Today is Catholic Media Promotion Day. In honor of this, I am going to share some of my favorite Catholic resources on the internet.
Blogs:
Maria Johnson's blog is funny and thoughtful. She is a real person who likes to have fun and love God.
Sarah Reinhard's blog is full of country Catholic mom mayhem.
Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP, PhD's blog is a splash of Dominican goodness. I especially love his Coffee Cup Browsing posts.
Podcasts:
I was introduced to SQPN via the wonderful SaintCast. It's still a favorite of mine.
Catholic in a Small Town is funny and full of real life stuff, Catholic and otherwise.
Since I'm a Lay Dominican and love Scriptures I really really love The Word, which is a podcast of various Dominican family members preaching on the readings of the day.
Other Media: (My favorite Catholic YouTube channels)
EWTN
Irish Dominicans
Daniel Smrokowski
Random Catholic Things Online:
My adopted patron saint
Dominican Catholic News
Bizarre news and speculations
My own projects:
My art on Deviant Art
My Twitter
I am working, slowly, on a possible video game Catholic podcast. But I don't have a website for it yet. I was thinking of naming it either the Faith-Filled Gamer or the Joyful Gamer. Any thoughts or comments on that would be appreciated. In the meantime you can look at my Raptr profile.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Divine Office vs. Praystation Portable
It has been quite a while since my last post. I had all of my points written down for this post on a slip of paper on my desk. The day after my last post I lost the paper. I haven't found it yet. But in honor of Catholic Media Promotion Day I have decided to get courageous and write that planned post off the top of my head. Hopefully I can remember most of it.
Here are the two contenders:
Divine Office (to be abbreviated as DO) is an audio podcast of the Liturgy of the Hours that can be consumed either via their website, via iTunes or other podcatchers, or via their app.
Praystation Portable (to be abbreviated as PP) is an audio podcast of the Liturgy of the Hours that can be accessed either via the SQPN website or via iTunes or other podcatchers.
How they compare:
So which do I recommend?
Well, I guess it depends on what is important to you. If you want to make sure the recordings fit into a tight schedule then the shorter Praystation Portable is for you. If you want the podcast to mimic more closely the way the Hours are recited publicly then you want to choose Divine Office.
And which do I use?
I actually use both. I download Praystation Portable onto my iPod and often use it. But I also access Divine Office via their website when I am on my laptop.
Which do I prefer?
There is no clear winner for me. The Praystation Portable cantor speaks so fast that I cannot recite the Our Father aloud with him. And sometimes the emotive quality of the cantors in Divine Office just gets on my nerves. Ideally I would like a third choice, but none exists as of yet.
Here are the two contenders:
Divine Office (to be abbreviated as DO) is an audio podcast of the Liturgy of the Hours that can be consumed either via their website, via iTunes or other podcatchers, or via their app.
Praystation Portable (to be abbreviated as PP) is an audio podcast of the Liturgy of the Hours that can be accessed either via the SQPN website or via iTunes or other podcatchers.
How they compare:
- Cantors/Speakers: DO uses multiple speakers in their recordings, both male and female, while PP is cantored by one man only. Because of multiple speakers, the DO format features the back and forth reading between sides that one would experience if reciting the Hours in or with a community.
- Songs: In DO hymns are sung, though sometimes not in a way that one can accompany it. In PP the song lyrics are read and never sung. Both podcasts include all of the verses for each song.
- Time: The PP podcasts are the shorter of the two podcasts. The cantor speaks quickly and on occasion does not enunciate properly. One example would be the word Alleluia which often sounds like 'Aleuia.' In the DO podcast the entire pace is slower. Speaking is slower and there are longer pauses between sections. Words are usually enunciated very carefully.
- Feast days: Both podcasts celebrate Feast days and memorials of saints. However optional memorials are not covered by either podcast. Therefore, if you want to celebrate the optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin on a Saturday, you're on your own.
- Hours: Both podcasts include the day's major hours, with the exception of Daytime prayer which is not available in audio via DO.
- Office of the Dead: Neither DO nor PP have an audio form of the office of the dead for one to say in honor of the deceased.
So which do I recommend?
Well, I guess it depends on what is important to you. If you want to make sure the recordings fit into a tight schedule then the shorter Praystation Portable is for you. If you want the podcast to mimic more closely the way the Hours are recited publicly then you want to choose Divine Office.
And which do I use?
I actually use both. I download Praystation Portable onto my iPod and often use it. But I also access Divine Office via their website when I am on my laptop.
Which do I prefer?
There is no clear winner for me. The Praystation Portable cantor speaks so fast that I cannot recite the Our Father aloud with him. And sometimes the emotive quality of the cantors in Divine Office just gets on my nerves. Ideally I would like a third choice, but none exists as of yet.
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