Cool Catholics on Twitter

I have compiled a list of interesting/high profile/cool Catholics that are active on Twitter.

And don’t worry, you might be cool, even though you are a catholic and not on this list yet

If you’re not on the list, add your Twitter address and a short description of yourself to the comments so we can find you!

Fr. Roderick (twitter.com/fatherroderick)

Pope, bishops, dioceses

• popebenedictxvi -not really the pope himself, but keeps you up to date on news regarding pope Benedict
• usccbmedia – USCCB Media Relations represents the Catholic Bishops of the United States to the media and the media to the bishops.
• CatholicHawaii – Official Twitter for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
• CatholicSpirit – Twitter page of the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• thecompassnews – Official Newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin
• archstl – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri
• TXcatholic – The Texas Catholic Conference is the public policy voice of the Bishops of Texas
• Fla_Catholic – the Florida Catholic Newspaper
• acatholicherald – The Arlington Catholic Herald in Arlington, Va.
• thecatholicsun – Newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix

Priests

• paolopadrini – Fr. Paolo, Italian priest, author of the iBreviary iPhone/iPod Touch app
• FrCorySticha – Fr. Cory Sticha, priest of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, MT, Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart Parish
• frleo – Catholic priest and vocations director of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
• fatherschnippel – Priest and Vocation Director, Archdiocese of Cincinnati
• Frbobcarr – Fr. Robert J. Carr, Somerville, MA USA
• padredana – Fr. Christensen; Garretson, SD
• fatherz -  Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, author of the blog ‘What Does The Prayer Really Say?’
• iPadre – Fr. Jay Finelli, host of the iPadre podcast
• frseraphim – Fr. Seraphim Beshoner, host of the podcast ‘Catholic Under the Hood’
• digitalcatholic – Fr. Chris Decker of the CatholicUnderground.com podcast
• frhumphries – Fr. Ryan Humphries of the CatholicUnderground.com podcast
• fatherroderick – Fr. Roderick, host of the Daily Breakfast and other SQPN.com podcasts
• frbill – Fr. Bill Kessler, host of TechnoPriest and TechnoChurch
• javiercosentino – Catholic priest studying in Rome
• mgearthman – priest in inner-city Houston
• frbill66 – Fr. William Holtzinger, Catholic Priest. Founder of St. Anthony’s Podcast, Mysteries of the Mass Podcast, The Pilgrim Cast, and more
• FrJamesTucker – Fr. James Tucker: Priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, former computer programmer
• FrDavidSharland – Fr. David Sharland, McLean, VA, USA. Roman Catholic Priest-Campus Minister – Cook – Adventurer
• FrPontifex – Priest, Underground hiphop artist that sees life as a quest to do the will of God, with the Cross of Jesus Christ as a compass

Deacons

• DavidHess – Byzantine Catholic Deacon
• deacondavid – Catholic Deacon, Network Admin, Boardgamer, Photographer
• deaconjohn1987 – Deacon John Giglio: Permanent Deacon from Brooklyn Diocese retired in Florida.
  

Seminarians

• Deacon_Rust – A seminarian who’s going to be ordained a priest on June 6.

Religious

• sisterj – Sister Julie: Catholic Nun, writer, cyclist, community woman, social media explorer, blogger at anunslife.org
• nunblogger – Sister Anne, Daughter of St. Paul, Chicago
• acavender – Sister of the Holy Cross; Asst. Prof. of Political Science at Saint Mary’s College
• srpat – Poor Clare Nun in Spokane, Washington – Cloistered but active on the internet and managing the Catholic radio station in Spokane
• sisterwalsh – Mary Ann Walsh, USCCB Washington, Director of Media Relations

Catholic Media Personalities

• reginadoman – Catholic author of the Fairy Tale Novels
• patrickmadrid – Patrick Madrid, author, publisher of Envoy Magazine, into theology, philosophy, apologetics & more
• CurtJester – Jeff Miller of the Curt Jester blog
• TheFlyingStars – Nancy C. Brown author of multiple books (Chesterton, and a Harry Potter guide for parents)
• holysmoke – Damian Thompson author of religion column in Telegraph
• DanielleBean – web editor of Faith & Family Live! and senior editor of Faith & Family magazine
• arwenelizabeth – Arwen Mosher, blogger on faithandfamilylive.com
• mstestosterhome – Rachel Balducci, blogger on faithandfamilylive.com
  
