Catholic Press Month is a time to reflect on ministry of evangelization through the written word
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Meeting deadlines, production days that go way into the late evening hours, editing, composing pages, proofreading pages, sifting through photographs, scheduling photographers and reporters, coming up with strategies to bolster circulation and advertising revenue, and the list goes on. All this and much more are so very familiar to anyone who works in journalism. The bottom line goal is that all of this needs to be done in order to produce a product that will convey messages appropriately to an intended audience.
The same scenario is no different for women and men who serve in Catholic journalism, with one exception. And that’s the bottom line goal. Catholic journalists are called to keep in mind that, first and foremost, theirs is a ministry, a ministry of evangelization, one in which they strive to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others through the written word.
For 61 years, The Monitor has been the vehicle through which the Diocese of Trenton has been blessed to bring the Good News of Jesus to the faithful within the four counties of the Diocese and beyond. It’s true that much has changed in the decades since the first pages of The Monitor rolled off the press on Feb. 4,
1954. With the advent of technology, the print edition has been able to broaden its horizons to include an online edition of the paper at www.trentonmonitor.com. And the various forms of social media allows for the Good News to be shared in even faster ways and to even larger audiences. Keeping in mind the demographic shifts that have occurred within the four counties and the increased presence of the Latino population, the Diocese also publishes Peces, a print and online publication to serve those faithful.
For Catholic journalists in the United States and Canada, the month of February is special as it marks the annual observance of Catholic Press Month. It’s a time for them to both reflect on their mission and to ask for the prayers of those they serve, that they may continue to view their ministry as evangelists and bringing the Good News of Jesus to all they meet.
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Meeting deadlines, production days that go way into the late evening hours, editing, composing pages, proofreading pages, sifting through photographs, scheduling photographers and reporters, coming up with strategies to bolster circulation and advertising revenue, and the list goes on. All this and much more are so very familiar to anyone who works in journalism. The bottom line goal is that all of this needs to be done in order to produce a product that will convey messages appropriately to an intended audience.
The same scenario is no different for women and men who serve in Catholic journalism, with one exception. And that’s the bottom line goal. Catholic journalists are called to keep in mind that, first and foremost, theirs is a ministry, a ministry of evangelization, one in which they strive to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others through the written word.
For 61 years, The Monitor has been the vehicle through which the Diocese of Trenton has been blessed to bring the Good News of Jesus to the faithful within the four counties of the Diocese and beyond. It’s true that much has changed in the decades since the first pages of The Monitor rolled off the press on Feb. 4,
1954. With the advent of technology, the print edition has been able to broaden its horizons to include an online edition of the paper at www.trentonmonitor.com. And the various forms of social media allows for the Good News to be shared in even faster ways and to even larger audiences. Keeping in mind the demographic shifts that have occurred within the four counties and the increased presence of the Latino population, the Diocese also publishes Peces, a print and online publication to serve those faithful.
For Catholic journalists in the United States and Canada, the month of February is special as it marks the annual observance of Catholic Press Month. It’s a time for them to both reflect on their mission and to ask for the prayers of those they serve, that they may continue to view their ministry as evangelists and bringing the Good News of Jesus to all they meet.
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