08.26.09 Parable Magazine Launches New Columns

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August 26, 2009

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PARABLE MAGAZINE LAUNCHES NEW COLUMNS, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK PAGES

(MANCHESTER, NH) Parable Magazine, the award-winning magazine of the Diocese of Manchester, is launching four new columns in its September/October issue, and is reaching out to readers online on Twitter and Facebook.

  • The Turning Point, launched in response to Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a Year for Priests, speaks to the very moment a priest or religious heard the call from God. In the first of this series, Father Paul Gousse, pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Rochester and St. Leo Parish in Gonic, describes a battle with alcoholism that nearly broke him, and how he escaped his demons after hearing the call to enter a new life.
  • Parish Profiles is a new column created in response to reader feedback for more stories about their parishes – and more pictures of our beautiful churches! Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin and Holy Family Parish in Gorham kick off the series with a picture postcard from the North Country.
  • By popular demand, Parable will now feature an expanded column on the history of the Church in New Hampshire celebrating the last 125 of its history. The column will touch on important places, events, and artifacts from diocesan history.
  • A fourth new column will provide reflections by Pope Benedict XVI, including the Holy Father’s intentions for the Church around the world.
  • Parable is now also on Twitter and Facebook. Follow the production of Parable on Twitter at www.twitter.com/parablemag and on Facebook by searching for Parable Magazine. Get a sneak peak of the September/October issue by becoming a fan on Facebook.

Parable Magazine tells the stories of the Catholic faithful in New Hampshire, and provides news on events and issues of the day, as well as answers to common questions about the Catholic faith.  Parable Magazine reaches over 56,000 households in New Hampshire, and is available via parish subscription. Sections of the magazine can be found at www.parablemag.com.