• americanpapist – Thomas Peters of the American Papist blog
  
• lifeisaprayer – Jeff Geerling, creator of LOLsaints
• GregWillits – Cohost of The Catholics Next Door on the Catholic Channel/SiriusXM
• JenniferWillits – Cohost of The Catholics Next Door on the Catholic Channel/SiriusXM
• AnnaArco – Anna Arco, journalist for the Catholic Herald

Podcasters

• catholicrocker- George Leite, host of the Catholic Rockers podcast
• zina_rsn – Zina Liss-Gomez, cohost of the Secrets of Battlestar Galactica podcast
• jeffliss – Jeff Liss, cohost of the Secrets of Battlestar Galactica podcast
• JavierPlumey – Cohost of the Hands and Feet podcast
• jrleblanc – Joshua LeBlanc of the CatholicUnderground.com podcast
• pcamarata – Neurosurgeon, host of the SaintCast podcast
• adaptiman – David Sweeney, cohost of the Catholic Family podcast
• allyson – Allyson Sweeney, cohost of the Catholic Family podcast
• macbarron – Mac Barron, cohost of the Catholic in a Small Town podcast
• TupeloRob – Rob Williams of the Catholics Down Yonder podcast
• fifer1863 – Dr. Jim Beeghley, cohost of the Secrets of Harry Potter podcast
• bego – Maria Johnson, writer, blogger, cohost of the Secrets of Harry Potter podcast
• bobm512z – Bob McWilliams, cohost of the Secrets of Harry Potter podcast
• YoGeek – Elsie Escobar, podcaster
• steverunner – runner, host of the Phedippidations podcast
• Catholic_Hack – Joe McClane, host of The Catholic Hack podcast
• LisaHendey- Catholic Wife and Mom, writer, blogger, podcaster (Catholic Moments) and webmaster
• CaliLewis – host of geekbrief.tv, Dallas Texas
• gregkeuter – host of the Divine Mercy Podcast
• Taquoriaan – Female Geek, a Catholic one since August 10, 2008, blogger, podcaster
• steve_nelson – Host of the On the U podcast
• thicke – Marc Thicke, host of the Catholic Vocations podcast
• crossfirepodcas – Catholic podcaster and blogger
• station15 – The 15th Station is the first Catholic podcast network in New Zealand
• KevinLeeC – Catholic writer/podcaster who tells funny stories every week at http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/
• Cade_One – Joshua Cade: Catholic Christian, Husband, Parent, Graphic/Web Designer, Co-host of “The Perseverance Podcast,” and fouder of the Catholic Tech Tips blog
• Sean_McGaughey -  Canadian folk singer-songwriter, podcaster and Librivoxian
• CatholicFoodie – Jeff Young of The Catholic Foodie, a podcast where food meets faith
• handsfeetshow – The Hands and Feet Show – A Catholic podcast for lovers of fun
• EdgarTheMexican –  Catholic, Mexican, Foreing Trade Bachelor, Co-producer of http://www.lecturasdeldia.org Podcast with daily scripture readings in Spanish.

Catholic bands and musicians

• sevensorrows – Seven Sorrows Catholic band, this is also the twitter for http://www.CatholicNerd.com blog
• Josh Blakesley http://twitter.com/joshblakesley
• Kelly Pease http://twitter.com/kellypease
• Joia Farmer http://twitter.com/joiafarmer
• Sarah Hart http://twitter.com/SarahHart
• David Hust http://twitter.com/davidhust
• Dan Harms of Popple http://twitter.com/popplemusic
• Bob Metivier http://twitter.com/bgmetivier
• Bob Rice http://twitter.com/monsterants
• Sarah Bauer http://twitter.com/sarah_bauer
• Gene Monterastelli from Apex http://twitter.com/genedavid
• Kitty Cleveland http://twitter.com/kittycleveland
• Lynn Geyer http://twitter.com/lynngeyer – President of the Catholic Association of Music (CAM)
• Chris Padgett http://twitter.com/chrismpadgett
• Susan Bailey http://twitter.com/susanbailey
• Ryan Meyers http://twitter.com/ryanmeyersmusic
• Lucas Hennessey http://twitter.com/Lucashennessey
• Bryan Murdaugh http://twitter.com/murdaugh
• thompsonmusic – Aaron Thompson, Catholic family man and musician. Looking for common ground and people of good will
• Phatmass http://twitter.com/phatmass
• Fr. Pontifex http://twitter.com/FrPontifex
• Flip Caderao http://twitter.com/flipcaderao
• Matt Maher http://twitter.com/mattmahermusic

