June 30, 2025 鈥� We鈥檙e proud to announce that our Jesuit Conference鈥檚 Office of Communications and Vocation Promotion team won 14听, including serval honors for 鈥溾�� and various video, written and social media content.
The Catholic Media Awards are presented annually by the Catholic Media Association, an association of publishers and communication professionals in Catholic media. The association sponsors various award programs that honor works that inform and promote the mission of the Catholic Church.
The , a weekly show on spirituality, culture and social justice featuring conversations with 蜜桃视频 and friends, took home several awards, including second place for 鈥淏est Podcast,鈥� with judges saying each episode presents a refreshing perspective 鈥渙f how we can live our faith fully and uniquely.鈥�
AMDG host Mike Jordan Laskey received second place for 鈥淧odcaster of the Year.鈥� He 鈥渂rings important topics to his listeners and goes in depth with his guests, bringing clarity and context to the conversation. You feel like you鈥檙e in a master鈥檚 program at the end of each episode,鈥� the judges noted.
AMDG received first place for both the 鈥淏est Podcast 鈥� News鈥� and 鈥淏est Podcast 鈥� Social Justice Issues鈥� categories. The news category included episodes with a and an . Topics on the social justice episodes included the and how .
The AMDG series on the was awarded second place in the 鈥淗ot Topic 鈥� 2024 Election鈥� category, which included an interview with Washington state鈥檚 former Lieutenant Governor who left politics to become a Jesuit.
The took home third place for 鈥淏est Podcast Series,鈥� which judges said 鈥渃aptures the challenges and rewards of discerning a call to ministry, providing listeners with an intimate, reflective experience.鈥�
The Conference won first place in the 鈥淏est Use of Social Media鈥� category for its 鈥渃ollaborative effort that highlights the power of storytelling.鈥� Follow us on , , and .
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The communication team鈥檚 video content also won several awards. In the 鈥淏est Interview 鈥� Video鈥� category, 鈥�鈥� received second place.
鈥�鈥� won third place for 鈥淏est Video 鈥� Religious Life, Diocesan and National News Organizations.鈥� The video provides an intimate look at the 蜜桃视频 of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries and the 鈥渋mportant and compelling work they do on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border,鈥� according to the judges.
鈥�,鈥� which documents the asylum journey of two Venezuelan migrants, won third place in the 鈥淏est Video 鈥� Social Justice Issues, Diocesan and National News Organizations鈥� category. The judges noted that 鈥渢he producers (MegAnne Liebsch and Eric Clayton) do an exceptional job of taking the viewer through the emotional and complicated journey of Joshuar and Stephanie鈥檚 challenges and the spiritual support the Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries team provides every day.鈥�
Our newsletter 鈥淛esuit News鈥� received third place for 鈥淣ational Electronic Newsletter,鈥� and our website,听, received an honorable mention听for 鈥淏est New Website,鈥� after a redesign in 2024. You can sign up to receive Jesuit News and our other newsletters on our website.
Eric Clayton, the Conference鈥檚 deputy director of communications, received an honorable mention for 鈥淲riter of the Year.鈥� Among other stories, he writes the weekly Now Discern This email series. Sign up to get Ignatian inspiration in your inbox every Wednesday.
Finally, artist Jen Norton received an honorable mention for 鈥淏est Illustration with Graphic Design or Art鈥� for her illustration in the Imagining the Gospel series for the Jesuit Media Lab.
The Conference is grateful to have its work recognized and looks forward to continuing to produce multimedia content that promotes Ignatian spirituality and the good news of Jesus Christ.
Full list of awards:
Best Podcast 鈥� News
First Place
AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Mike Jordan Laskey, Eric Clayton and Marcus Bleech, Jesuit Conference
Best Podcast 鈥� Social Justice Issues
First Place
AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Mike Jordan Laskey, Eric Clayton and Marcus Bleech, Jesuit Conference
Best Use of Social Media
First Place
Becky Sindelar, Marcus Bleech, Eric Clayton and Mike Jordan Laskey, Jesuit Conference
Best Podcast
Second Place
AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Mike Jordan Laskey, Eric Clayton, Marcus Bleech and Becky Sindelar, Jesuit Conference
听Podcaster of the Year
Second Place
Mike Jordan Laskey, Jesuit Conference
Hot Topic 鈥� 2024 Election
Second Place
AMDG Podcast Series: 2024 Presidential Election
Mike Jordan Laskey and Marcus Bleech, Jesuit Conference
Best Interview 鈥� Video
Second Place
Ending Solitary Confinement with Patrick Govan
MegAnne Liebsch, Jesuit Conference
Religious Life, Diocesan and National News Organizations
Third Place
Encountering Christ in the Migrant: Jesuit Vocations on the Border
Eric Clayton and MegAnne Liebsch, Jesuit Conference
Social Justice Issues, Diocesan and National News Organizations
Third Place
How 蜜桃视频 Accompany Today鈥檚 Holy Families on the Border
MegAnne Liebsch and Eric Clayton, Jesuit Conference
Best National Electronic Newsletter
Third Place
Jesuit News
Eric Clayton and Becky Sindelar, Jesuit Conference
Best Podcast Series
Third Place
Pathway to Priesthood Podcast Series
Eric Clayton, Jesuit Conference
Best New Website
Honorable Mention
蜜桃视频.org
Marcus Bleech, Becky Sindelar, Mike Jordan Laskey and Eric Clayton, Jesuit Conference and Ashley Paul Swanson, Bend Marketing
Writer of the Year
Honorable Mention
Eric A. Clayton, Jesuit Conference
Best Illustration with Graphic Design or Art
Honorable Mention
鈥淲ho Are My Mother and Brothers and Sisters?鈥�
Jen Norton
Jesuit Conference
