Archive for August, 2007

Blog Day

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Hip Hip Hooray, it’s Blog Day. Blog day is a chance for bloggers to introduce others to new blogs they may not have heard of . I am new to the Catholic blogosphere so my blog may be one of those to you. I am better known for my [...]

Apparently Holy water is a dangerous liquid.

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Catholics have long known the power of holy water, but now we also know that it is unsafe to teke on airplanes. Warning– there may be too much irony in the article below for some people to bear.
This article from Reuters.com explains how security at Lourdes airport denied pilgrims from bringing holy water from [...]

It’s fall so it must be time for a carnival.

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

As fall approaches and the leaves start to turn, it’s carnival season.   Well actually, there is a carnival every week in the Catholic blogosphere.  A blog carnival is a regular event where a group of bloggers get together to submit posts on a common theme, and one host blog gathers all the links and wraps [...]

Check out the iPadre Catholic Podcast

Monday, August 27th, 2007

This summer I have been enjoying listening to Father Jay Finelli’s iPadre Catholic Podcasts There’s just something about hearing the good new’s in a New York accent which makes it sound more down to earth. This week’s Episode, Podcast #73 - Thou are a priest forever, even on vacation, speaks alot about witnessing [...]

Should Catholics use open-source software?

Friday, August 24th, 2007

I don’t know if it is because I’m cheap or frugal, but I’ve always sought out free software for my computers. Maybe it springs from my first TI994 that I programmed myself (or typed in programs from magazines). I discovered shareware when I bought my first PC, then various forms of freeware. [...]

A Cup of Coffee and a Random Thought: Who put the ME in media?

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Earlier this month, Maria Johnson over at A Cup of Coffee and a Random Thought, posted about Who put the ME in media?. She is just one of many who have noticed that there seems to be a healthy and growing community of Catholics hungry for community who are gathering around Catholic podcasting. [...]

Help me coin a new phrase- Unapologetics.

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

When I was growing up there was a sense that Christian values were something to which people aspired, and the practice of personal faith was a character trait that was admired. In our ever increasingly secular-humanist society, it seems that a person or a family that shows devotion to their faith becomes an object [...]

That Catholic Show #7

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

For my first Spotlight on Catholic Media, I thought I would look at That Catholic Show. Produced by Greg and Jennifer Willits of Rosary Army and SQPN, That Catholic Show is a humorous and insightful introduction into Catholic traditions and beliefs. Greg says that they got their inspiration for the snappy [...]

Welcome to A Catholic Canadian

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Hello I’m Sean McGaughey. I’m a Catholic, husband, father, teacher, musician and podcaster. In the summer of 2005, I bought an Mp3 player and started looking for music and podcasts to fill it. At that time I discovered Father Roderick and The Catholic Insider then the Rosary Army Podcast . Over [...]