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title: It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com
description: Take a behind-the-scenes look at the official announcement of Holy Cross Family Ministries welcoming CatholicMom.com to the family!
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# It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com

Jun 20, 2017 5:26:15 PM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

This morning on CatholicTV's "This is the Day," Lisa Hendey announced that Holy Cross Family Ministries is welcoming CatholicMom.com as part of the family.

The official announcement was made this morning [on CatholicTV](http://catholictv.org/shows/this-is-the-day) and [here on CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com/2017/06/20/catholicmom-com-joins-holy-cross-family-ministries-grow-outreach-families/). Now we get to share official photos from the big event as well as the video stream for the program--plus a few shots from behind the scenes.

[!["It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com"](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-1.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=HCFM-welcomes-CM-1.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-1.jpg) Courtesy of Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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The program began with a Skype interview of Kate Wicker, author of [*Getting Past Perfect*](https://www.avemariapress.com/product/1-59471-716-8/Getting-Past-Perfect/), the recently-published CatholicMom.com book from Ave Maria Press. Father Willy Raymond, CSC, president of Holy Cross Family Ministries, watched the interview from the wings while waiting to join CatholicMom.com's Lisa Hendey and hosts Bishop Robert Reed and Jay Fadden for the announcement.

[![It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-4.jpg?width=800&height=526&name=HCFM-welcomes-CM-4.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-4.jpg) Courtesy of Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Bishop Reed and Jay interviewed Father Willy and Lisa about why the missions of CatholicMom.com and Holy Cross Family Ministries are such a good fit.

[![It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-5.jpg?width=800&height=534&name=HCFM-welcomes-CM-5.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-5.jpg) Courtesy of Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Here's a peek at the interview as seen from the wings.

[![It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-3.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=HCFM-welcomes-CM-3.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-3.jpg) Courtesy of Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Now it's time to look forward to a wider outreach and new worldwide audience for CatholicMom.com!

[![It's official! Holy Cross Family Ministries welcomes CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-2.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=HCFM-welcomes-CM-2.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HCFM-welcomes-CM-2.jpg) Courtesy of Holy Cross Family Ministries. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

 

*Copyright 2017 Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS*

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Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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