National Pancake Day

I know this post is a little late getting out, but today is national pancake day. Go out and get yourself some free pancakes to honor that greatest of breakfast foods (but it's not just for breakfast). IHOP is asking for donations to the Children's Miracle Network during the promotion.

That's with the caveat that I'm not sure where the Children's Miracle Network stands on embryonic stem-cell research.

Good news

Each February is Catholic Press Month, and the Catholic Press Association (our umbrella organization) offers its member publications a poster that can be ordered and displayed at parishes across North America.

This year, we threw our hat into the ring and Dave Kottler, the exceptionally talented graphic designer who works with us each issue, came up with a great idea involving newspapers, books and ... pancakes. The CPA loved it and awarded us the winner of the contest.

We have to reshoot one of the elements and then we'll post the finished product on the blog. In the meantime, congratulations to Dave on a witty, colorful design.