Thank you and Goodbye to "The Catholic Observer"

My Diocesan newspaper "The Catholic Observer" just published its last issue. It will be replaced by a new magazine, "The Catholic Mirror." I'm sure that the magazine will be great and I look forward to reading it, but I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge how much I have appreciated "The Catholic Observer" over the years and to say a public "Thank you" to all who made it great. I have enjoyed reading it since I was a teenager and had the privilege of being included in it a couple times. I know the reality is fewer and fewer people read newspapers, but I for one enjoy sitting down with something tangible and reading it while I eat or while curled up in a comfy chair. I like to be able to fold down corners on things I want to refer to or blog about. As I said, I'm sure the magazine will be great and I am very glad that Peggy Weber will be continuing her column. It just won't come as often :(