Two Ave Maria Press authors and various publications by the Congregation of Holy Cross won Catholic Press Association awards at the 2013 Catholic Media Conference in Denver, CO.
Authors Angelique Ruhi-López and Carmen Santamaría won first place for the First Time Author Award for their book The Infertility Companion for Catholics. The judges described the book as "a sympathetic treatment of what can be a heartbreaking situation for couples who want children, this book includes clear, accessible explanations of Church teaching on various methods of dealing with infertility, including those that are and are not considered moral by the magisterium, as well as helps for coping with the emotions connected with infertility."
Various Congregation of Holy Cross authors and publications won several awards, the complete details of which can be viewed here.
Adelanto, CA June 19, 2013 - Digital Cerebrum, a division of Flannery Company, has partnered with Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN, to bring their eTextbooks to the Digital Cerebrum platform. Digital Cerebrum is an eReading platform designed specifically for the classroom.
“Flannery has been a trusted partner for years and we are pleased to be able to offer the digital versions of our textbooks on the new Digital Cerebrum platform,” said Karey Circosta, Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing at Ave Maria Press.
Students will be able to take digital notes, attach video and audio clips to their annotations, and increase their engagement with Ave Maria Press textbooks while collaborating with classmates and teachers at their schools. Digital Cerebrum allows students the opportunity to engage with their textbooks more deeply by helping them organize their notes into personal study guides and vocabulary lists.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for all involved. Schools across the country have been embracing digital books, publishers are increasing their digital portfolio, and Flannery Company has worked diligently to expand its breadth of e-offerings. We are excited to offer Ave Maria Press e-books to Digital Cerebrum users; this will not only bring value to the student, but also to the entire classroom,” said Danny Contreras, CEO of Flannery Company.
Digital Cerebrum allows students to fully engage with their textbooks by allowing teachers to create study groups. Students can collaborate by sharing notes and helping each other understand the text directly from their personal devices.
Ebooks have become a mainstay in our society everywhere except for the classroom. With today’s announcement, Digital Cerebrum and Ave Maria Press take one step closer to making ebooks a staple in schools nationwide.
“The digital transition has brought much improvement to the educational system, but it has also been a source of frustration and confusion during the adoption process. The team members of Flannery Company and its subsidiaries work diligently with our partner schools to reduce and even eliminate difficulties when adopting e-books. This model allows us to focus on the textbooks so educators can focus on teaching and students can focus on learning,” said Danny Contreras, CEO of Flannery Company.
Digital Cerebrum is a subsidiary of Flannery Company, and was released earlier this year. You can sign up for a beta test at http://www.digitalcerebrum.com/launch.
Ave Maria Press, founded in 1865, is recognized as a leader in publishing Catholic high school religion textbooks, parish resources, and books on prayer and spirituality.
DENVER, June 19, 2013 – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced the recipients of the first annual Egan Journalism Fellowship, which recognizes journalists who have demonstrated excellence in their reporting for Catholic media in the United States. The announcement came on the first day of the 2013 Catholic Media Conference, the premier national gathering of Catholic journalists.
The 2013 fellows are:
Lisa Hendey, founder and webmaster of CatholicMom.com
Kerry Weber, associate editor at America magazine
Michelle Bauman of Catholic News Agency/EWTN
Ron Lajoie of Catholic New York
The selected fellows will travel with CRS to Rwanda in the fall to witness firsthand the work of CRS and the Catholic Church on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. CRS has been active in Rwanda since 1960 and began an immediate response to the emergency needs of the ravaged country following the 1994 genocide. Today, CRS and the Church continue their work in Rwanda in a number of sectors, including peacebuilding, agriculture, health and microfinance.
The new Egan Journalism Fellowship format builds on the aim of previous Egan Award competitions to foster increased international reporting in Catholic media, and to educate members of the Catholic community in the United States about their role in living a life of solidarity with others.
For more information about the fellowship, visit http://crs.org/newsroom/egan-fellowship/index.cfm.
Tune in to EWTN starting Sunday, June 16th, 2013, to see author Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle discuss her latest books with EWTN Bookmark host Doug Keck. The program will air several times during the week of June 16th and will be viewable online after the first show has aired.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
June 16, 2013, Sunday
9:30 AM & 11:30 PM EST
June 17, 2013, Monday
5:00 AM EST
June 19, 2013, Wednesday
5:30 PM EST
Ave Maria Press is delighted to announce that two books—A Heart on Fire by James Kubicki, SJ, and From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart by Chris Haw—have won third-place ACP Excellence in Publishing awards in the categories of Prayer & Spirituality and Biography.
The Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing awards seek to recognize the best in Catholic publishing. The winners were announced today and will be formally awarded next week at the 2013 Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit in St. Charles, IL.
Read ACP's full announcement, including the list of other award-winning titles.
On Monday, May 6, Ave Maria Press will launch the Catholic Baby Name of the Day Contest on its Facebook page.
Follow along Monday through Thursday for the next two weeks. Each day, we will post two names—one girl's name and one boy's name—from The Catholic Baby Name Book. If your name is posted, or you know someone with that name, leave a comment under the post and/or tag your friend with the name on Facebook. You AND your tagged friend will be entered to win a book from our spring 2013 releases.
Winners will be notified Friday, May 24th.
Christine Valters Paintner, online Abbess for virtual monastery Abbey of the Arts, is on a blog tour to celebrate the release of her newest book, Eyes of the Heart. Building on her book The Artist’s Rule, Paintner brings spiritual direction together with the creative arts in this exploration of photography as Christian contemplative practice—the combination of photography and prayer to cultivate sacred seeing or, as Paintner calls it, “seeing with the eyes of the heart.”
Follow along as blogs feature interviews, book giveaways, reviews of Eyes of the Heart, and guest posts by Paintner. Stops on the tour currently include:
April 22: Guest post for Tara Owens at Anam Cara
April 23: Review from Evelyn Jackson at Melanged Magic
April 24: Recorded interview with Louise Gallagher at A Year of Making a Difference and book giveaway with Tara Owens at Anam Cara
April 25: Review from J. Brent Bill at Holy Ordinary
April 26: Written interview with Tara Owens at Anam Cara
April 29: Guest post for Ronna Detrick at Ronna Detrick
April 30: Guest post for Brent Bill at Holy Ordinary
May 1: Guest post for Mary Ann Matthys at Consecrate the Day
May 2: Interview with Catherine Anderson at Listen for the Whisperings
May 3: Interview with Andy Gray at A Congruent Life
May 6: Guest post for Roy DeLeon at Praying with the Body and Expressive Prayer
May 7: Review from Peg Conway at Sense of the Faithful
May 8: Written interview with Lacy Ellman at A Sacred Journey
May 9: Review from Patricia Turner at A Photographic Sage
May 10: Review from Kate Kennington Steer at Shot at Ten Paces
May 13: Review from Christine Sine at GodSpace
May 14: Guest post for Patricia Turner at A Photographic Sage
May 15: Guest post for June Mears Driedger at June Mears Driedger
May 16: Video interview with Kim Ort at 365 Days of Inspiration
May 17: Written interview with Michael Landon at Always We Begin Again
May 20: Recorded interview with Dana Reynolds at Sacred Life Arts
May 22: Interview with Liz Rasmussen at Faith Squared
May 24: Review from Beth Fain at House of Grace
May 28: Interview with Stephanie West Allen at idealagw
May 29: Review from Annie Wright at Profoundly Superficial
May 30: Review from Mary Benton at Find the Hope
May 31: Review from Leanne Shawler at Provoking Beauty
Marge Fenelon, award-winning Catholic journalist and Catholic Herald columnist, will be embarking on a blog tour as part of her book launch celebration. Imitating Mary: Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom delves into ten moments of Mary's life that reveal her as the timeless companion for mothers. Fenelon introduces readers to a Mary who faced challenges familiar to every mother—impatience, frustration, sacrifice, and grief—and demonstrates how, in the face of these ordinary obstacles, Mary’s response was an extraordinary example through the virtues of patience, joy, trust, and faith.
Beginning April 22, follow along as bloggers feature posts about Imitating Mary. Each stop on the tour will include information, impressions, insights, and interviews with Fenelon. Stops on the blog tour schedule currently include:
April 22: Lisa Hendey at Catholic Mom
April 23: Kathy Schiffer at Seasons of Grace
April 24: Anne Bender at Imprisoned in my Bones
April 25: Mary DeTurris Poust at Not Strictly Spiritual
April 26: Roxane Salonen at Peace Garden Mama
April 27: Sarah Reinhard at Snoring Scholar
April 28: Karen Edmisten at Karen Edmisten
April 29: Karen Mahoney at Write 2 the Point
April 30: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle at Embracing Motherhood
May 1: Patti Armstrong at Raising Catholic Kids
May 2: María Ruiz Scaperlanda at My María
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