Catholic Media Promotion Day

Today, March 15, is “Catholic Media Promotion Day”.  This grassroots effort is designed to help spread the word about all of the great work being done in Catholic Media.

We've asked our CatholicMom.com family of contributors to share their favorites, and here are some wonderful suggestions for you to enjoy. In parentheses, you'll see the names of the contributors who made these recommendations).

Please note that this post will be updated throughout the day on Catholic Media Promotion Day.

Blog or Website:

• Vatican.va (Kathleen Anderson, Ellen Gable Hrkach)
• ConversionDiary.com (Kelly the Kitchen Kop, Sarah Reinhard)
• The Anchoress (Peggy Bowes)
• The Catholic Portal at Patheos (Pat Gohn)
• Snoring Scholar (Maria Johnson)
• CatholicIcing.com (Kate Daneluk, Victoria Gisondi, Judy Dudich, Kathleen Blease)
• American Papist (Lisa Jones)
• WDTPRS (Celeste Behe)
• SQPN (Daniel Smrokowski, Shelly Kelly)
• LifeTeen.com (Avery Grant)
• Metro Catholic (Lori Miller)
• Busted Halo (Ginny Moyer)
• Holy Spirit Interactive for Kid (Libby Dupont)
• The Reason For Our Hope, Fr. Larry Richards (Deacon Tom Fox)
• Catholic Exchange (Christina King)
• A Steady Rain (Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp)
• Testosterhome (Katherine Barron)
• Scrutinies (Lisa Mladinich)
• House Unseen, Life Unscripted (Allison Salerno)
• The Crescat (Mary Catherine Kennedy)
• Words in High Def (Michele Howe)
• Kathryn Mulderink (Cheryl Dickow)
• Phat Catholic Apologetics (Ebeth Weidner)
• Inside Catholic (Kate Wicker)
• City Wife Country Life (Sahmatwork)
• Eye Level Books (Heidi Bratton)
• Catholic Spiritual Direction (Susan Bailey)
• Online Ministries (Colleen Spiro)
• Copyblogger (Theresa Ceniccola)

Podcast:

• Catholic Vitamins by Deacon Tom and Dee Fox (Cheryl Dickow, Ebeth Weidner)
• Among Women Podcast (Peggy Bowes, Christine Capolino, Kate Wicker, Heidi Hess Saxton, Maria Johnson, Celeste Behe, Ellen Gable Hrkach, Lisa Mladinich)
• Just a Catholic Dad (Sarah Reinhard, Katherine Barron)
• The Break with Fr. Roderick (Daniel Smrokowski, Lisa Jones)
• Divine Office (Susan Bailey)
• Catholic Answers (Deacon Tom Fox)
• Word on Fire: The Sunday Sermon (Pat Gohn)
• Faith & Family Live Cast (Heidi Bratton)
• Catholic Foodie (Kate Daneluk, Shelly Kelly)
• Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (Avery Grant)
• Pray as You Go (Colleen Spiro)
• This I Believe (Theresa Ceniccola)
• Catholic Under the Hood (Shelly Kelly)
• Catholic Family (Shelly Kelly)
• Busted Halo (Mary Catherine Kennedy)
• Jimmy Moore (Kelly the Kitchen Kop)

Book:

