2013 Sheenazing Winners & Nominees

The Sheenazing Blogger Awards are a fun way to celebrate the excellence of the Catholic blogosphere* and are named for Venerable Fulton J. Sheen. Sheen was amazing at using the newest forms of media to communicate the beauty of the Catholic Church and his love of Christ to the world. I'm positive that Sheen would be a blogger were he alive today and that he is in Heaven, totally approving of this award.

All listed blogs were nominated by readers. Thank you to everyone who took part and congratulations to the winners!

Funniest Blog

Silly, sarcastic, goofy. This blog also has serious posts but most of them leave you laughing out loud. No really, you actually laugh out loud.
Winner: Simcha Fisher / I Need to Sit Down
Barefoot and Pregnant
This Ain't the Lyceum
Bad Catholic
Clan Donaldson
Camp Patton
House Unseen Life Unscripted
There's More Where That Came From
Mama Needs Coffee
Time Flies When You're Having Babies
Wifeytini
NFP and Me
Scrutinies
Oh Jones
Martin Family Moments
All Things Gale
Random Blog Drama
Mumlogic
Mary Is My Homegirl

Coolest Blogger
Reading this blog makes you awesome just by association.
Winner: Jennifer @ Conversion Diary
Margaret @ Minnesota Mom
Cari @ Clan Donaldson
Jenny @ Mama Needs Coffee
Grace @ Camp Patton
Meg @ Held by His Pierced Hands
Kassie @ Secret Vatican Spy
Kate& amp; James @ Real Catholic Love and Sex
Marc @ Bad Catholic
Ginny @ Small Things
Kelly @ This Ain't the Lyceum
Jess @ Look Snap Love
Dwija @ House Unseen
Simcha @ I Have to Sit Down
Eye of the Tiber
Hallie Lord @ Moxie Wife
Katie @ NFP and Me
Colleen @ Martin Family Moments
Kathryn @ Team Whitaker
Haley @ Carrots for Michelmas
Anna @ In Honor of Design
the Darwins @ Darwin Catholic
Melody @ Blossoming Joy
Beth @ A Mom's Life
Sarah @ Amongst Lovely Things
Jessica @ Shower of Roses

Best Looking Blog

Seriously, how did she do that with her header?
Winner: Moxie Wife
Clan Donaldson
Those Landrys
Call Her Happy
Early Bird & Night Owl
With a Hopeful Heart
I Use NFP
1 Flesh
Camp Patton
Clan Donaldson
Clover Lane
Aspiring Kennedy
In Honor of Design
Slow Mama
Better Than Eden
Messy Wife, Blessed Life
Small Things
The Loveliest Hour
Catholic Cookie Jar
God Spies
Martin Family Moments
Pondered In My Heart
Starry Sky Ranch
Our Catholic Life of Grace
Carrots for Michaelmas
Scrutinies
The Busy Budgeting Mama
Life Happens When
Team Whitaker

Most Inspiring Blog

Encouraging, uplifting, honest, challenging.
Winner: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Barefoot and Pregnant
Conversion Diary
Held By His Pierced Hands
Real Catholic Love and Sex
The Road Home
Fumbling Toward Grace
In the Heart of My Home
Amongst Lovely Things
Finding Great Joy
Joy Beyond the Cross
Moxie Wife
My Child, I Love You
With a Hopeful Heart
Reflections of a Paralytic
NFP and Me
Lord, Make Me a Saint
From Empty Hands
Little Catholic Bubble
We Make This Look Good
California to Korea
I Have to Sit Down / Simcha Fisher
Snoring Scholar
Abigail's Alcove
Passionate Perseverance
Small Things
Martin Family Moments
More Like Mary, More Like Me
Carrots for Michaelmas
Life Happens When
The Road Home
All You Who Hope
Equipping Catholic Families
Sole Searching
The Young Catholic Woman
Enjoying the Small Things
Sanctus Simplicitus
Crusaders for Christ

Best Lifestyle Blog

Tips on celebrating liturgical season and feast days, decorating the home, cooking, dressing, raising good kids: you're Pinning every other post because they're all so great.
Winner: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Shower of Roses
Team Whitaker
Fountains of Home
Catholic Icing
Camp Patton
Moxie Wife
This South Korean's Got Seoul
Sometimes Martha, Always Mary
My Child I Love You
Catholic Cuisine
Better Than Eden
Clover Lane
Fresh Coat of Paint
In the Heart of My Home
Catholic Inspired, aka Crafolic
Waltzing Matilda
So Much to Say, So Little Time
Amongst Lovely Things
Fine Linen and Purple
House Unseen, Life Unscripted
Pondered in My Heart
Catholic All Year
Our Catholic Life of Grace
Catholic Sistas
Homeschool Goodies
Carrots for Michaelmas
Fear Not Little Flock

