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Episode 78 of the Catholic Roundup is a co-production with the Crescat announcing the winners of the 2010 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards. Join Kat and I as we announce the winners of this prestigious blog award.

For all winners and nominees of the Cannonball Awards:  If you are interested in making an acceptance speech or vent sour grapes, you can send an email to catholicroundup (at) gmail (dot) com or call our voicemail at 206-337-0611.

And the Winners Are:



Best Blog by a Religious… not Fr. Z: Winner Fr. Richsteig, Orthometer
Nominated
A Friar Minor
Fr. Acervo’s Corner
Fr. Longenecker, Standing on My Head
Fr. Cory, Laudet Dominum
Fr. Gonzales, Overheard in the Sacristy
Sacra Domus Nazarena
Deacon Scott Dodge
Fr. V, Adam’s Ale
Ask Sister Mary Martha
Cardinal Sean’s Blog
Sponsa Christi
Hell Burns
Archbishop Terrance Prendergast
Vultus Christi
Fr. Ray Blake, St. Mary Magdalen
Whosoever Desires
Hermeneutic of Continuity
Abbot Cuthbert Johnson
Fr. Hunwicke’s Liturgical Notes
Fr. Speekman’s Homilies & Reflections

Best Political Blog… not the American Papist: The Anchoress
Nominated:
Creative Minority Report
Dad 29
A Conservative Blog for Peace
Adrienne’s Catholic Corner
Thought Actioneire
The Paragraph Farmer
A Catholic View
Anna Arco’s Diary
Of Sound Mind & Spirit

More Catholic Than the Pope: Cleansing Fire
Nominated:
Rockin’ Traddy
The Recovering Choir Director
Angels Defend Us
Argent By The Tiber
New Liturgical Movement
Hermeneutic of Continuity

Best Blog by a Heretic: Toward a Progressive Catholic Church
Nominated
Fr. Jake Stops the World
Brandywine Books
Ad Dominum

Best Armchair Theologian: Cleansing Fire
Adoro Te Devote
Theological Musing from an Amateur
Q at The Q Continuum
Abbey Roads
B-Movie Catechism
Where Angels Go
Unam Sanctam Catholicam

Best Under Appreciated Blog: Shoved to Them
Infused Knowledge
Heresy Hunter
Acts of the Apostasy
St. Richard Youth Chior
Defend Us in Battle
The Night is Passing
The Crescat
Aprehendite Disciplinam
Romish Internet Graffiti
Aggie Catholics
Catholic Writer Chick
Catholic Faith & Reflections
Darwin Catholic
The Magdalene Sisters
Speramus: We Hope!
Sober Catholic
Blessed is the Kingdom
Catholic Deacon
St. Paul Athens Saturday Schola
Love in Ruins
Ten Reasons
IonaScribe
Sunday Morning Soap Box
Abbot Cuthbert Johnson
My Wonderful Life
Chocolate for Your Brain
Gabriella’s Blog

Best Visual Treat: Cleansing Fire
Nominated
The Crescat
Rome of the West
View From the Back Pew
Catholic Eye Candy
New Liturgical Movement
Sancte Pater
Abbey Roads
Thought Actioneire
The Lion & The Cardinal
Transalpine Redemptorists
Tea at Trianon
Orbis Catholicus Secondus
New Liturgical Movement
Catholic Ilustrator’s Guild
Vitrearum’s Church Art

Best Spiritual Treat: The Loved Sinner
Nominated
Adoro Te Devote
Conversion Diary
The Recovering Choir Director
Sacra Domus Nazarena
Roman Catholic Cop
Enlarging the Heart
Speramus: We Hope!
Sober Catholic
Live Holiness
Pray Tell
Idle Speculations
Courageous Priest
Why I am Catholic
Ten Reasons
New Liturgical Movement
Sister Mary Magdalene
A Catholic Mom in Hawaii
Gabriella’s Blog

Most Bat Shit Crazy: The Digital Hairshirt
Orthometer
Acts of the Apostasy
Lair of the Catholic Caveman
The Crescat
Belinda’s Brain
Abbey Roads
The Catholic Roundup
Alive and Young

Most Church Militant: Cleansing Fire
Nominated:

Rorate Caeli
Acts of the Apostasy
Redneck Catholic
Thought Actioneire
Orthometer
Speramus: We Hope!
Ten Reasons
That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill
Mulier Fortis
Blowing San
Gabriella’s Blog

Best Potpourri of Popery: Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Musings of a Pertinacious Papist
Aggie Catholics
Aliens in This World
Tea at Trianon
Mulier Fortis
The Hermeneutic of Continuity

Snarkiest Catholic Blog: Acts of the Apostasy
Nominated:
The Recovering Dissident Catholic
Lair of the Catholic Caveman
The Curt Jester
Catholic Cartoon Blog
Gem of the Ocean

Best Hifreakinlarious Blog: The Crescat
Nominated:
Belinda’s Brain
Acts of the Apostasy
Creative Minority Report
Some Have Hats
Class Factotum
Ironic Catholic
The League of Bearded Catholics
Alive and Young
Catholic Cartoon Blog
Abbey Roads

