Catholic Roundup

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Catholic Roundup Rebranding

• 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

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• 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

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• Father Roderick’s Lenten Resources: Crowdsourcing @Lent

• Father Rodericks List of Cool Catholics on Twitter: Cool Catholics on Twitter

• Father Z.: Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori (voice and with chant)

Daily Lenten Podcasts

• 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

40 Days of Praise http://fortydaysofpraise.com Michael James Mette

Michael is one of the people behind modernpsalter.com

Song: Consume My Heart: Michael James Mette available on myspace. You can also sign up for his mailing list at www.michaeljamesmette.com

He’s trying to get 1000 people on his mailing list this year in preparation for an album release.

Catholic Roundup Day of Reflection on ustream and Talkshoe March 28

Talk about what we have lined up.

Ask for contributors- help and prayers

Celebrations: Play Baby Bumper from Monster Cookies

• Babies

• Willits Baby: Lillian Grace Willits Jan 31-  1:07 PM,

• Liss Baby:  Myra Elena Liss  2/15  born on big brother’s birthday

• Paula and Ian Rutherford from Aquinas and More had their 7th child,  Thomas Edmund Paul Rutherford was born on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.

Spotlight on

• Check out Musings from a Catholic Bookstore for faith items, and insights into running a  Catholic business

• Aquinas and More – Help Us Build a Website Pick a Fig

Lisa Hendey has finished her radiation treatments.  We’ll keep praying for her.

• Milestone Episodes

• St. Anthony’s Podcast– Father Bill Holzinger-Episode 200

• Playing with Fire Podcast Episode 96

• Catholic Moments Podcast:  Episode 91

• Catholic Spotlight with Chris Cash 91

• Catholic Underground Episode 97

• Catholics Next Door:  Episode 1:   Woohoo Greg and Jennifer are back podcasting.  Sirius has let them podcast 20 min a week of highlights from their show.

• The Catholics Next Door Podcast #1: Eggplant and Childbirth
• http://feeds2.feedburner.com/thecatholicsnextdoor

Other stuff on Deck:
Emails from Sarah Wilson– Fresh air Fund Counsellors: www.freshair.org The 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/

1. 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

Castroller-  Castroller Catholic Channel.

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At mass on Sunday for the Feast of Epiphany, Father Jeff asked us to remain standing after the gospel reading for the ancient Proclamation of the Date of Easter

The Proclamation of the Date of Easter on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter. Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resurrection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year. (From Sacramentary Supplement.)

On the solemnity of the Epiphany, the proclamation takes place after the Gospel, the homily or after the Prayer after Communion. The proclamation should be sung from the ambo by a deacon, cantor or a reader. In their absence, the celebrant or concelebrant or another priest  may sing or proclaim it according to the following text:

Dear brothers and sisters, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return. Through the rhythms of times and seasons  let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation. Let us recall the year’s culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord:  his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising celebrated  between the evening of the 9th of April and the evening of the 12th of April. Each Easter – as on each Sunday –  the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death. From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy./ Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the 25th of February.  The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the 21st [or 24th] of May.  Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the 31st of May.  And this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the 29th of November.   Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the Passover of Christ  in the feasts of the holy Mother of God, in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints,  and in the commemoration of the faithful departed. To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come, Lord of time and history, be endless praise, for ever and ever.  Amen.

I had not heard of the Epiphany proclamation before but it was for me the perfect capstone to the lessons I have been pondering this Advent and Christmas season.  In trying as a family to put Advent and Christmas in their proper sequence we are becoming more attuned to the Pilgrim Church.  Each year, as we journey around the sun we also repeat the journey of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the salvation of the world.  It is my hope that each time I follow this journey with just a little deeper understanding and faith.

Through the Catholic New Media Advent Calendar I have also grown a deeper understanding of what it means to be a part of a universal church and a participant of a world-wide faith community.  Over the past 37 days, we have brought you 44 posts contributed by over 50 people from 3 different continents.  Our  thanks go out to our contributors, the webmasters who posted our badge or advent calendar, and everyone who has dropped in to enjoy the great Advent content.    You can see the blogs, podcasts, or music of our contributors at their own websites listed below.

