Theology Department listings for “Discovering Your Authentic Beauty and Making Life Full and Fun for Middle School Girls” and “True Radiance! Discovering Your Authentic Beauty as a Young Woman,” for high school girls.)
A Catholic Life Coach, Mrs. Mladinich is dedicated to helping her clients create a life they love, for God’s greater glory. (For more information about True Vine Breakthrough Coaching, contact lisa@mladinich.com.)
A nationally-recognized speaker and the host of Shalom World TV's WOMAN: Strong Faith, True Beauty, Mrs. Mladinich is also a regular voice on Relevant Radio's Morning Air with John Harper. She has appeared on EWTN TV's Women of Grace, Sunday Night Prime, BookMark, and Catholic Mom's Café, as well as CatholicTV's This is the Day, the Son Rise Morning Show, The Jennifer Fulwiler Show, Busted Halo, and many other Catholic television and radio programs.
She is also the host of Triumph, a free online gathering that meets (live, via Zoom) once-per-month, starting March 8, 2019. During the 30 to 40-minute session, Mrs. Mladinich leads the Rosary and teaches attendees to appreciate its power in our times, through short lessons based on the superb scholarship of Father Donald Calloway, MIC. Dedicated to the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the group also offers attendees a loving prayer community to thrive in. To opt in to the group, please email her at lisa@mladinich.com.
Her award-winning best-seller, True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life (Servant Books), sparked a renewed conversation about authentic beauty and aging. Her newest full-length book, the best-selling Heads Bowed: Prayers for Catholic School Days (Liguori), is packed with delightful Catholic prayers that help adults and children grow in their faith together.
Mrs. Mladinich has contributed to two best-selling devotionals from Ave Maria Press: The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion, edited by Lisa Hendey and Sarah Reinhard, and Word by Word: Slowing Down With the Hail Mary, edited by Sarah Reinhard. She also wrote entries for Why Should I Learn This? from Homeschool Connections and Tending the Temple: 365 Days of Physical and Spiritual Devotions, from Bezalel Books.
Her writing can be also be found at AmazingCatechists.com; CATECHIST Magazine; Catholic Digest; CatholicMom.com; WINE: Women in the New Evangelization; and her booklets, Be an Amazing Catechist: Inspire the Faith of Children and Be an Amazing Catechist: Sacramental Preparation, available from Our Sunday Visitor in English and Spanish.
Lisa Mladinich is a member of the elite Catholic speakers' agency, CMG Booking.
Mrs. Mladinich teaches the following courses:
Discovering Your Authentic Beauty & Making Life Full and Fun for Middle School Girls
True Radiance! Discovering Your Authentic Beauty as a Young Woman (High School)
Leadership and Communications
How to Be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, & How to Get an A
Student testimonials:
"[Leadership & Communications] was an amazing class and has really benefited me in my relationships with my family and friends. You are an amazing teacher I know I will come back to all the stuff from this class and use all the tips and whatnot."
"Mrs. Mladnich was a WONDERFUL teacher! She was very helpful!!! I felt confident in asking her questions and doing the assignment. Please ask her to teach again, she was great, she kept you awake in class and she kept you with the subject matter !! You really felt like you were in a real classroom. I love this course!"
"Thank you homeschool connections for giving us this great course. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mrs. Mladnich was a good teacher. She made you feel like you were in a real classroom. Have her again!!"
"BEST CLASS I HAVE TAKEN!!!!!!!!! My teacher Mrs. Mladinich was so great!!! She helped me learn so much in this class!!!!"
Parent testimonial:
"Please accept our belated Thank You! Your class was the first online class [my son] has taken since we started homeschooling a year ago. [My son] really enjoyed it, and he learned a lot from you. From the classes I saw, I appreciated your classroom discipline, teaching method, and positive attitude. We plan for [our son] to take many classes from you in the future! I also appreciated your quick responses to my emails. Because of you, I now subscribe to Homeschool Connections' recorded classes. We loved Professor Pearce's class on The Hobbit. [Our son] is currently enjoying The Glory of Ancient Greece class taught by Professor Campbell."
"I never thought I'd say this, but my daughter loved her Punctuation & Grammar course. Mrs. Mladinich is a wonderful teacher and made a potentially dull subject enjoyable. Thank you!"