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Lauren Montgomery's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to put this together! I love your recommendations and saved several articles throughout to read when I get the chance. I totally agree that this is the “finer things” club. It’s a treasure here. For years I was in the social media world—mostly to lead to my writing—but it is, for the most part, a toxic wasteland. I left for a few years, and came back to find it has only gotten worse. Of course, there are little treasures you can find here and there, but with SS, I always leave rejuvenated and inspired. The hardest part is logging off simply because I could get lost in it for a while! (So much goodness to explore here.) Thanks again for this post. Much appreciate your recommendations!

Matthew Becklo's avatar

Thank you so much Lauren! Your assessment resonates; I jumped the X ship this year because it was just getting to be a firehose of ugliness, and I was felt I was shouting into the void. Substack is so different. It’s definitely a special platform for the productive exchange of ideas. I hope the owners know it and keep it that way!

Thomas Salerno's avatar

I'm so glad that you made the decision to join us here on Substack, Matt. I'm glad that you've been able to find a like minded community of writers/readers who share your passion for the Catholic both/and. I'm hoping that this year to have a more focused Substack strategy myself.

Michael Blissenbach's avatar

I’m so grateful you did decide to join Substack, Matt! You’re one of the real friends I’ve met through here.

Matthew Becklo's avatar

Thank you Mike, and thank you for all the support you’ve shown me this past year!

Michael Blissenbach's avatar

You’re very welcome. And ditto!

Mandy Mazzawi's avatar

Thoroughly enjoyed reading from other amazing writers on this topic! Thanks for the shout out and putting this together ❤️

Dylan Campbell's avatar

Thanks for the shoutout!

Donald Paul Maddox's avatar

Thanks for the shoutout!