Your next great idea

Dear Friends,

As most of you know, our journey with Catholic Spiritual Direction has been full of surprises. First I was suprised that more than seven people would be interested – we now have almost 10,000 subscribers and hundreds of thousands of readers in every country of the world! Then I was surprised by the work it takes to continuously provide life-giving content (I am not complaining mind you – it is a joyful privilege to serve you). And finally, I have been delightfully surprised at all the friends I have made around the world. We regularly correspond with people we would have never even have had the slightest chance to meet before this effort.

By God’s grace, this has all been made possible by you. You donate, you support,  you ask questions, you pray, you love others as they struggle and grow in the faith. Among you, many wonderful people have given a great deal to this effort. Today I want to make special mention one person. He has been on board since the beginning. When I had the silly idea, he encouraged me. Whenever we needed a change, he jumped in with energy and competence. His name is Tim Norton and he is the owner of 6Webdesign.

If you have a passion to reach the masses for the better, or even to figure out a better way to put food on the table, Tim is the guy who can get it done.

His latest work for us can be found on our new book site Navigating the Interior Life. To see his other work, check out the gallery of sites he has created here.

Tim is a good and devout Catholic man with a great family. Please offer a special prayer of thanksgiving for him for his service to us and to you and don’t hesitate to engage him to breathe life into your next great idea.

Pax Christi – Dan

Shameless self-promotion or spreading the Gospel of Christ?

Dear Friends, several of you continue to prod me to let everyone know about the final days of voting for the Best Catholic Blog on About.com. So, here it is – there are only a few days left and we are in second place (to a very good site no doubt). Why vote? Is this just self-promotion gone awry? Well, actually, no. The goal of this site is and always has been to bring the truths of authentic Catholic spirituality to the world. We want to turn as many hearts and minds more deeply to Christ as we are able (enabled by the Holy Spirit of course). The more people know about us, the more we can achieve this goal. So, in these last few days, please vote – implore your friends to vote – and vote once per day (as per the rules). Thank you and God bless you as you help us to offer the life-altering reality of Christ and His church to the world.

PS: If you do feel like this is shameless self-promotion, I would appreciate it if you would exact revenge on us by voting for Jennifer Fulwiler’s fantastic blog, Conversion Diary. If for some reason the link doesn’t work, you can find her at www.ConversionDiary.com

We need your vote for best Catholic Blog!

Here’s a Reminder – PLEASE VOTE DAILY – We Were Making Progress But Have Not Gained Any More Ground For a Few Days – Please Help Us Spread the Word About the Great Work We Do Here – Whatever you do, do it as unto the Lord!

Vote for Us! – Best Catholic Blog – Update

Dear Friends – My last post about this had a significant error. First we were nominated among thousands of sites. Then we were selected as one of the top five finalists in our category! Rather than just being nominated, we have made the final cut in Best Catholic Blog category on About.com’s 2012 Catholic Reader’s Choice Awards. We would be grateful if you would CAST YOUR DAILY VOTE FOR US! As you vote, please also share this post on Facebook, you will help us spread the word! Thank you for your help!

One of our volunteers also noted that the goal is to get as many people as possible to vote daily until the awards are complete! According to the rules, each person can vote once per day.

Best Catholic Blog – Please Vote for Us!

Dear Friends – we have the honor of being nominated for the Best Catholic Blog on About.com. We would be grateful if you would cast your vote for us! Also, as you vote, please also share this post on Facebook, you will help us spread the word! Thank you for your help!