Here is an all-link to many other blogs and websites of the Daughters of St. Paul in the USA and around the world: Pauline Blogs & Websites All Link … [Read more...]
Pauline Books & Media wins two Catholic Press Association Awards May 29, 2009
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS FIRST PLACE Adventures of Saint Paul By Oldrich Selucky Illustrated by Zdenka Krejcova This is a vibrant and compelling account of the life of St. Paul for young readers that is rich and inviting in its telling. the trials of st. Paul are cleverly called an adventure and further enhanced by the quality of human expression in the illustrations. the emphasis on faith in the Lord regardless of ones circumstances is both suspenseful and consistent. It it St. Paul's consistency … [Read more...]
Analogies, analgesics and the rest… God is like ….
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A friend sent me this email today; a unique way to bring faith and life closer (taking an optimistic approach!) Love the way the first one uses analogy to talk about God and analgesics. If anyone knows the source of this piece, please let me know. R ______________________________ A fifth-grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to watch TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: God is like BAYER … [Read more...]
Twitter Tongue-Twister
May 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
A Twitter who twitted a tweet Tried to teach two Twitters to tweet Said the Twits to the Twitter Is it harder to twitter than To teach two Twitters to tweet? c. Sr Rose Pacatte 2009 This tongue-twister was inspired by Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter who spoke today at the Catholic Media Convention in Anaheim, CA. Jack spoke about how Twitter began, got its name (they started with "twitch" that got me going...), how it works as a way to keep people connected and updated. He said a lot … [Read more...]
Terminator Salvation
May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Christian Bale is John Connor in the new Terminator movie (# 4 with the possibility of more to come) that challenges our sense of time in true Termiantor tradition. Australian Sam Worthington is Marcus Wright. Although he is not a complete new-comer, I didn't know him. I thought he was American until his Australian accent whispered out when he was under pressure (of a really big and bad machine, I think). John Connor ends up leading the resistance against the self-aware Skynet defence system … [Read more...]
Susan Boyle Advances! “Memories” May 23, 2009 Britain’s Got Talent
May 25, 2009 By 2 Comments
<a href="http://"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiC_nXo3s94 Although Susan falters a bit, she brings it home. She looks lovely and is most gracious when Simon apologizes for their skeptical (cynical) behaviour when she first appeared on the show. In the annals of broadcast civility, Simon's apology might just go down in history. He even gives her a standing ovation! I love Susan Boyle and all that she stands for: humility, good humor, graciousness, … [Read more...]
Household Saints or Desperate Housewives? Is there anything redeeming about Desperate Housewives?
May 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
" The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "Hannah Montana" may be among Disney’s most popular ‘tween and teen girl shows, but what else are our girls watching? The women of Wisteria Lane consistently wins the 18-49 year-old demographic (along with Grey’s Anatomy) and have a significant teen audience as well. This is a description of a workshop I will be giving at the this week. Check out the conference schedule at www.CatholicPress.org and/or www.CatholicAcademy.org. … [Read more...]
World Communications Day 2009: New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship
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MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI FOR THE 43rd WORLD DAY OF COMMUNICATIONS "New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship." May 24, 2009 Dear Brothers and Sisters! In anticipation of the forthcoming World Communications Day, I would like to address to you some reflections on the theme chosen for this year - New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship. The new digital technologies are, … [Read more...]
WolframAlpha: computational knowledge engine launched
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A friend sent me this information the other day. It was news to me and I wonder what the implications may be for the spiritual life.... I checked the site's blog and someone had put the word "dumb" in the search engine. It is olde English and its first recorded use was in 1323 (686 years ago). I looked up the word "nun" and it is Olde English and Classical Latin and was first used in 1275, i.e., 734 years ago. It predates "dumb"; this is a good thing! A treat for trivia aficionados ... but I … [Read more...]
Ecumenical Jury at Cannes awards Ken Loach’s “Looking for Eric”
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On its 35 anniversary the 2009 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to Looking for Eric by Ken Loach United Kingdom, 2009 For its great artistic quality and it’s humoristic, optimistic and humanist approach of the crisis faced by contemporary society. The film portrays values that are often under fire today such as friendship, solidarity, the importance of family and dialogue towards oneself and the other. Which the mythical Cantona summarizes in one sentence: “The best action I … [Read more...]
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