Lisa Cotter

Lisa Cotter is a Catholic speaker and author known for her practical insights on relationships, femininity, and living life with excellence. After serving as a FOCUS missionary family for over 10 years, Lisa and her husband Kevin Cotter have continued to share their passion for the Faith with Catholics all around the world. Lisa is the author of Reveal the Gift: Living the Feminine Genius and Dating Detox: 40 Days of Perfecting Love in an Imperfect World. Her work has been featured on Ascension Presents, the Hallow App, EWTN, Formed.org, Steubenville Youth Conferences, and numerous other outlets. Lisa and Kevin live with their four children in Denver, CO, where Lisa is completing a Master’s in Theology from the Augustine Institute.

Ask Lisa: What’s your love story?

During SEEK 2015, some form of “What’s your love story?” was the most tweeted question during my interview. Almost everybody loves a good love story, and with Valentine’s Day...

Wow the Ones You Love with These Christmas Gift Ideas

If you are anything like me, you are thinking about Christmas presents. No, not Christmas presents for you, but for everyone on your list, which is likely quite extensive....

Emotional Chastity: Is That Even a Real Thing?

Marc Barns of Bad Catholic recently wrote a post that included his dislike of the phrase “emotional chastity." I read the article. I read the comments. I thought about commenting....

8 Practical ways to pursue chastity while dating

Seriously, I don’t want to write this post. I’ve been avoiding it for weeks. Just writing the word chastity makes me feel lame. I wish we had a cooler...

Creative Catholic Christmas Gifts 2013: Moving Beyond the Catholic Bookstore, Again.

Everyone wants to give the perfect gift…something unique, something personal, something meaningful. Accomplishing this task always seems harder than we anticipate it will be. Well, dear FOCUS blog reader,...

30 Dorm-Friendly Bible Study Snacks

Admit it, you are tired of chips and salsa for your Bible study snack. I don’t blame you. It is fun once in a while, but every week? That’s...