Hallow Catholic Prayer App: Founder’s Vision

American Catholics have poured time and treasure into expanding the Church’s reach in the digital age. Call it the Catholic New Media. It comes in plenty of flavors, but there’s a handful of heavy-hitters, including Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and Ascension, both of which provide written resources but have also delved into video and podcast creation. Word on Fire, helmed by Bishop Robert Barron, produces an enormous slate of videos and podcasts, many featuring Barron himself, and boasts millions of viewers. At the start of 2021, Ascension launched a new podcast, The Bible in a Year, hosted by Father Mike Schmitz, which has turned out to be hugely successful, topping the Apple podcast charts in the U.S. for months at a time. Next year, the group will launch a second podcast with Father Mike, The Catechism in a Year.

Now, another major player in the Catholic digital world is Hallow: a mobile app designed to help users learn how to pray and incorporate prayer into their daily lives. Founder Alex Jones launched the app nearly four years ago, following his return to the Catholic faith in which he was raised.

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American Catholics have poured time and treasure into expanding the Church’s reach in the digital age. Call it the Catholic New Media. It comes in plenty of flavors, but there’s a handful of heavy-hitters, including Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and Ascension, both of which provide written resources but have also delved into video and podcast creation. Word on Fire, helmed by Bishop Robert Barron, produces an enormous slate of videos and podcasts, many featuring Barron himself, and boasts millions of viewers. At the start of 2021, Ascension launched a new podcast, The Bible in a Year, hosted by Father Mike Schmitz, which has turned out to be hugely successful, topping the Apple podcast charts in the U.S. for months at a time. Next year, the group will launch a second podcast with Father Mike, The Catechism in a Year.

Now, another major player in the Catholic digital world is Hallow: a mobile app designed to help users learn how to pray and incorporate prayer into their daily lives. Founder Alex Jones launched the app nearly four years ago, following his return to the Catholic faith in which he was raised.