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Graphic Design Blog

January 14, 2012 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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I’m taking a Graphic Design course this semester to fulfill an Art credit for school. I chose graphic design because I wanted to be able to compliment the web design and development work that I already do. After two classes, I already see how this clas…

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What’s Up for 2012

January 1, 2012 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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So the champagne’s been drunk and the New Year is here. The other obvious question is:What’s your new year’s resolution?I usually never remember mine…it’s hard enough to remember the goals I have to complete for the week! However a past Spiritual Dir…

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The Genesis One Code

December 24, 2011 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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The Genesis One Code. Daniel Friedmann.New York: Park East, 2011. 231 pp.This month I had the opportunity to preview The Genesis One Code by Daniel Friedmann. As a student of both religion and science, it was a wonderful opportunity for me to read and …

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Messages on the Digital Ocean

September 30, 2011 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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Managing the insights and posts of the friars at the Midwest Capuchins blog gives me the opportunity to reflect on our effect to others through such an immense medium. The Web is a virtual sea (double-meaning intended) of information. It can sustain us…

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Steve Jobs & His Gift to the Church

September 5, 2011 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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I saw this article posted by Faith, a fellow Catholic blogger. It’s an intriguing article by Jesuit Michael Kelly on the resignation of Steve Jobs from Apple, the impact of Jobs’ innovation on global communication, and how that technology has been embraced by the Church. I found the article to be a good read and an opportunity to think about the role of social media in the Church.

Fr. Michael Kelly SJ, writing at eurekastreet.com.au, discusses the influences that Steve Jobs has had on the world and how the even the Church has embraced his technological revolutions. Fr. Michael credits Jobs and Apple for:

  • The transformation of publishing with the Apple IIe personal computer.
  • The transformation of photo and video editing with affordable software.
  • The transformation of the music industry with the iPod.
  • The transformation of telephony with the iPhone.
  • The transformation of computing with the iPad.

Perhaps the most important part of Fr. Michael’s article focuses on the Church’s response to these transformations. Fr. Michael says:

…the creation of a vibrant, participative and interactive community — something in which Steve Jobs and Apple played a key role — is just what Vatican II envisaged for the Church.

Was Jobs and Apple a blessing or a curse for the Church? I’ll let you decide.

Read the article here.

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

August 16, 2011 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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It seems like only yesterday that I finished my last exam and the end of school. But with the next semester of St. Xavier University less than a week away, it’s good to look back at my summer placement in Detroit and the blessings I’ve received from be…

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Feeding the Spirit: Time at On the Rise Bakery

July 25, 2011 » Posted by Br. Vito Martinez
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Last Tuesday I had the chance to work at one of our more unique ministries: the bakery. On the Rise Bakery opened in 2009 as an extension of the R.O.P.E. program – sponsored by the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit. The program provides a place for men,…

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