Forgot to mention on the show: The Fresh Air Fund which provides summer camp and vacation opportunities to disadvantaged NYC children is looking for Host Families in the Eastern Seaboard of the US and Ontario in Canada.
Vote for Catholic Podcasts. Please take some time to vote for Catholic Podcasts on Podcast Alley and submit some reviews on Itunes. It really helps out.
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4. Interview with Chris Cash from the Catholic Spotlight. Episode 98. 1 behind Catholic Moments. Currently #2 on Podcast Alley.
5. Chris initiative to Vote for Catholic Podcasts. It is the beginning of the month. Please take some time to vote for Catholic Podcasts on Podcast Alley and submit some reviews on Itunes.
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Performance – Ana DaCosta and Susan Hookong-Taylor Band
5:30 p.m.
His Grace, Archbishop Collins – Lectio Divina
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Matt Maher Concert
9. Canadian March for Life: May 14, 2009 In Ottawa, Ontario. Please pray for the marchers on May 14, or if you can go to Ottawa, please participate in this important event.
10. SQPN may have another podcast marathon. Needs about $25,000 more to support the ministry.
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Podcast Alley is a podcast directory that bases their rankings on monthly polls of podcast listeners going to the site and voting for their favorite podcasts. It is one of the longest running podcast directories and as the years have gone by many podcast listeners have fallen out of the practice of voting for their favorite shows at the beginning of the month. (I know I have).
Today Chris Cash, who is approaching Episode 100 of the Catholic Spotlight podcast sent out a request to the In the Catholic Spotlight Facebook Group.
I am trying an experiment this month with Podcast Alley. Every month, they have a top 10 podcasts list on their frontpage, and the list is determined by votes. Right now, we can get onto that list with just 37 more votes. I thought it would be worth trying to get on the list for a day or two to see what happens. There are just over 125 of you on this list, so if everyone just goes and votes, we could make it into the top podcasts for a few days. Here is the link, and I will email in a few days to let you know the results of this experiment. Vote for Catholic Spotlight on Podcast Alley
Also, I am going to have Dr. Hahn on the show in a couple weeks, so I need some questions from you guys. They can be about his new book, Spirit and Life, or just about anything on your mind.
You can call in questions to 206-426-1207.
While I was at Podcast Alley voting for the Catholic Spotlight podcast, and other great Catholic Podcasts, I noticed that this month, the highest ranked Catholic Podcast in the Religion and Sprituality category is The Our Catholic Life podcast at #19. Take some time to vote for your favorite Catholic podcasts on Podcast Alley and let’s see if we can get them in the top ranks of the religion and Spirituality Category, and maybe even high ranking among all podcasts on the site.
If you have a Catholic Podcast Listed on Podcast Alley, please add a link to your Podcast Alley page in the comments of this post and we’ll help you and other Catholic podcasters get the word out.
Apologies for the sound quality in this episode. I am still getting used to our new mixer and there was a bit of amplifier hum in one of the mic channels. I’ll work on it for next time.
Join us for our Online Lenten Day of Reflection on March 28.
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Antonia from the wonderful Catholic Linux monkey blog is a programmer and mobile application developer in her day job. For Lent, she made a Mobile Catholic Prayerbook, that contains the common prayers – from the very basic Our Father to various after mass thanksgiving prayers and other Catholic devotionals. It currently runs on Java-enabled phones. She has an iPhone version coming soon!
I’m trying to check it out on my palm TX. I’ll let you know if I get it up and running.
UPDATE:
Antonia Rocks! When I mentioned that I was trying to get the mobile Catholic Praybook working on my palm TX to take a look, she compiled it specially for me. Remember folks that the Palm TX is a discontinued platform that no longer officially supports Java apps, but it runs GREAT. It is basically a quick index of many Catholic Prayers on your java enabled mobile phone or device. Antonia is offering it for free during Lent. If you have a Java enabled cell phone, check it out.
I have screenshots of it running on my palm TX below.
Why Rebrand? A Catholic Canadian –> Catholic New Media Roundup –> Catholic Roundup
Episode Renumbering (About 29 podcast episodes in last year’s 40 Days of Catholic Media)+ 20 original posts for Catholic New Media Roundup. That would make this episode of Catholic Roundup Show #50.
Why renumber– To show continuity in what we’ve been doing here for the past 18 months. I counted all multimedia audio and video I personally produced since I started A Catholic Canadian. I did not count guest contributions for the advent calendar. That would be ballot stuffing. Basically show numbers don’t mean much but they do represent time, commitment, and I find them highly motivating.
Lent Resources
Play Divine Mercy Promo
Divine Mercy Podcast: DM Extra – Lent 2009 The Dolorous Passion Please join me during Lent in praying at least one decade of the rosary
every day while meditating on the sorrowful mysteries. To help keep
focused, you can listen to meditations from the Dolorous Passion of our
Lord Jesus Christ by Saint Anne Catherine Emmerich. Play Promo of the Lent Podcast
Susan Bailey: http://www.prayerchapel.info Lenten Devotions for Busy People. It contains a 5 minute per day
podcast called Theosis featuring Fr. Seraphim Beshoner that can be
listened to right on the web. It will also contain a weekly Stations of
the Cross video which lasts 5 minutes.
Our 40 Days of Catholic Media is still up from last year. A great resource. I have added the posts as a new page on the blog– 40-days
Other stuff on Deck: Emails from Sarah Wilson– Fresh air Fund Counsellors: www.freshair.orgThe Fresh Air Fund is now accepting applications for counselors for this coming summer of ‘09. We hire staff members with a wide range in some pretty amazing fields. We are looking for college-aged men and women who love to work with children. I put together this social media news release which explains it all: http://freshairfundcounselors.smnr.us/
March for life was in Washington this week. Canadian March for Life in Ottawa is May 14. We are considering going as a family with a bus arranged by our Knights of Columbus council.
Geek Stuff Steal Father Bill’s the Technopriest’s Geek bumper
Interview with Father Paolo Padrini: ibreivary prayer app for iphone and ipod touch.
Difficulty accessing SQPN Podcasts
Podpress 8.8.1 Released, Blubrry Powerpress– I have used both– I can help podcasters
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Keep Mike Koelzer, the owner of Kay Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan www.prolifepharmacy.com in your prayers for his witness for life.
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