Our diocese’s FAITH Grand Rapids magazine was recognized in July during the Catholic Media Conference with a third place press award for its October 2021 article about Harmel Academy of the Trades titled, “Building faith through grit, prayer and tar: Ryan Pohl and Brian Black build a trade school on a foundation of faith.” (Author: Sara Davies Aldworth | Photography: Rob Schumaker)
We are grateful to Ryan and Brian for generously sharing about their faith journeys, and to our writer, Sara, and photographer, Rob, for helping us bring their story to you, our readers!
The Catholic Media Association’s (CMA) Press Awards acknowledge the outstanding work of its publisher and communication members as they strive to further the mission of the Church. On a daily basis they inform, inspire and educate readers keeping them connected to their faith, and telling the story of the Church. The Awards program offers the opportunity for individuals to submit their best work for critical review. Entries completed by CMA members in the previous year are submitted based on categories organized by different media that feature writing, design, production and editing skills, and on sub-categories separated by intent such as news, feature stories and more.
The association announces the winners at its July Catholic Media Conference, publishes them in the Awards issue of The Catholic Journalist, and showcases them on the CMA website.
FAITH Grand Rapids magazine is delivered ten times each year to the households of more than 44,000 registered Catholics throughout West Michigan. In addition, a Spanish-language issue is produced four times a year and delivered through our parishes to an additional 4,000 households. Good, truth-based story-telling helps harness the evangelizing power of the Gospel, one of the aims of FAITH Grand Rapids. The magazine’s content is intended to inform and spread the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is just one way to draw people more deeply into their faith, bring people closer to the Catholic Church, and to their parish communities.
