Spread the truth and beauty of Christ.
Did the Lord bless you with talents you would like to use? We hand you the research for a topic, and you turn it into something beautiful for the world.
Many hands make light work.
Sacristy wants to bring the richness of a 2,000-year-old tradition to every Catholic in America, on their phone.
Two thousand years worth telling. The saints and martyrs, the councils, the cathedrals, and the hospitals and universities the Church gave the world. Much of it is still little known.
The research is done for you. For each topic we put together a detailed brief: the dates, the sources and the exact quotes, ready when you sit down to write.
Your voice, in front of 60 million Catholics. Write it however you like. Your name and a link to your work go on the article.
The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.
The research is done before you start.
For each topic we put together a pack of facts, each with its source. There is no draft in it. The style, the form and the voice of the article are yours to choose.
- 1TimelineThe dates of a life or an event, in order.
- 2Sourced factsEach fact with the source it comes from.
- 3Exact quotesWords copied from their source, with the place to find them.
- 4Pictures and their rightsImages you may use, each with its museum and its rights.
- 5Reading listBooks and articles, if you want to read further.
What happens after you apply.
- Step 1
Apply
Fill in the form at the bottom of this page. We read every application.
- Step 2
Pick a topic
Choose one from our list. Once a writer takes a topic, it is theirs.
- Step 3
Get the research pack
We send you the pack for your topic as a zip file.
- Step 4
Write the article
Write it the way you think it should be written.
- Step 5
Our reviewers read it
A team of faithful, studious reviewers reads every piece before it is published.
- Step 6
It goes live in the app
Your article appears in the app under its topic, with your byline.
What we can offer you.
Your name and one link
Your byline sits on the article, with one link of your choice: your website, your school or your parish.
Sacristy+ free for a year
A year of Sacristy+, the paid plan of the app, at no cost.
A reference letter
A letter from Sacristy about your work, for a school, a graduate program or an employer.
Four kinds of topic.
We are still putting the full list together. If you apply now, we will send it to you when it is ready.
Notable Catholics
Lives of saints, popes and other Catholics who shaped the Church and the world.
Church history
Councils, religious orders, missions, and how the Church grew from place to place.
The Faith explained and defended
What the Church believes and why, for a reader who is curious or unsure.
Events
Turning points in the life of the Church, and the people who were there.
Apply to write.
We would love to hear from Catholic writers, scholars and college students. Send us a little about yourself and a few samples of your writing. If it looks like a good fit, we will write back with the topic list.