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Twitter Module on OSC Updated to use OAuth
Since the beginning of this website, we've had a Twitter page that shows all tweets from Open Source Catholic members who choose to allow OSC to show their tweets.
In the past, we used a simple authentication system that worked great before Twitter switched to using OAuth only... after dragging our feet for a while, we finally took the time to get OAuth and Twitter working correctly on this site again.
This means that you can add your twitter account to your OSC account, by simply visiting your 'My...
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The Value of Open Source / Contributing Back
Today I released my first contributed Drupal module, Gallery Archive (backstory here). I had already created the Drupal theme Airy Blue (in use on this site) some time ago, and have created many modules and themes in use on this site and many other Drupal sites I manage. However, it takes a lot more polish, a lot more work, and a lot more long-term dedication to release a module for public consumption!So, why would I do such a thing? I'm have little time for such projects as...
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Tar/Gzip Directory without Preserving Directory Heirarchy/Structure
I just wanted to post this code snippet up here in case anyone else is stuck Googling for many hours without success how to do this...
I have a PHP script (actually, a Drupal module I'm working on) set up to grab a folder, archive it using tar with the -z (gzip/compress) option, and post a link to the archive. However, since I was using PHP, I couldn't do what I normally do when tar-ing a folder, that is, I couldn't change directory (cd) first, then create the archive.
The...
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Mass Attendance Rose 7.4% as result of Marketing/Website
Well, this is refreshing news!Apparently, the Catholics Come Home initiative in the Diocese of Green Bay has been a great success, and has encouraged a 7.4% increase in Mass attendance. This initiative has been centered around inviting back former Catholics, and increasing the faith and understanding of currently-active Catholics.
Continue readingEight months ago, the Diocese of Green Bay began airing television commercials for six weeks that invited Catholics to Come Home. This month, the diocese released survey findings that show Mass attendance increased an average of 7.4 percent after the...
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Address from the President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
This morning I noticed the following interesting address from Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, to of all places, the 6th general congregation of the synod on the Middle East, which is ongoing now.
Continue readingDigital culture is present in the various nations of the Middle East and in local Churches through television, radio, cinema, websites and social networks. All this media space has an impact on daily life. ... As indicated in the 'Relatio', it is necessary to train pastoral workers as well as...
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Pope unveils new agency to promote 'new evangelization'
From the CNS:
Pope Benedict XVI unveiled a new Vatican agency to promote "new evangelization" and assigned it the task of combating the "de-Christianization" of countries that were first evangelized centuries ago.
...and of special interest to Open Source Catholic readers, it looks like this agency will work especially through the means of modern communications media, such as social networking:
Continue readingThe archbishop said the council would work closely with modern communications media -- an explicit request of the pope -- and that the council's staff would operate in several...
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Free eBook: Getting Good with Git
To those in software development, version control can be both a godsend and a devilish frustration. Git solves many of the challenging problems users of systems like SVN and CVS encounter, but it can take a little learning to start using appropriately.
I've started using Git for my Archdiocesan web development (see issues for setting up Git on a CentOS server, and setting up a local development environment for Git/database/file synchronization), and it rocks. So much more so than SVN.
During the month of October, Nettuts+ (an online...
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