Other Catholics

• aquinasnmore – Ian of the Aquinas and More bookstore
• newadvent – guy who runs the awesome New Advent site
• drburgy – Chris Burgwald
• catholicgeek – from the New Zealand based Catholic Geek website
• ShannonSwenson – Shannon Swenson
• JeffNielsen – Captain Jeff, SQPN Board member, Catholic Christian, husband, father, airline pilot, screen printer
• Melotte – Frank Melotte: SQPN Europe board member
• cprincipe – Colin Principe, aka ‘The Music Man’ on the Daily Breakfast
• iJimCoyle – Jim Coyle, Media professor at the university of Steubenville
• MichaelRiecken – Michael Riecken, Minneapolis, MN
• BarbInNebraska – Catholic School Teacher
• chrishumphries – Christopher Humphries, Scranton
• CatholicDads – Twitter page of the author of the Fellowship of Catholic dads blog
• Murley – Alan Murley
• RomanticCatholi – Twitter page of the Romantic Catholic Blog
• LukeCoppen – Editor of The Catholic Herald
• BarbaraKB – Barbara K. Baker, Kolbe Market Consultants, New Media Marketing
• CatholicTravel – organizing Catholic pilgrimages
• Bettnet – Domenico Bettinelli
• Denise205 – Denise Gorss: Catholic, spends way too much time on the Web, likes theater, shopping, photography, & trivia.
• jmaleski – 5 kids, 2 fledgling companies. Busy? You betcha!
• adorotedevote - Julie aka Adoro; Minneapolis MN, I’m a blogger, discerning my Vocation, Catholic first…and everything else…not first!
• catholicgirl75 – Shannon Nanney: devout Catholic, professional nanny & homeschooler, blogger, living the life in sunny Florida
• stfrancisgirl – convert to Catholicism (former Baptist) and am a Secular Franciscan
• amethystmenace – Catholic librarian, internet and podcast addict, and SQPN / Rosary Arny supporter
• CarleighS – Catholic Youth Choir Director
• Phusak – Paul Phusak: Catholic, homeschooling dad of six, Webmaster for Catholic On-line Bookstore The Grotto Press
• suzannesadler – Former corporate manager now full-time Catholic (orthodox) housewife, American expat, Mac geek, Reagan Republican, and aspiring novelist.
• cuaguy – David Doyle, student at the Catholic University of America
• the_crescat – The Crescat – Catholic blogger
• ryandhaley – Husband, Father, SQPN follower plurker and twitter poster and looking to bring the word to Ohio
• piscotikus – Proud dad of 2 (soon to be 3) and a Pharmacist
• memoriadei – Catholic, mom of one, grandmom of two, a work in progress toward Cistercian oblation
• GNW_Paul – full Strength Catholic, politically eclectic tedning conservative, pro-life
• undegaussable – Mack Ramer
• whoisright – Conserative, Catholic, Retired, and love Line Dancing
• ericwilson – Catholic, conservative. Writer
• franciscat – Married, cat-loving Secular Franciscan
• CathPrdDaughter – “Reclaimer” of her Catholic faith,suprised devotee of the Traditional Latin Mass. Conservative or as dh says, “A bit to the right of Darth Vader
• cayside – homeschool mom of eight. news junkie #pro-life blog,living an island life #roft #tcot #catholic
• JustBarbi – Born and raised in AZ. Getting ready to head to Iowa to do some small town living. Mother of 3, wife to my life long love, friend and lover of God and life!
• catholic_lib – from Phantasmagoria, Indiana
• RohaiRae – Catholic Novelist, Artist, and Middle-Schooler in a chaotic world
• KingsDaughter02 – A Catholic Daughter returning to her Father through His Son
• MaryBeth66 – Mary Beth Hutchison, Pittsburgh Pa
• catholicmommy – Catholic mom homeschooling my 5 little monkeys
• gusfed – Defending Catholicism vs. Secularism
• love2learnmom – Catholic homeschool mom of 6. Editor: http://www.love2learn.net
• victorlams – I write music and make snarky comments on Catholic ‘blogs. I used to do “et cetera”, back when ‘blogs were cool.
• JoyfulMom7 – Catholic convert, Children’s Choir Director, Private Voice & Piano Instructor / Free-Lance Performer & Collaborative Pianist, Mother of 7
• curmudgeonry – Jordana, a Catholic convert and homeschooling mom of 5
• BrianKillian – Catholic writer, author of the discontinued blog Noetic Muse
• KitchenKop – I LOVE to talk about “politically incorrect” health & nutrition information – the truth about what will help us not just live long, but live happy & healthy, serving God into our old age
• yenra – Ken Morrill, Writer, photographer, editor, webmaster. Feature news journalist. Author, teacher, search & accessibility expert for Departments of Commerce & Treasury
• MeredithGould – Writing about faith, church communication, Jewish roots of Christian worship. Sociologist by training & enthralled w/new media
• denisegriffiths – Catholic mom, wife,Secular Carmelite, retail manager,rosary artisan, bead freak
• robkphd – Catholic husband. Father of 3 (4 in Juyl). PhD in Psych. Work in marketing research. Founder of the Catholic Dad blog: http:\\catholic-dads.blogspot.com
• nekogal – a cat-loving Catholic software developer on the small sunny island of Singapore
