The Word Among Us
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The Word Among Us is a monthly Christian devotional magazine aimed primarily at a Catholic
audience. As of 2010 there are 350,000 monthly subscribers in North America, 500,000 worldwide. The Word Among Us is produced in 13 languages and distributed to 120 countries.
The Word Among Us is designed to help people to pray and read Scripture. The format of the magazine is simple. It consists of feature articles based on a selected theme and daily meditations based upon the readings of the day in the Catholic Church. Articles and meditations are written by a team of people. Its appeal is to its predominantly Roman Catholic audience.
Each issue of The Word Among Us contains a daily meditation of around 400 words based on the Mass readings from the Liturgical year. There is also a monthly theme for each issue with three primary articles explaining an aspect of the Catholic faith such as prayer, the Sacraments, Lent, Advent, or the Scripture. In the back section, there are stories about the lives of the saints or personal witnesses. The Word Among produces three special issues per year for parishes - Advent, Lent, and Pentecost
The Word Among Us also has a Book Press division, which publishes Catholic literature.
Since 1989 the Word Among Us has supported prisoners, the military, and pregnancy centers with free literature, books, and magazines.
The Word Among Us is a not-for-profit organization. Jeff Smith is the President, Joseph Difato is the Publisher.
living in Washington, United States. Under the editorship of Joe Difato, its subscription base increased each year. The magazine was translated into several languages and distributed worldwide. Articles and meditations were originally written by members of the community.
After the reorganization of the Mother of God Community in 1996, the magazine moved its offices to Ijamsville, Maryland. Today the offices are located in Frederick, Maryland. Joseph Difato and Leo Zanchettin are responsible for its content. There are numerous people contributing to the meditations.
Jeff Smith became the President in 1995, Joe Difato remained Publisher. Offices are located in Frederick
, Md.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
audience. As of 2010 there are 350,000 monthly subscribers in North America, 500,000 worldwide. The Word Among Us is produced in 13 languages and distributed to 120 countries.
The Word Among Us is designed to help people to pray and read Scripture. The format of the magazine is simple. It consists of feature articles based on a selected theme and daily meditations based upon the readings of the day in the Catholic Church. Articles and meditations are written by a team of people. Its appeal is to its predominantly Roman Catholic audience.
Each issue of The Word Among Us contains a daily meditation of around 400 words based on the Mass readings from the Liturgical year. There is also a monthly theme for each issue with three primary articles explaining an aspect of the Catholic faith such as prayer, the Sacraments, Lent, Advent, or the Scripture. In the back section, there are stories about the lives of the saints or personal witnesses. The Word Among produces three special issues per year for parishes - Advent, Lent, and Pentecost
The Word Among Us also has a Book Press division, which publishes Catholic literature.
Since 1989 the Word Among Us has supported prisoners, the military, and pregnancy centers with free literature, books, and magazines.
The Word Among Us is a not-for-profit organization. Jeff Smith is the President, Joseph Difato is the Publisher.
Origins
The first edition was published in December 1981 by members of the Mother of God CommunityMother of God Community
Mother of God Community is a Catholic and ecumenical charismatic community located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the United States. The Community office and grounds is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland...
living in Washington, United States. Under the editorship of Joe Difato, its subscription base increased each year. The magazine was translated into several languages and distributed worldwide. Articles and meditations were originally written by members of the community.
After the reorganization of the Mother of God Community in 1996, the magazine moved its offices to Ijamsville, Maryland. Today the offices are located in Frederick, Maryland. Joseph Difato and Leo Zanchettin are responsible for its content. There are numerous people contributing to the meditations.
Jeff Smith became the President in 1995, Joe Difato remained Publisher. Offices are located in Frederick
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
, Md.