A sampling of the projects that have shaped my journey. From ministry initiatives to digital products, each reflects a
commitment to prayerful discernment, thoughtful design, and hospitable user experience.
Analytics Design Ministry
Kerygma Academy
Free Catholic formation for individuals and parishes.
Faith formationCommunity tools
Kerygma Academy is an online platform dedicated to equipping Catholics with free courses, resources, and tools to grow
in faith and discipleship. Rooted in the proclamation of the Gospel (kerygma), it seeks to make Catholic teaching
accessible, practical, and enriching for individuals and parishes, offering a wide range of topics from doctrine and
liturgy to scripture, apologetics, and prayer.
Features
Free Catholic courses across theology, scripture, history, ethics, liturgy, and spirituality.
Prayer request service, offering personalized written prayers and intercession.
Curated Catholic resources including YouTube content, study guides, and recommended apps.
Church Attendance Dashboard is a web tool that lets you upload a CSV of church attendance data—broken down by week, site, service, and kids check-in—and then interactively visualize trends over time. It generates charts and summaries such as total and average attendance, peak weeks, and distributions across services/sites. The app uses a placeholder dataset by default, but you can replace it with your own data formatted according to the specified CSV schema.
Highlights
Filter and slice data by year, site, service, and metric to explore specific subsets.
Visualisations including weekly trend lines, monthly bar charts, and pie charts of service/site distributions.
Tabular “Recent Weeks” view showing raw data entries (up to 50) filtered by selected parameters.
Mark's Markdown Editor progressive web app is a web-based tool that allows users to write, edit, and preview Markdown content in real time. The interface is minimalist and user-friendly: you can type Markdown text on one side and immediately see the rendered output on the other (or toggle views). The editor supports basic formatting, links, lists, code blocks, headings, and seamless switching between edit and preview modes, making it convenient for drafting documents, notes, or writing content for web pages.
Highlights
Live side-by-side preview so changes in Markdown are instantly reflected in the rendered version.
Support for standard Markdown syntax elements (headings, lists, links, code blocks, images, etc.).
Simple, calm UI designed for distraction-free writing and easy switching between editing and viewing modes.
Regula is a web-based tool focused on helping users integrate mindfulness with Catholic prayer practices. It offers guided prayer experiences, tracks when and how prayers are practiced, and supports reflection on prayer habits over time. The app is structured to help users develop consistency, mindfulness, and deeper awareness in their spiritual life through tangible tracking and gentle prompts.
Highlights
Guided, themed prayer sessions to cultivate an intentional prayer life.
A log or tracking system that records prayer sessions so patterns and consistency can be seen at a glance.
Reflective feedback and visualisations to help users understand their prayer rhythms and growth.
Mark Baldwin-Smith