• catholicfire – Catholic writer, retired educator, psychologist
• CloverCatholic – young Roman Catholic living in Ireland. I am also a big fan of the SQPN Podcasts!
• yseult – Scholar and Researcher in Medieval Philosophy and Saint Thomas Aquinas, Blogger and tech savvy philosopher from Switzerland.
• arsedendi – Joel Lonfat, husband, medieval philosopher – jobless of course -, straight razor shaver, book worm, cook and lousy multitasker
• oneeyedsmiley – director of campus ministry at a small state college in New Hampshire. Dutch by nationality, but in the States for 33 yrs. nickname in college was “the happy mutant” – hence the one eyed smiley as a signature ◦ )
• frival – Convert, catechist and blogger, looking into becoming a lay Dominican
• pjbeyer - husband, father, Catholic Christian, amateur photographer, information security professional
• usafccf - Retired US Air Force,Catholic, Braves and Dawgs Fan
• ACatholicView – Christine from http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/
• nsenger – the editor of Catholic School Chronicle, the site for Catholic teachers and all those interested in Catholic education
• msmr – Matthew Rygiel from Toronto, Catholic dad, programmer and a geek
• wstcstcatholic – Catholic, SoCal born and raised. Love my family, like to read
• Captoe – Mike Hamann, Catholic – convert, father x 5, husband x 1, blogger, MBA, photographer, 1°Knight, and voracious reader from Arizona.
• micaelaswift – Mother of 2… 29 yrs, daughter of 11, Catholic devout, interior designer. Defender of Truth , Lover of Philosophy.
• ExecutiveEditor – Executive editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture; Catholicism Guide on About.com (http://catholicism.about.com)
• alisongriz – Alison Griswold, Catholic youth minister; God, youth ministry, coffee, red wine. What more do you need in life?
• suewebster – Mother of six and designer of Catholic jewelry at onthisdaydesigns.com!
• MidwestMom4x – Catholic wife & homeschool mom, chair of the “Celebrate the Faith!” Catholic Homeschool Conference & Vendor Fair (http://www.gmche.com; come join us!)
• instatuviae – A Catholic in the world, trying to be a better person and preparing to be a father in a few months!
• frankdoherty – Full-time catholic missionary with a passion for people, places, photography & pets
• Chris_Buckley – Technology PR by day, Catholic husband & dad around the clock and a comic book junkie on Wednesdays.
• debramurphy – author & publisher (Catholic fiction & nonfiction)
• davidswinney – David Swinney, Louisville native, Plano resident, interested in internet technology (especially social media), photography, and pop culture.
• danielerossi – Daniele Rossi, Ontario, Canada, also maintains http://twitter.com/stutterdude for his podcast about stuttering
• CatholiciPod – “Catholic Ipod” blogger, Catholic Mom, Wife & Grandmom
• tjboudreaux – Catholic web developer with skills in LAMP, PHP, jQuery, cakePHP, MVC Frameworks, ROR
• militantmom – Catholic homeschooling mom of 10, USNA grad ‘85, convert, aspiring writer, just tryin’ to keep up with the kids…
• jlovesr – Trad Catholic, happily married, alto, photographer, went to Loyola in Los Angeles
• phouk – A Catholic wife and mom, long time follower of SQPN and computer geek
• MatthewWarner – Matthew Warner is a Catholic blogger, speaker, musician and founder of flockNote.com
• homesteadbread – SAHM & Wife, embracing a godly and simple life
• Florencia925 – Loves: Philosophy, literature, history, the Church, Argentina, graphic design
• sassygal83 –  Stacey Gleason, Florida; wife, mother, and practicing catholic
• littlebytesnews – Patty; SAH mom and WAH mom of two boys, host of mamastimeout.com,tweet about conservative politics to parenting &everything in between. Also author of freedom4usa
• nerdwriter – Emmy, Los Angeles; Nerd, Blogger, Writer/Author, Religious Studies undergraduate; author of the Catholic blog, Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer
• rostendorf – Devout Catholic, Husband, Father, Linux SysAdmin, Paleoconservative libertarian, Social media nut, Constant seeker of knowledge and self-improvement
• goodnewsmin –  Terry Modica, Tampa Bay; Director of Good News Ministries and Catholic Digital Resources
• pjhanley – “I’m a producer at the PBS program Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, and I frequently cover Catholic news. I Twittered throughout Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to the US – and will hopefully do so abroad this year. I cover an array of faiths and send out behind-the-scenes tweets, but Catholicism is one of my main concentrations.”
• jannetwalsh – journalist, photojournalist, laid off New York Times Company/Star-Banner, dog owner, upbeat and needing new job!
• francesco1221 – Clayton Emmer, blogs at www.doxaweb.com
• peerybingle – Catholic convert/wife/mom/reader/writer enjoying the idiosyncrasies of life on a farm with critters and kids

