--- title: "Catholic Moments: Sr. Mary Lea Hill and Roxane Salonen" description: "Catholic Moments: Sr. Mary Lea Hill and Roxane Salonen" --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/03/20/catholic-moments-sr-mary-lea-hill-and-roxane-salonen#) # Catholic Moments: Sr. Mary Lea Hill and Roxane Salonen Mar 20, 2015 6:57:43 PM  |  by [CM Hangout](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/cmpodcast) [![03_09_15_Catholic_Moments_03](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/03_09_15_Catholic_Moments_03-500x400.png?width=500&height=400&name=03_09_15_Catholic_Moments_03-500x400.png)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/03_09_15_Catholic_Moments_03.png) I'm happy to share the recording of the most recent episode of the all new "Catholic Moments", which is now airing as a bi-weekly radio program on Radio Maria USA. In this episode, we were honored to feature the work of Sr. Mary Lea Hill and Roxane Salonen. ## Listen: [audio mp3="http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150309catholicmoments.mp3"][/audio] *Listen here or [visit RadioMariaUSA.com to listen](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/03/20/“INSERT)* ## Sr. Mary Lea Hill [![Sister Mary Lea Hill, FSP](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sr-Lea-Crabby-Mystic.jpg?width=319&height=309&name=Sr-Lea-Crabby-Mystic.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sr-Lea-Crabby-Mystic.jpg) Sister Mary Lea Hill, FSP Sister Mary Lea Hill, has been sharing her dry wit and offbeat wisdom with the Daughters of St. Paul for more than 50 years. Her skills as a story teller were honed as director of audiovisual productions when Pauline Books & Media first produced animated features in the early 80s. An experienced writer and editor, her books include best-selling Basic Catechism and her most recent, Prayer and You: Wit and Wisdom from a Crabby Mystic. For a signature dose of faith and humor from Sister Mary Lea Hill follow her blog: [www.crabbymystic.wordpress.com](http://www.crabbymystic.wordpress.com) or on Twitter @crabbymystic ## Links: - [Crabby Mystic Blog](http://www.crabbymystic.wordpress.com) - Social Media: [Twitter](http://twitter.com/crabbymystic) ## Roxane Salonen [![Roxane Salonen](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Roxane-Salonen-550x369.jpg?width=550&height=369&name=Roxane-Salonen-550x369.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Roxane-Salonen.jpg) Roxane Salonen Roxane B. Salonen, a wife and mother of five from Fargo, N.D., is an awarding-winning children’s author, freelance writer and newspaper columnist. Also a Catholic radio host and speaker, Roxane blogs on faith and family at Peace Garden Mama, and at Catholicmom.com. She is the writer of *"[Redeemed by Grace: A Catholic Woman’s Journey to Planned Parenthood and Back](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586179144/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1586179144&linkCode=as2&tag=catholicmomcom&linkId=6UPOBIZNGQLMFTQH)".* ## Links: - Websites: [http://roxanesalonen.blogspot.com/](http://roxanesalonen.blogspot.com/), [http://peacegardenwriter.blogspot.com/](http://peacegardenwriter.blogspot.com/) - Social Media: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/roxanesalonen), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Peacegardenmama), [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?vpa=pub&locale=) To share feedback for our program, call 866-333-6279 (MARY) during show hours, send a message through the [Radio Maria website](http://radiomaria.us/catholicmoments/) (*click "send a message" in the upper right hand corner*) or leave a comment here on the blog. 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