5 Sparrows Magazine

Mission

It's not easy being a child in today's culture. The world is full of dangers that threaten the very spirit of childhood.

5 Sparrows' goal is to help children revel in the joy of being a child.

5 Sparrows is the bi-monthly playful Catholic Christian magazine for children ages 6-12. It is faithful, fresh, and fun. Each issue will engage the young reader with stories, and activities, comics, and more.

Written in the spirit of great Christian writers such as G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and George MacDonald, 5 Sparrows plans to use the Catholic imagination to explore the wonders of everyday life. By using this imagination, and sparking the readers' interest in the wonders surrounding them, 5 Sparrows will help bring about a renewal of authentic Christian culture.

Who we are:

Our creative team of experienced authors and artists includes the following people:

Ted Schluenderfritz

Ted is an artist and designer, the illustrator of such books as Darby O'Gill and the Good People and its sequel Darby O'Gill and the Crocks of Gold. He is the art director of Gilbert! Magazine and one of the founders of 5 Sparrows magazine.  Ted resides in Pennsylvania with his wife and five children.

Ben Hatke

Ben is an artist and illustrator living in Virginia.  An accomplished comic writer, his work includes the Father Brown series in Gilbert! Magazine and the Man of the Beatitudes comic on the life of Pier Giorgio Frassati. He has also designed book covers for Christendom Press.  His extensive portfolio is online at www.househatke.com.

Tim Drake

Tim is a Catholic journalist.  Well known for his frequent contributions to National Catholic Register and Catholic Faith & Family, he is also the editor Saints of the Jubilee and There We Stood, Here We Stand, a book on Lutheran converts to Catholicism. Tim resides in Minnesota with his wife and five children.

Regina Doman

Regina is the author of The Shadow of the Bear, a novel for young adults that updates the fairy tale of Snow White and Rose Red.  Also a freelance journalist, Regina's work has appeared in Our Sunday Visitor as well as many other Catholic publications. She and her husband live in Virginia, where along with raising her children, she is finishing the eagerly awaited sequel to The Shadow of the Bear.

John Herreid

John is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Gilbert! Magazine, The Catholic World Report, St. Austin Review and The San Francisco Faith.  Also an illustrator and designer, he has had artwork published by Catholic Dossier magazine, Bethlehem Books, and Ignatius Press.  John lives in California.

Board of Advisors

Dale Ahlquist

John Peterson

Joseph Pearce

Vivian Dudro

Sam Torode

Patron Saint

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati