Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton interview Tim Moriarty, actor and founder of Castletown Media, at the red carpet premiere of Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist.

Tim Moriarty, founder of Castletown Media, earned his Master’s degree in Philosophy from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Louisiana State University. Tim’s acting career includes roles in popular television shows such as Blue Bloods, House of Cards, and Manifest. As the executive director of Castletown Media, he has produced nearly a dozen Catholic documentary films and TV series. Notable works include The Field Afar: The Life of Fr. Vincent Capodanno, Heart of a Missionary, Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics, and Mother Teresa: No Greater Love. Tim, alongside his wife Maria, resides in Seattle, WA, with their two children.

Good News! Book Fair started in 2014. They are headquartered in Florida with a second distribution center in Ohio and are now a program of Literacy Advocates USA, a nonprofit organization. Good News! Boof Fair emphasizes how important it is for parents and educators to instill the joy of reading in children and provide fun, wholesome, inspiring books, promoting good entertainment collaborating with Family Theatre Productions and Angel Studios. Good News! Book Fair (GNBF) believes that if we can change the media, we can change the culture. They help parents and educators by curating titles, offering author presentations/book signings, literary programs that make reading fun, fundraising for libraries, and providing a place where anyone can purchase clean reads in an agenda-free environment.

Show Notes Links:

• www.goodnewsbookfair.com

Maria Johnson welcomes podcaster Katie Ruvi, host of “Is This for Kids?” for an important conversation about internet safety for our children.

Katie Ruvi is a Catholic convert, a wife and mother of five. She lives in Indiana where she makes a couple of podcasts and is hopefully making the world better a little at a time. Welcome Katie – and we’re going to breakthrough to find out what these couple of podcasts are.

“Is THIS For Kids?” Is a podcast to help parents navigate digital media while raising digital natives. We are trying to help parents know what’s out there and how they can guide their children through an ever-changing culture and media landscape without fear or judgement…or fear of judgement! Welcome to the show, Katie.

Links in Show:

• @mrsruvi on social media
• The podcast is @itfkpodcast on Instagram
• isthisforkids.com

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