• Paul Camarata from The Saintcast
• Father Michel Nault
• Sarah Reinhard at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering
• Deacon Tom Fox
• Susan Bailey:  musician, blogger and online magazine publisher, and podcaster Sung Rosary Project.
• RAnn from at This That and the Other Thing.
• Bob Kenward writes the Prepare for Mass blog
• Anne, known as Artyi from,  we need boo hoo to get to the woo hoo.
• The Hendey Brothers (Eric and Adam)  and Lisa Hendey from CatholicMom.com and the Catholic Moments Podcast
• The Lefaive Family
• The Sweeney Family  from The Catholic Family Podcast
• The Catholic Family Kids,  Catherine, Austin, Hanna, Luke and their friend Breanna
• Popple Kyle Heimann and Daniel Harms www.virb.com/theharms.
• Blaise Alleyne
• Bryan Murdaugh
• Russ Clayton
• Justin Stroh
• Lionel Valdellon aka Acid42
• Karl Kohlhase
• Father Leo  Patalinghug from Grace Before Meals
• The Mazzuchi family from the Our Catholic Life Podcast
• Mac and Katherine Barron from the Catholic in a Small Town podcast
• Greg Willits from The Catholics Next Door
• Daniele Rossi  superspud.com.  Angel Dude, stutteringiscool.com.
• Steve Runner from the Phedippidations podcast
• Jeff Young from the  Catholic Foodie podcast
• The Orsborn Family: Dave, Karol, Katy, Ellie, and Abbie. Together they produce the  Celebrating Saints Podcast.
• Joe McClane of the Catholic Hack
• Mercedes and Edgar from the Spanish podcast: Lecturas Del Dia (daily readings)
• Father Chris, Father Ryan, Joshua and Daniel from The Catholic Underground podcast
• Michel Payment
• Inge Loots: taquoriaan.com,  A Journey into the Land of the Spirit.
• Father Bill Holtzinger: Father Geek, St. Anthony’s Podcast, Mysteries of the Mass, and the Pilgrim Cast, Father Bill’s Blog
• Adam the Catholic: Theotokos Podcast
• Thanks to Drew Beatty and John Meadows who helped me out when the site went down midway through the Advent Calendar project.
  

And a heartfelt thanks to my loving wife, Nancy and our daughter Sarah who have been my compatriots in life and in this project. I am overwhelmed by the number of people who were involved in making the Catholic New Media Advent Calendar a success.  If I neglected to list your name, please accept my apology for the oversight and let me know so that I can add you to the list. It is my sincere hope that through our blog and podcast we can help our own family and others grow closer to Christ through Mary. That’s a wrap for the Catholic New Media Advent Calendar, but please continue to join us at the Catholic New Media Roundup as we shine a spotlight on the great ways Catholics are spreading the Good News using new media.

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Today Jeff Young from the  Catholic Foodie podcast,  reflects upon the origins and traditions surrounding the feast of epiphany.  He also explains practice of making of King Cakes for Epiphany in Louisiana.

You can find Jeff at catholicfoodie.com.  If you like what you heard, please send some feedback to catholicfoodie@gmail.com.

Join us tomorrow for the last day of the Catholic New Media Advent Calendar and  12 Days of Christmas.

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Lisa Hendey from CatholicMom.com and the Catholic Moments Podcast has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Catholic New Media Advent Calendar from when I first suggested the idea to her. Today we have a video of her sons, Eric and Adam Hendey playing  a celtic arrangement of We Three Kings, on guitar and recorder.

Join us tomorrow and every day in December for more reflections produced by great Catholic New Media personalities.

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Update:  Wow, I submitted this post just before the deadline at 9:56pm EST.  By 10:30 Sarah had Catholic Carnival 200 posted, and it’s a doozer.

Congratulations to everyone involved for 200 weeks of the Catholic Carnival, (the longest permanent floating crap game Catholic Blog Carnival on the Internet).

Reflecting on what to write about for this week’s carnival led me to write a mini carnival of my own.  My involvement with Catholic blogging, podcasting and social media has been a means belonging to a community of believers throughout the world.  The reason I produce the  Catholic New Media Roundup is help foster and grow this community in my own little way.

A few recent posts illustrate this point.  A couple of weeks ago,  The Catholic Journeyman talked about the reasons he blogs in:Just how Catholic are we?

How “Catholic” are we to put study, energy and time into this, ahem “hobby”? I dont see this as fanatical or extreme, and yet my first inclination is to respond citing the convenience of this technology and using it for Evangelization, but thats just a thread in the cloth here. Its a discovery process, growing a community of believers, etc.