• Light of the World by Peter Seewald (Shelly Kelly)
• Love and Responsibility by Pope John Paul II (Ellen Gable Hrkach)
• Living The Catholic Faith by Archbishop Charles Chaput (Tom Fox)
• Small Steps for Catholic Moms by Danielle Bean and Elizabeth Foss (Sarah Reinhard)
• Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To by Anthony DeStefano (Kelly the Kitchen Kop)
• Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying toward our Spiritual North Star by Matthew Kelly (Lisa Jones)
• "Do I Have To Go? 101 Questions about the Mass, the Eucharist, and Your Spiritual Life" by Matthew Pinto and Chris Stefanick (Avery Grant)
• Walking with God by Jeff Cavins and Tim Gray (Peggy Bowes)
• Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain (Allison Salerno)
• The Domestic Church, Room by Room ~ Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle (Judy Dudich)
• The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity by Meg Meeker, MD (Pat Gohn)
• My Life with The Saints by Fr. James Martin SJ (Colleen Spiro, Susan Bailey)
• The Martha Years by Melissa Wiley (Katherine Barron)
• The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein (Kate Daneluk)
• Jesus of Nazareth (Maria Johnson)
• Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle (Ginny Moyer)
• I Believe in Love by Father Jean C.J. d'Elbee (Anne McClure)
• The Secret Diary of Elizabeth Leseur: The Woman's Whose Goodness Changed Her Husband from Atheist to Priest (Kate Wicker)
• Hard As Nails by Justin Fatica (Daniel Smrokowski)
• Stories for the Homeschool Heart (Christine Capolino)
• Consoling the Heart of Jesus by Michael G. Gaitley, MIC (Kathleen Blease)
• Traveler's Guide to Heaven by Anthony DeStefano (Heidi Hess Saxton)
• Haystack full of Needles: A Catholic Home Educator's Guide to Socialization by Alice Gunther (Lisa Mladinich)
• unPlanned by Abby Johnson (Libby Dupont)
• The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice Von Hildebrand (Cheryl Dickow)
• Jesus Shock by Peter Kreeft (Heidi Bratton)
• Father Elijiah by Michael O'Brien (Heidi Bratton, Victoria Gisondi)
• Smoke in the Sanctuary by Stephen Oliver (Mary Catherine Kennedy)
• God Never Blinks by Regina Brett (Sherry Antonetti)
• Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by Richard Foster (Kathleen Anderson)
• The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander (Christina King)
• The Artist's Way, A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron (Theresa Ceniccola)
• Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery by Father Garramone (Lisa Barker)
• Smart Martha's Catholic Guide for Busy Moms by Tami Kiser (Tami Kiser)
• The Noticer by Andy Andrews (Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp)
• Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush (Sahmatwork)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Celeste Behe)
• Half the Church by Carolyn Custis James (Michele Howe)

App:

• Word on Fire App (for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) (Daniel Smrokowski)
• Rosary Miracle Prayer - Pauline Books and Media (Pat Gohn)
• 3 Minute Retreat - Loyola Press (Lisa Jones)
• Facebook - Facebook (Theresa Ceniccola, Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp)
• The SaintCast App- Catholic Saints on Call - Wizzard Media (Shelly Kelly)
• Universalis - Universalis Publishing (Ebeth Weidner)
• Divine Office - Audio Prayer - Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church - Surgeworks, Inc. (Sarah Reinhard)
• HootSuite for Twitter - Hootsuite Media Inc.(Kelly the Kitchen Kop)
• Magnificat (US edition) - Magnificat (Tami Kiser, Kate Wicker, Pat Gohn)
• Liturgy of the Hours (Heidi Hess Saxton)
• Confession: A Roman Catholic App - Little i Apps, LLC (Lori Miller)
• iPieta (Catholic Teaching, Calendar, and Prayer) - iVerbum (Christina King)
• iMissal Catholic (Mass Reading, Calendar, Lectionary) - Cantcha, Inc. (Avery Grant, Colleen Spiro, Susan Bailey)
• Kindle - AMZN Mobile LLC (Ellen Gable Hrkach)
• Lose It! - FitNow (Sahmatwork)

Catholic Media:

• Magnificat Magazine (Peggy Bowes)
• KNXT.tv (Kathleen Anderson)
• CatholicTV (Susan Bailey, Ebeth Weidner)
• SQPN.com (Ebeth Weidner)
• Life on the Rock (EWTN) (Kelly the Kitchen Kop)
• Faith & Family Magazine (Kate Wicker, Kate Daneluk)
• Rome Reports (Pat Gohn)
• Word on Fire (Maria Johnson)
• Women of Grace (Kathleen Blease)
• Mother Angelica (Kathleen Blease)
• Mater et Magistra Magazine (Christine Capolino)
• Relevant Radio (Daniel Smrokowski, Christina King, Judy Dudich)
• NFP: The Marital Gift with Damon Owens on EWTN (Ellen Gable Hrkach)
• The Catholics Next Door (Sarah Reinhard)
• Faith Magazine (Heidi Hess Saxton)
• This Rock Magazine (Celeste Behe)
• AmericanCatholic.org (Colleen Spiro)
• Kresta in the Afternoon (Libby Dupont)
• Catholic Virginian (Theresa Ceniccola)
• Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo (Tami Kiser)
• OSV Newsweekly (Heidi Bratton, Lisa Jones)
• Busted Halo (Daniel Smrokowski)
• National Catholic Register (Daniel Smrokowski, Shelly Kelly, Sahmatwork, Katherine Barron)
• Our Sunday Visitor (Avery Grant, Deacon Tom Fox)
• The Record, Louisville, KY (Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp)
• Christopher Close-Up (Lisa Mladinich)
• Father Corapi (Lori Miller)
• Family Foundations Magazine (Anne McClure)
• Real Catholic TV (Victoria Gisondi)
• St. Gabriel Radio (Mary Catherine Kennedy)
• Traces Magazine (Allison Salerno)

