Listed: Arch/Dioceses on Twitter

We're on a bit of a twitter kick here at AmP. Let's see how many arch/dioceses we can find on it:

• Archdioces of Atlanta, GA (actually their newspaper) - 86 followers
• Archdiocese of Cincinnati, OH (diocesan newspaper) - 135 followers
• Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO (very well executed) - 309 followers
• Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis (diocesan newspaper) - 1,316 followers
• Archdiocese of Washington, DC (not updated) - 3 followers
• Diocese of Allentown, PA - 60 followers
• Diocese of Arlington, VA + Arlington Catholic Herald - 92 followers, 259 followers
• Diocese of Brownsville, TX - 162 followers
• Diocese of Cleveland, OH (only 3 updates?) - 49 followers
• Diocese of Green Bay, WI + The Green Bay Compass - 90 followers, 153 followers
• Diocese of Hawaii, HI - 202 followers
• Diocese of Madison, WI (c'mon - not following anyone?) - 39 followers
• Diocese of Orlando, FL (really FL Catholic news) - 590 followers
• Diocese of Phoenix, AZ (diocesan newspaper) - 1,472 followers

If I've missed any - please drop me an email or comment. If you work for an arch/diocese, maybe bring it to the attention of your communications director? It's a great way of keeping your flock in the know!

Dawn Eden thrills the Today Show

From Dawn Eden's blog, the Dawn Patrol:

"Today is the big day: I'm appearing on NBC's "Today" show at 10:30 a.m. to discuss a topic related to my book The Thrill of the Chaste."

She's also published an article for MSNBC to dove-tail with her Today Show appearance, and fills in the backstory for the invite here. I hope video is made available. If so, I'll post it.

Jill Stanek has more on her blog.

update: here is the video.



It's funny how the hosts decide to ask "the doctor" to resolve the question. I wasn't aware sex was only an issue of physical health.

If folks want to be extra helpful, they can follow this link and give Dawn's article a (deservedly) high rating.

Spend this Advent with the Dominican Friars preparing for Christmas

Here's an exciting offering from the Dominican Friars in collaboration with Catholic Exchange.

Tom Allen, president of Catholic Exchange, explains:

Free Advent Study on the Way!

Realizing that our Christmas joy is in direct proportion to our Advent preparation, we are very excited about sharing with you a free Advent study, consisting of both written materials (downloadable and printable for your convenience) and videos. This series of articles and videos is entitled "The Mystery of Advent."

The "Mystery of Advent" is being produced by a team of Dominican Friars from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. and St. Vincent Church and Priory in New York City. Several of their brothers have become regular contributors to Catholic Exchange, sharing with us the treasures of their in-depth Scripture study and prayerful meditation.

More details from the Dominican Friars Student blog:

Every year Christians bemoan how the true meaning of Christmas gets lost from view in our society. In the midst of December’s consumerist frenzy and politically correct greetings, how does one put Christ back in Christmas?

The Church has a powerful response to the secularization of Christmas. The response is Advent.

The Advent season, when lived to its depths, prepares the heart and mind to celebrate Christ at Christmas. The more consciously Christians enter into what Advent offers, the greater will be their Christmas joy.

[We] are offering a series of articles and videos - titled “The Mystery of Advent."

The series consists of one article and one short video for each week of Advent. The articles will cover the readings and liturgy for each Sunday of Advent, and will appear on the homepage of Catholic Exchange the Thursday before each Sunday. The articles are designed to help one prepare spiritually for the upcoming Sunday Mass. The first article appears on Thursday, November 29. The videos will provide Dominican preaching on the meaning of each Advent week, and will appear each week on the homepage of Catholic Exchange.

We Friars invite everyone to join us this Advent in preparing the way for Christ at Christmas.

[Visiting their blog and bookmarking their RSS feed is an easy way to make that happen.]

I consider this is an excellent instance of using modern technology to meet the special spiritual needs of Catholics during this busy holiday season. I suggest we take the Dominican Friars up on their generous offer!