Hat tip to The Forum , for the following from Arizona [Catholic Sun]:

Plans are underway in the Diocese of Phoenix to implement new local norms for the distribution of Holy Communion that will bring the local Church in line with universal Church guidelines.

As a result, the Precious Blood will not be offered at every Sunday Mass, but instead be reserved for special occasions, left to the determination of each parish pastor.

The change will bring local Catholic celebration of the Eucharist into union with the practice of the faithful around

[ Update : It looks like Mountain Lion finally restored this functionality—you can press Shift + Control + Power key, and the screen will immediately go to sleep.]

The 2010/2011 MacBook Air models are all amazing, and I believe Apple will eventually convert all their Mac laptops to the same basic design (just different sizes), forgoing the optical drives.

The only downside to this new design is the lack of an eject key—of course, most

I was having tons of trouble getting my brand new 11" MacBook Air to get MobileMe Sync set up, and it kept getting stuck with 'Registering computer...' either when I checked the 'Synchronize with MobileMe' checkbox or when I clicked 'Advanced...' and then 'Register Computer'.

Since I've subscribed to iTools, then .Mac, and now MobileMe (soon iCloud) since 2000, I figured this may have something to do with the fact that

As many of my colleagues mourn the death of a great tech icon, Steve Jobs, I pray for his soul, and hope (sincerely) that he makes it to Heaven. For all his flaws, he was a good neighbor , an optimist , a great strategist , an opponent of pornography , and he built up the tech industry in ways the future history books will show.

tl;dr : Very good vac for household cleanup, as long as you keep the dustbin clean.

When I was growing up, I remember an old brown/beige-colored DustBuster (maybe the original?) that my

A very generous tip 'o the hat to The Crescat :

Also, @ppadley found another great example of these ninja nuns in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ydfdvp1HE&feature=youtu.be

I was thrilled to speak at the 2011 Catholic New Media Conference in Kansas City, KS, and I've posted all the resources from my presentations and notes from other presentaitons to this website - follow the links below to view them.

I gave two presentations at the CNMC:

• Sanctifying Mobile Technology (...and a little blog post about it)
• The Continuity of the Eternal Word in New Media

Live streams were available on the CNMC website via Ustream, and photos can be found in the

Sean Patrick Lovett

This presentation was given at the 2011 Catholic New Media Conference . Below are my notes on the presentation:

Marconi & Vatican Radio

• Nobel prize winner contacted by the Pope (Pius XI) to help with Vatican communications.
• He was the inventor/innovator (Steve J.) of the early 1900s.
• He helped Pius XI set up Vatican Radio (more than 80 years old).
  • VR broadcasts in 40 different languages.
• VR continues because:
  • Courage and flexibility,

The Bad, the Good, and Hope - by Matt Warner

This presentation was given at the 2011 Catholic New Media Conference . Below are my notes on the presentation:

The Bad News

• The Catholic Church is out of control ... of our message.
• Being overly cautious about our message has been detrimental to our image.
• Catholics aren't really using Catholic new media; they're not really using old media either...
  • 2% of Catholics follow religious/spiritual material on Facebook.
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