Author: Alison Cloarec

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ACP Announces Winners of 2021 Excellence in Publishing Awards

On June 7, The Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP) announced the winners of the 2021 Excellence in Publishing Awards. A record number of titles—almost 15% increase—were submitted during the pandemic-impacted publishing year. First, second, and third place honors were awarded to...

Bayard, Inc. To Sell Hope-Full Living Brand To Worship Anew

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 16, 2020 – Bayard, Inc., one of the largest religious publishers in North America, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Hope-Full Living brand to Worship Anew. Hope-Full Living was created and launched in 2011 by Creative...

Annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Publishers winds down on a note of optimism

[caption id="attachment_19923" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image by Florian Pircher from Pixabay[/caption] WORCESTER, MA - The Association of Catholic Publishers hosted the annual meeting of its members in Chicago in early September. 100 participants from publishing houses, associates and individual members gathered to network, improve skills, learn about trends in...

Ways to Provide Relief to Those Impacted by Hurricane Dorian

Worcester, MA – A devastating Category 5 hurricane battered the Bahamas with catastrophic 185-mph winds over Labor Day weekend, making history as one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. As the Bahamas contend with the aftermath of the most...

We Are Pilgrims

Who knew that the twelfth hole was going to be a killer? Throughout the Masters Tournament, the commentators were focused on young Jordan Spieth. He was the darling–the favorite—and he was way ahead of the pack. As his drive left the...

Lost and Found

Loss—everyone experiences it. Every loss has its own level of emotion. There is the trivial yet less emotional loss like that felt by the whole state of North Carolina when Kris Jenkins’s three-point shot beat the buzzer and wrested the national...

The Shadow of Doubt

It occurs to me that the wheels of society need a unique source of lubrication. The smooth running of society demands a certain level of doubt. One might think that faith, trust, and mutual respect are much better lubricants...