"Hidden Gem":

• Rosary Workout (Cheryl Dickow)
• How to Pray the Rosary Every Day (Peggy Bowes)
• The Jacob's Well Experience (Catholic Band and Ministry) (Daniel Smrokowski)
• The Vigilant Citizen (Christina King)
• Amongst Lovely Things (Christine Capolino)
• Icons Explained (Kathleen Anderson)
• AmazingCatechists.com (Ellen Gable Hrkach)
• Fide Dignus (Avery Grant)
• Windows to the Soul Blog (Lisa Barker)
• Coffee and Canticles (Kate Wicker)
• Divine Mercy (Pat Gohn)
• Clay Rosary Girl (Allison Salerno)
• Saint of the Day on AmercianCatholic.org (Tami Kiser)
• Word on Fire (Heidi Bratton)
• Msgr. Charles Pope Archdiocese of Washington Blog (Maria Johnson)
• Many Little Blessings (Kate Daneluk)
• Mystic Monk Coffee (Victoria Gisondi)
• The Blog of the Courtier (Katherine Barron)
• Audio Homilies from St. Mary's Catholic Church (Deacon Tom Fox)
• Mark Mallett (Christina King)
• The Spiritual Exercises Blog (Jared Dees)
• Rosary Cast (Shelly Kelly, Lisa Jones)
• Momopoly (Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp)
• Catholic Prayer Life (Judy Dudich)
• The B-Movie Catechism (Celest Behe)
• Sunday Website (Colleen Spiro)
• Salvation History by Scott Hahn (Ebeth Weidner)
• The Authentic Catholic Woman by Genevieve Kineke (Kathleen Blease)
• Catholic Portal at Patheos (Lisa Mladinich)
• From Punk to Monk (Mary Catherine Kennedy)
• WestonAPrice.org (Kelly the Kitchen Kop)
• 1 Password (Theresa Ceniccola)
• Just Another Day at the Ocularist (Michele Howe)
• PocketYourDollars (Libby Dupont)

Get Involved!

To build buzz, a Facebook page has been created at Facebook.com/PromoteCatholicism and we're asking you to help spread the word too by promoting Catholic media in the following ways:

• If you have a blog, podcast or Facebook page, share links to your favorite three blogs, podcasts, Catholic media outlets, and three other Catholic “gems” online
• Go to iTunes and leave positive reviews for your three favorite Catholic podcasts and Catholic apps
• Email your family, friends, fellow parishioners and contacts with the good news about your favorite three blogs, podcasts, Catholic media outlets, and three other Catholic “gems” online
• Contact your local newspaper and tell them about Catholic Media Promotion Day, sharing the good news about media initiatives that are supporting the work of the Church
• As your local parish to list Catholic podcasts, blogs, apps, and other media initiatives, and offer a few great suggestions to help them get started – volunteer to be a “Catholic Media Liaison” for your parish by supplying this information in the bulletin on a regular basis
• Consider starting your own blog or podcast and share your faith using Facebook, Twitter and other new media technologies
• Pray for all of those involved in Catholic media, that the good news of the Gospel may be spread in new and exciting ways, reaching out to the ends of the earth

Working together, we’ll make a big splash tomorrow, March 15 on Catholic Media Promotion Day.  So be sure to head to Facebook.com/PromoteCatholicism, “like the page” and get started promoting Catholic Media!