Faith & Family

Faith & Family
EditorDanielle Bean
CategoriesCatholic magazine
FrequencyBi-monthly
PublisherBayard, Inc.
Founded1967 (as Twin Circle)
2000 (as Faith & Family)
Final issue2011
CompanyBayard
CountryUnited States
Based inNew London, Connecticut
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.faithandfamilylive.com
ISSN1099-923X

Faith & Family was a bi-monthly periodical about Catholic living, with a particular emphasis on marriage and motherhood. Launched in 1967 as Twin Circle, the magazine was renamed Faith & Family in 2000; it folded in 2011. The headquarters of Faith & Family was in New London, Connecticut.[1]

Faith & Family Magazine received the Catholic Press Association's "Best General Interest Magazine" award six years in a row (from 2002 to 2007).[2]

Publication history

Twin Circle was founded as a weekly newspaper by Patrick Frawley's Twin Circle Publishing Co. in 1967.[3] At some point, it changed its name to Catholic Twin Circle, and was sold to the Legion of Christ in 1995.[4]

Circle Media acquired the biweekly Catholic Twin Circle and renamed it Faith & Family.[5][6] In 2000 it was restarted in the magazine format and began to be published on a bimonthly basis.[5]

The online version of the magazine was launched in August 2008[5] and featured a daily blog with posts about food, culture, health, family life, and life in the Church.

The French Roman Catholic media group Bayard, Inc. acquired the magazine from Circle Media in February 2011.[1] Soon after Faith & Family was acquired, Bayard shut it down. Faith & Family's last editor by Danielle Bean; Bean was moved over to a relaunched Catholic Digest (also owned by Bayard, Inc.).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Faith & Family Magazine Finds New Home with Bayard Magazine Group". The Assumptionists. New London, Connecticut. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ "About Faith & Family Live". Faith & Family Live. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  3. ^ Cassels, Louis. "Frawley An Opinion-Maker In Roman Catholic Church," Desert Sun Vol. 44, No. 28 (5 September 1970).
  4. ^ Dart, John. "2 Catholic Papers Sold : Media: Group with reported ties to Legion of Christ religious order buys National Catholic Register and Catholic Twin Circle," Los Angeles Times (OCT. 7, 1995).
  5. ^ a b c "Clients / Faith & Family Magazine". Transmodern Media. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. ^ Faith and Family magazine
  7. ^ Drake, Tim. "Catholic Publishing World Shrinks Further: Bayard to Cease Publishing Faith and Family magazine," National Catholic Register (Nov. 29, 2011).