Contact ViewSource Media at 513.671.6238 or thesource@viewsource.com

American Catholic Online Selects ViewSource Media

(Cincinnati, OH -- June 27, 1997) -- ViewSource Media recently went live with the newly renovated American Catholic Online (http://www.americancatholic.org/) an initiative of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications aiming to be a premier Catholic resource on the world wide web.

St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications is one of the nation’s oldest and largest Catholic publishers. Its flagship publication is St. Anthony Messenger, a century-old national Catholic family magazine with about 350,000 subscribers selected ViewSource Media for a complete redesign and on-going development partner. American Catholic Online hosts the online edition of St. Anthony Messenger and an online catalog of books, cassettes, videos and newsletters. Readers can find feature articles and columns from its monthly print edition as well as editorial supplements updated daily exclusive only to American Catholic Online.

“We are very proud to have St. Anthony Messenger Press as a client,” Harris said. “They represent a classic example of maintaining a clear, unmoved mission and focus of delivering the highest quality religious content, while constantly evolving and adapting themselves to the changing life-styles of their readership.” John C. Harris, founder and creative director said “although their message remains universal and timeless they are always open to new an innovative ways of delivering that content.”

Over the next couple of months a completely redesigned product catalog and shopping cart will be unveiled offering visitors a much more informative, engaging and enjoyable experience as they browse the online book store. New daily features are in development based on excerpts from St. Anthony Messenger Press publications.

“We turned to ViewSource media because of John Harris’ sterling reputation in graphic design,” said John Bookser Feister, editor of American Catholic Online. “He is a seasoned professional in print design and a pioneer in Web development. We’re delighted with what he has done for us so far-providing a clean, sophisticated look that puts us out in front. We look for even more innovations in the future.”

ViewSource Media is an integrated marketing communications firm known for blending creative solutions with the latest technology. The company provides Internet, integrated marketing communications and eCommerce solutions, including Web design and programming, for consumer and business-to-business clients including WGUC Cincinnati's Classical Public Radio, The Contemporary Arts Center, Champion Window, Mercy Health Partners, Graeter's Ice Cream, Oxydol, Shure-Glue Systems, Inc., and Magnode . ViewSource Media is based in Cincinnati and serves clients throughout the United States.