Win a signed print copy of Trusting God with St. Therese!

 By Connie Rossini

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the day! Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Trusting God with St. Therese is now available on Amazon for the Kindle and in print.  For the time being (at least the next 90 days) the ebook will be exclusive to Amazon. However, the paperback should be available soon at Barnes and Noble and other online retailers. I hope to see it in some Catholic bookstores as well. And those of you who are local or who know me personally are always welcome to purchase the paperback directly from me as well.

The last 14 months writing and publishing this book have been busy but rewarding. I pray you will find them rewarding for you too. I really believe it will help almost everyone but those very advanced in the spiritual life to come closer to Christ.

Now for the fun stuff!


Visit Contemplative Homeschool to enter the contest and see the other contests and events marking the release of  Trusting God with St. Therese.

Submit your best spirituality post for a 2013 Frankie Award!

By Connie Rossini

Have you written a blog post on Catholic spirituality that your readers loved? Has another blogger's post inspired you to grow closer to Christ? Now is the time to nominate yourself or them for a 2013 Frankie Award.

Named in honor of the great spiritual director and patron saint of journalists St. Francis de Sales, the Frankie Award recognizes the best in Catholic spiritual writing. The award winner will receive a special badge to proudly display on his or her blog, along with a $10 gift certificate to Mystic Monk Coffee. Plus, the winning post will be posted in full here at CSBN. I will promote it on social media and encourage CSBN members and our readers to do so as well.

Eligibility Rules

1. The author must be a Catholic whose writing never deviates from the Church in matters of faith and morals. His or her blog can focus on any topic within these guidelines.
2. The article must be about Catholic spirituality--not politics, the liturgy, apologetics, theology, current events, etc.
   
3.  The article must have been posted on the internet between November 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013. Posts to the author's blog, guest posts, group blogs, online magazines, etc., are all eligible.
   
4.  The author must own the copyright to the piece and agree to have it posted in full at CSBN should he or she win.
5. The author must agree to post the Frankie Award badge on the sidebar of his or her site for at least one month, beginning 10 days after the contest ends if not sooner. 
6. All authors or nominators agree to visit and read each of the posts nominated. I have no way to check that you did this, so you are on your honor.
7. Entrees close on November 15, 2013 at midnight PST.
8. You may nominate your own post or another person's. All the above rules apply to either option.
9. I and my immediate family are ineligible to enter.

How to Enter

• Like the Facebook page of Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network, sign up for email alerts, or follow me on Twitter.
• Send the link by email to cspirituality@gmail.com. Include your name, and the author's name and website address. Use the subject line "Frankie."

 

 Voting 

 

I will post the nominated articles here with links on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. You will then be able to vote for one post you think exemplifies the finest writing and/or most inspiring or informative words about growing closer to Christ. The post with the most votes wins. If there is a tie, I will give the deciding vote. Otherwise I will not be voting.

 

Voting ends on December 3, 2013.

 

Please promote this contest on social media and your blogs. Encourage your readers to nominate your posts and to vote for them.

 

 I can't wait to see your posts!

Connie Rossini is the administrator of Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network. She blogs on Carmelite spirituality and raising contemplative kids at Contemplative Homeschool.