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    • 19 March 2008

    Thanks to you all for the 2008 Catholic Blog Awards

    CATEGORY: SESSIUNCULUM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf @ 12:17 pm

    The results are in for the 2008 Catholic Blog Awards.

    Thank you!

    How did WDTPRS do?

    • Best Apologetic Blog – 1st
    • Best Blog by Clergy/Religious/Seminarian – 1st
    • Best Designed Catholic Blog – 3rd
    • Best Group Blog – N/A
    • Best Individual Catholic Blog – 1st
    • Best Insider News Catholic Blog – 1st
    • Best New Catholic Blog – N/A
    • Best Overall Catholic Blog – 1st
    • Best Political/Social Commentary Catholic Blog  – 2nd
    • Best Written Catholic Blog – 1st
    • Funniest Catholic Blog – 2nd
    • Most Spiritual Blog – 1st
    • Smartest Catholic Blog – 1st

    This wouldn’t be a WDTPRS entry unless I included my emphases and comments.

    2008 Catholic Blog Awards Results Best Apologetic Blog
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 160 
    Jimmy Akin: 102  [Frankly, Mr. Akin does much more in the line of apologetics than I do, and he does it well! Perhaps people sense the connection of liturgy and doctrine?]
    Whispers in the loggia: 50

    Best Blog by Clergy/Religious/Seminarian
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 282  [For the 2nd time.  Thank you!]
    the new liturgical movement: 47
    Domine,da mihi hanc aquam!: 46

    Best Designed Catholic Blog
    the new liturgical movement: 120  [Both NLM and AmericanPapist are outstanding! NLM had my vote.]
    AmericanPapist: Not Your Average Catholic!: 97
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 72

    Best Group Blog
    the new liturgical movement: 151  [I have often thought about a formal group blog.]
    The Shrine of the holy whapping: 102
    creativeminorityreport.com: 47

    Best Individual Catholic Blog
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 154    [Given the support I get from readers, it is almost a group blog now!]
    AmericanPapist: Not Your Average Catholic!: 73
    danielle bean: 55

    Best Insider News Catholic Blog
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 203
    Whispers in the loggia: 184
    AmericanPapist: Not Your Average Catholic!: 103
    closedcafeteria: 46
    the new liturgical movement: 45  [I must acknowledge NLM, here in the sphere of liturgy.]
    Canturbury Tales: 38
    Rorate Coeli: 35  [As well as Rorate for liturgical things!  They are great. I look at them every day.  You should too.]

    Best New Catholic Blog
    creativeminorityreport.com: 56  [I love their tag: "We laugh because we believe".  It seems that conservatives tend to have a sense of humor.]
    Canturbury Tales: 41
    Young Fogeys: 36

    Best Overall Catholic Blog
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 170 [You are very kind.]
    danielle bean: 72
    the new liturgical movement: 70

    Best Political/Social Commentary Catholic Blog  
    AmericanPapist: Not Your Average Catholic!: 97 
    What Does the Prayer Really Say?: 82  [A bit of a surprse, here.  I almost never talk of politics, though I make social comments.]
    closedcafeteria: 70
    the anchoress: 70  [I use several of these, frankly.]
    Catholic and Enjoying It!: 57  [Ditto!]
    Whispers in the loggia: 47
    Canturbury Ta