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How @archstl Streamed the Installation Mass Video Online and via Satellite
On June 10, 2009, the Archdiocese of Saint Louis was blessed to have its tenth bishop (and ninth Archbishop; Robert J. Carlson) Installed at a ceremony in the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis. The event was not only recorded for future reference; it was streamed to the Archdiocesan website, put on satellite for EWTN and CatholicTV to pick up and air live, and sent to local TV stations as well.
For all this to happen, there were two main components: our production personnel/equipment, and our method of delivery.
Live Production...
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Building Open Source Catholic
Just FYI, you can read through a series of postings on Midwestern Mac to see the details of how this website was designed. But I'll summarize things in this post, for those who would rather get the five cent version:
The website is running on a content management system (CMS) called Drupal. This allows for as many users to contribute tons of great content to the website, without having to use a program and programmers to sort through all the information.
The theme (which creates the basic look and feel...
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Open Source Catholic - What is it?
...Thus begins a new website. The site was an idea in Jeff Geerling's head for about a year, but time was the major constraint holding the site back from actually being made. Now, though, it is time. The website is ready, and hopefully it can be come a hub for Catholics to share solutions and ideas for improving evangelization using new technological media.
You can help improve the website (which is currently in beta), by doing one of a few things:
- Post new ideas, stories, articles, and blog entries; this...