Resources

• usccbnab – Lectionary for Mass: USCCB Tweets with today’s Mass readings
• dailyreading – Daily Bible readings for Catholics
• ewtn – offical Tweets from Eternal Word TV Network Webmaster
• CathNewsUSA – a digest of Catholic news on the net
• CatholicNewsSvc – CNS is a leading agency for religious news
• catholicmeme – Pondering Catholic blogs, sites, podcasts & videos
• OSV – Catholic magazines, books and more
• CatholicTechTip – Helping teens use new media technologies to share their faith and love of Christ with others. We encourage parents to actively learn how their kids use the net
• saint_tweet – a Saint A Day tweet compiled from multiple saint resources on the web
• sallybooks – on the Marketing Team for Pauline Books & Media, the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul (Catholic)
• AMDG – Lisa Wheeler from MaximusMG.com, a PR firm specializing in the religious space (Catholic niche)
• flockNote – flockNote is an innovative, Catholic website that helps you share notes with the flock. It’s free, too.

Organizations

• FamilyCoalition – blogs and officials of the Family Coalition Party, Ontario’s only pro-life, pro-family party
• CatholicRelief - Catholic Relief Services is the official int’l humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. We alleviate suffering & assist people in need.

Commercial

• CWA – UK based store selling Catholic themed clothing
• onthisdaydesign – handmade inspirational Christian jewelry

Many more catholics on Twitter on http://twittgroups.com/group/catholic