{"id":43217,"date":"2014-01-02T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=43217"},"modified":"2014-01-02T08:24:26","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:24:26","slug":"read-austin-cnm-posts-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2014\/01\/read-austin-cnm-posts-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Read Austin CNM Posts of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-39603\" alt=\"AustinCNM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/AustinCNM-Logo-Veritcal.jpg?resize=173%2C230\" width=\"173\" height=\"230\" \/>Happy New Year! We\u2019re excited to see the many great ways in which God will work in His local Church here in the Diocese of Austin.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our wonderful contributors shared their gifts through some great blogs. With so much great content that came out in the past year, we would like to take some time to highlight the 10 most read posts written in 2013. In case you missed them, I highly recommend taking time to read them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>10.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/letter-to-a-college-graduate-5-thoughts-for-anyone-wtrying-to-figure-out-life\/#.UsTpe_RDveI\">Letter to a College Graduate (5 Thoughts for Anyone Trying to Figure Out Life)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/why-good-catholics-are-becoming-mormon\/#.UsTrAPRDveI\">Why Good Catholics are Becoming Mormon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/07\/an-open-letter-to-catholics-for-choice\/#.UsTpQvRDveI\">An Open Letter to Catholics for Choice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/what-did-the-pope-just-say\/#.UsTpBvRDveI\">What Did the Pope Just Say?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/02\/5-tips-for-an-intentional-lent\/#.UsTo3fRDveI\">5 Tips for an Intentional Lent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/whattosaytosomeonewhoisdepressed\/#.UsTn4_RDveI\">What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Who is Depressed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/02\/20-thoughtful-movies-for-lent-or-any-time-really\/#.UsTodPRDveI\">20 Thoughtful Movies for Lent\u2026 or Anytime, Really<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/5-things-i-wish-i-wouldve-known-about-motherhood\/#.UsToMPRDveI\">5 Things I Wish I Would\u2019ve Known About Motherhood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/the-pros-and-con-of-dating-a-catholic-man\/#.UsToYfRDveI\">The Pros and Cons of Dating a Catholic Man<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/four-words-ill-never-forget\/#.UsToTvRDveI\">Four Words I\u2019ll Never Forget<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Praise the Lord for He is good and blessed us with another year. Happy 2014!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! We\u2019re excited to see the many great ways in which God will work in His local Church here in the Diocese of Austin. Our wonderful contributors shared their gifts through some great blogs. With so much great content that came out in the past year, we would like to take some time&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2014\/01\/read-austin-cnm-posts-2013\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[1283,2136,1285],"class_list":{"0":"post-43217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blog","7":"tag-1283","8":"tag-most-read","9":"tag-year-in-review","10":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42257,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/fall-2013-austin-cnm-meetup\/","url_meta":{"origin":43217,"position":0},"title":"Fall 2013 Austin CNM Meetup","author":"Crist\u00f3bal Almanza Herrera","date":"November 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my favorite elements of our organization is that we have time to come together in person and spend time with each other as a community. 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