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Supporting People with Disabilities at Your Parish

Posted by John
/ November 19, 2012 / Leave a comment

There are many great resources and ideas in helping to support people with disabilities in your parish and on your website through technology. With improving and affordable technology such as touch supports, voice recognition, and motion...
Bishops and Bloggers

Posted by John
/ November 15, 2012 / Leave a comment

On November 11th the US Bishops met with Catholic bloggers at a conference in Baltimore. I was able to follow many of happenings from the conference through Twitter feeds (#bspblog & #USCCB12) and video and blog coverage thanks to so many bloggers and bishops active live on-line. It was said...
Catholic Resources for the Voting Booth

Posted by John
/ October 17, 2012 / Leave a comment

There are a number of good resources (links below) available for Catholics to use to help them be informed and faithful citizens before going to the voting booth this coming Election Day, Tuesday, November 6th. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have put together some of the the...
How do I save my form data?

Posted by Carl
/ October 16, 2012 / Leave a comment

If you have been a webmaster for more than a week, no doubt you have heard this before: “I filled out the contact form on your site last week, did you receive it”? Hopefully your answer will be, “yes!”, but sometimes we are left twiddling our thumbs, as we exclaim...
Year of Faith Resources

Posted by John
/ October 14, 2012 / Leave a comment

The Year of Faith just began October 11th and runs until November 24, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI has called for this special year as an invitation to “an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the one Saviour of the world” (Apostolic Letter, Porta Fidei, 6)....
Aleteia: Seekers of the Truth

Posted by John
/ September 20, 2012 / Leave a comment

Today is the official launch of Aleteia.org (beta), a new concept in collecting all the good Catholic media in one place and to be interactive with the people of the church. Aleteia is partnered with the blessings of the Vatican, and is hoping to be a very popular website for...
Catholics Going Mobile

Posted by John
/ September 19, 2012 / Leave a comment

Crossover Year I was at the Catholic New Media Conference in Arlington, Texas in August and there was a lot of interest in mobile websites and apps. It was stated by one speaker that 2013 will be the “Crossover Year.” The Crossover Year is the year that people using the...
Catholic Relief Services Announces Faithworks Website

Posted by John
/ September 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

Catholic Relief Services presented an exciting new initiative at the recent Catholic New Media Conference in Arlington, Texas announcing their new website–FAITHWORKS. FaithWorks offers many forms of media including video, photos, and stories reporting on the worldwide efforts of CRS. CRS is allowing Catholic bloggers and webmasters to take their...
Sermon Browser Plug-In for WordPress

Posted by John
/ August 24, 2012 / Leave a comment

We have been using the Sermon Browser Plug-In on my parish website with great success. It is a FREE plug-in that makes it easy to post audio files of homilies on your website, and can make them available as a podcast. We use a digital audio recorder attached to...
Family Safety on the Internet

Posted by John
/ August 10, 2012 / Leave a comment

There are dangers associated with the internet, but with the combination of technology and good family practices, there are solutions to make the internet a safe and useful place. There are a number of free and paid resources that can assist parents or teachers in blocking and monitoring objectionable content...