Best Link-Up EVAH

Whether it happened once or is on-going, this is the link-up you love.
Winner: Seven Quick Takes @ Conversion Diary
What I Wore Sunday @ Fine Linen & Purple
{phfr} @ Like Mother, Like Daughter
Snapshots @ Clan Donaldson
Birth Stories @ Camp Patton
What I Wore holiday editions @ Camp Patton
First Friday Link Up @ Catholic Icing

Best Underappreciated Blog

Best kept secret of the internet. These blogs have 100 or less followers for some crazy unknown reason.
Winner: This Ain't the Lyceum
The Art of Making a Home
B-Movie Catechism
Because Two People Fell In Love
California to Korea
All Things Gale
The Mother Load
The Boring Blog
The Early Bird & the Night Owl
Fountains of Home
And the Kitchen Sink
Having Left the Altar
Joy in the Morning
Let Love Be Sincere
Cathofeminism
Time Flies When You're Having Babies
Life Is Beautiful
Theological Librarian
Catholic Cookie Jar
Reasons for Chocolate
Dainty Cate
A Blog for My Mom
Dietel Days
The Fantastic Mrs. McCants
Little Jesus and Me
Fountains of Home
Romancing Reilly
Pentimento
Random Blog Drama
The Big White Farmhouse
Molly Makes Do

Best Mommy Blog
Food, diapers, beer, Sacraments, sex - she covers it all while the kids are napping.
Winner: Camp Patton
Martin Family Moments
Moxie Wife
Lord, Make Me a Saint
Reasons for Chocolate
House Unseen, Life Unscripted
Messy Life, Blessed Wife
Time Flies When You're Having Babies
Life Happens When
The Kennedy Adventures
House Unseen, Life Unscripted
More Like Mary - More Like Me
Time Flies When You're Having Babies
All Things Gale
The Uneducated Housewife
My Child I Love You
Barefoot and Sometimes Pregnant
Mama Needs Coffee
A Blog for My Mom
Dietel Days
A Totus Tuus Family
In the Heart of My Home
Small Things
Simcha Fisher / I Have to Sit Down
Barefoot and Pregnant
From the Heart
All You Who Hope
Clan Donaldson
Amongst Lovely Things
Finding Great Joy
Elisa Loves

Smartest Blog

Not just opinions, well formed opinions.
Winner: Like Mother, Like Daughter
I Have to Sit Down / Simcha Fisher
A Star of Hope
Housewife Spice
B-Movie Catechism
Not a Goblin, But a Troll
The Practicing Catholic
Brandon Vogt
Ignitum Today
Barefoot and Pregnant
Martin Family Moments
Conversion Diary
Little Catholic Bubble
Accepting Abundance
Catholic Family Vignettes
Just Showing Up
Bad Catholic
Enjoying the Small Things

Blog with the Best Memes

Not just the 'Y U No' guy but also the best modified public domain photos.
Winner: Bad Catholic
Not a Goblin, But a Troll
The Crescat
1 Flesh
I Use NFP
Barefoot and Pregnant
From the Heart
Clan Donaldson
The Loveliest Hour
This Ain't the Lyceum
There's More Where That Came From
Mary Is My Homegirl
Wake Up and Smell the Incense

Best Blog by a Catholic Man

Adding variety to our daily reading by not sharing recipes, craft projects, or stories about poopy diapers.
Winner: Bad Catholic
From Empty Hands
Steve Gershom
Brandon Vogt
The Strangest of Wars
Patrick Madrid
B-Movie Catechism
Not a Goblin, But a Troll
Never Give Up
Creative Minority Report
On This Rock
Happy Saints
Standing on My Head
Life of a Catholic Teen

Many thanks to Colleen at Martin Family Moments for taking the time to link up all the blog titles.

*Here's an update I added to the original Sheenazing Awards voting post:
A few concerned readers have contacted me questioning some of the nominated blogs, pointing out the authors' discrepencies with orthodox Church teaching and faithfulness to our Holy Father and the Magesterium. Please know that I did a brief review of all nominated blogs because I did not want to promote anything which my husband and I do not actually support. I did not have time to delve into archives of 100 blogs, I did my best, and I apologize if I missed something. Next year - if I'm crazy enough to do this again! - I will add the category "Best Blog by a Heretic" and try to better stress that all other categories are for Catholic blogs that are orthodox.