I have become a great fan of the Amateur Catholic Bloggers, The B team of Catholic Bloggers.  Their motto is, ” We don’t write books or do speaking tours.  In fact, we barely do our jobs. We’re the B-Team of Catholic Bloggers.”  Their sense of humor and the seriousness with which they undertake the (hobby? passion? addiction?) of sharing their faith using new media greatly speaks to me.  I’ll definitely be applying to join the B-Team.

On Catholic Moments #79 Lisa Hendey interviewed Bryan Murdaugh, a talented Catholic Dad, youth minister and musician, and social media friend of mine.  During the interview, Lisa asked Bryan why he uses social media to reach out to the youth he ministers to.   He gave a long and thoughtful answer, but summed it up with, “After all, the Eucharist is the original social network”.   Amen to that.

I’m trying to grow that social network of the body of Christ in my own little way through my blogs and podcasts.  Please consider contributing to my Catholic New Media Advent Calendar project which will feature content from a different guest blogger, podcaster or musician each day in December.

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1. Announcing Catholicroundup.com

2. Rant– on people putting Christmas trees up in early November.  My personal goal to experience Advent before 12 days of Christmas.

Check out adventconspiracy.org

3. Announcing Catholic New Media Advent Calendar

4. Soundseeing from Blessed Kateri Shrine– Fonda NY

5. Brand new Catholic Podcasts:  http://web.me.com/neilcummins/Site/Audio_Podcast/Audio_Podcast.html Irish catholic sermons, talks &music

Bryan Murdaugh’s Modern Psalter Blog and Podcast

The Last episode of the Rosary Army Podcast

Celebrations

On the U is on Episode 99.

200 Episodes for Santo Del Dia podcast  Spanish podcast (Saint of the Day).  Congratulations

200th Blog Carnival:  Join in the Fun

The Carnival will be held back at Just Another Day of Catholic
pondering (http://snoringscholar.blogspot.com). To enter is easy, just
pick a post from your blog and email the information below to
(peerybingle@gmail.com) peerybingle (at) gmail (dot) com by 10:00 PM EST on Monday evening.

Blog name
Blog URL
Post name
Post URL
Post description

Please forward this to any other Catholic bloggers who might be
interested.

Also consider hosting a Carnival one week – it’s fun and rewarding
without too much work. The Carnival is better when it travels around
from one Catholic blog to another. For more information, just email
at (jay@livingcatholicism.com) jay (at) livingcatholicism (dot) com.

Song by  Bryan Murdaugh :  All in the family.

No promos this week.

CNMR Big Question: How are you and your family observing the season advent during the busy month leading up to Christmas?

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After 8 months and 10 shows (or 44 if you count the 40 days of Catholic Media during lent), my wife and I thought it was time for the Catholic New Media Roundup to have it’s own domain.  We have registered and set up catholicroundup.com to point back to the blog at cc.ductapeguy.net .  If you are already subscribed to the blog and podcast, there will be no immediate change, but you have to admit that catholicroundup.com is a much more memorable domain name.

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CNMR Big Question: How does your family recognize Halloween in the context of your Catholic faith?

Rosary Army Forums: Dressing up for Halloween? (Registration required, but it’s a great online Catholic community.

Promo:A Journey into the Land of the Spirit

Catholic Podcasts nominated for Podcast Awards Click here to vote for Catholic Shows at the Podcast Awards (October 23-November 6)

Secrets of Harry Potter [url] [rss]

Hands and Feet [url] [rss]

Healthy Catholic [url] [rss]

Phedippidations [url] [rss]

Catholic Rockers [url] [rss]

Daily Breakfast [url] [rss]

Grace before Meals [url] [rss]

iPadre [url] [rss]

Promo: The Accidental Archaeologist

Top Catholic Songs Itunes list of Unity Awards 2008 – October 25 nominated songs

Song: Sharmane: I Surrender Nominated for UCMVA Song of the Year

Interview with Marc Smith from the Catholic Vocations Podcast

Promo On the U – College Catholic Podcast

On the Blogs: Fr. Philip Neri Powell, O.P., Ph.D.: Church is not Wal-Mart

Bryan Murdaugh’s Glory Contest Get your entries in soon. The contest closes on November 1.

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