Best New Kid on the Block: Cleansing Fire
Nominated
Incarnate Sensibilities
Heresy Hunter
Gun Lovin’ Alaskan Catholic Club
Loyal Views
Garden of Holiness
The Octave Sphere
The Escape
Q at The Q Continuum
Defend Us in Battle
Faith, Fiction and Flannery
Who So Ever Desires
Why I am Catholic
Speramus: We Hope!
Drawn to Catholicism
Now is the Time
A Franciscan Abroad
Love in Ruins
Badger Catholic
Why I am Catholic
Joe Sales Official Blog
Kissing The Leper
Libera Me
Death By Popcorn
Of Sound Mind & Spirit

Best Blog That Needs to be Updated More Often: St. Monica’s Kneelers
Nominated
Peace and Pekoe
Heresy Hunter
Gun Lovin’ Alaskan Catholic Club
Adventures of a CUA Student
LOL Saints
Laura the Crazy Mama
The Recovering Dissident Catholic
Dominican Liturgy Blog
B Movie Catechism
Stuff Catholics Like
Catholic Writer Chick
Writer Philosopher
Church of the Masses
Daily Kraken
Sober Catholic
Our Lady’s Tears
Catholic Beer Review
Father Joe
Sacra Domus Nazarena

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.  Thanks to the Crescat for letting me play in her sandbox for a while.  Take some time today to check out some of these wonderful Catholic blogs.

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Voting has begun for the 2010 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards over at the Crescat.  I’ve been nominated in the Most Bat Shit Crazy category.  I think I would rather that people didn’t vote for me.  Head on over to vote for your favorite Catholic blogs.  You may also find some wonderful Catholic blogs that you are not yet familiar with.

I created a video promo for the Cannonball Awards using the Google Search Stories creator.

The past 3 years, I’ve gotten into the habit of creating video promos for the Catholic New Media Celebration, which is occuring this year in Boston on August 6-8.

The  fine folks at SQPN have produced not one, but two CNMC MMX audio promos for  use on your podcast, blog, webpage, or radio show.

CNMC MMX Audio Promo 1
CNMC MMX Audio Promo 2

Today I created a video promo for CNMC MMX using the Google Search Stories creator.

Here is my 2008 promo, with slight updates.

Mp3 of the CNMC Blues

Our 2009 promo was a parody of ‘Is Anybody Going to San Antone?’ Adam Hendey helped out on flute recorded by his mom, Lisa Hendey ( http://new.catholicmom.com ). Dan Harms from Popple provide a tasty guitar solo. ( http://popple.us ). My always supportive wife and daughter helped shoot the video and make cameo appearances.

Mp3 of People are Going To San Antone

Angela, the Catholic Media Girl, has released a great new presentation: Reaching Individuals in a Social Media Age: A Resource for the Catholic Church.

We had a wonderful time at the Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto yesterday. I spent most of the day in the youth rally with my daughter. Here are a bunch of pictures from the event.

Time to nominate Catholic blogs for the 2010 Cannonball Awards.  Head on over to the Crescat for more details.  As for me, I’m becoming quite accustomed to not being nominated for such awards. [/whine]

2010 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards

Click the image to submit your favorite blog in the category of your chosing. If they win you get nothing… other than the joy in knowing you backed a winner.

Starting today, join together with the Knights of Columbus and people all over the world in praying a

Novena for Pope Benedict XVI

All Knights of Columbus are encouraged to join in a special novena for Pope Benedict XVI, beginning Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, and concluding Monday, April 19, the fifth anniversary of the Holy Father’s election in 2005.

We pray for the pope and for his pastoral mission, asking God to protect, strengthen and uplift our beloved Holy Father at this time of considerable challenge.   (KofC Website)

Novena Prayer For Holy Father

PRAYER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI

Lord, source of eternal life and truth,
give to your shepherd, Benedict, a spirit
of courage and right judgment, a spirit
of knowledge and love. By governing
with fidelity those entrusted to his care,
may he, as successor to the Apostle
Peter and Vicar of Christ, build your
Church into a sacrament of unity, love
and peace for all the world. Amen.

V/ Let us pray for Benedict, the pope.

R/ May the Lord preserve him,
give him a long life,
make him blessed upon the earth,
and not hand him over
to the power of his enemies.

V/ May your hand
be upon your holy servant.

R/ And upon your son,
whom you have anointed.

Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
In Solidarity With Our Holy Father
Adapted from Manual of Prayers
16000

Larry from Acts of the Apostasy has added this prayer text to the sidebar of his blog and suggests that other Catholic bloggers do the same.

With a name like Sean McGaughey and being a musician, it is no surprise that I was asked to play a few tunes at my parish’s St. Patrick’s Day social next week.  As I was rehearsing my set of favorite traditional Irish songs, I had an idea.   (Hey where did we go? Days when the rains came.  Down in a holler…”)   For fun, why not have a Catholic Musician’s Ceili  (ceidleigh?  coeli?) using both live streaming performances and spinning videos by Catholic musicians.  The music will not exactly be limited to celtic music because on St. Patrick’s Day, everybody is Irish.

From around 3-5 pm EST on March 17, head on over to catholicroundup.com . I’ll have a link there to my live stream.  I’m planning to play my St. Patrick’s day set live, and then put on my VJ hat, showing videos from some wonderful Cathoic artists.  There may also be live ustream performances by other Catholic musicians to be announced.  Join us live on March 17 at catholicroundup.com .  If you are a Catholic musician who would like to participate in the festivities by streaming a performance, or sending along some videos, drop me a line at catholicroundup@gmail.com.