I do have much love for the readership of the Catholic Youth Ministry Blog!

That readership has certainly grown since the transformation of the website and our little e-news announcement.  I’m very thankful that this does seem to be a service for you that elicits your attention.  If you believe that is the case, please share the good news and let someone else know!!!!

The new comment function has been the most important improvement for me!  We are all now swapping opinions and my voice is no longer the sole voice found here…. That’s so cool!

Commenter Chris Weber from Muscatine, Iowa uncovered the mystery of the new bumper music that has been attached to all recently posted media.  (Hey, did you note that we are gathering all the media links on one page? That link can always be found in the red menu bar right below the banner.)

And. . .  Congratulations to Orin Johnson (from Oddwalk Ministries) who took the prize in the U R contest.  His Ewe Arrgh story (found in the comments section of that post) was funny enough on its own….  but when he provided artwork as well – - – well, that just takes the prize.

Speaking of which, there is now an official prize for all contests here at the Catholic Youth Ministry Blog.  As an aficionado of graphic novels (that’s comic books, folks), I remembered Marvel Comics infamous "No Prize."

Both Chris and Orin should be watching their in-boxes this morning in anticipation of their glorious prize (suitable either for framing or bird cages!) which is awarded for "meritorious service to the cause of Catholic Youth Ministry Blogdom."

So, here’s to November- – - not so halloween-ish scary!   We’ve got the National Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis locally as well as the annual USCCB meeting.  We’ll have our own Baltimore Youth Catholic Conference down in Ocean City, MD as well.   I’m thinking that there will be plenty to blog about, youtube produce, and share in the upcoming weeks!  Stick around for the ride!!!