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Caption Contest

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Sep 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog

Now I’ve seen some pretty strange things in my time – most of them from the West Coast, but even this one made me start laughing uncontrollably.  My first thought is “Patty cake” but I thought I’d open this one…



The Periodic Table of Typefaces

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Tech

This post is for Fr. Chris

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The Holy Father’s Letter to the Bishops – Commentary

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Commentary

I began to write a blog article concerning the Holy Father’s letter to the Bishops of the world concerning the lifting of 1988 excommunications of those bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre but quickly found myself writing in Father Z style.  Here…



Lenten Calculations and Misconceptions

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Blog

Misconception #1:  Sundays in Lent are part of the Lenten Season
Misconception #2:  Lent is forty days long

Sundays are neither considered part of the Lenten season nor is Lent forty days in length.  To explain this requires a little history of Lent.

In the…



Web Cam Max

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Feb 24th, 2009 • Category: Pick of the Week

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Have you heard the CU team talk about CamTwist, the Mac video manipulation software only to wish there was a PC equivalent?  Are you a PC user who dissatisfied with the various video manipulation options offerered by the different online…



ConvertObama.com

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Feb 18th, 2009 • Category: Pick of the Week

convertobamaConvertObama.com is the joint venture of two individuals – Travis Boudreaux and Joe McClaneConvertObama.com seeks to invite individuals to offer prayer and sacrifice for the conversion of President Barack Obama, especially during the Lenten season.  This site is surely a site that…



at&t in Hot Water over e-rate Program

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Feb 16th, 2009 • Category: Tech

attlogo1via engadget – The new at&t, not to be confused with the non-existent capitalized AT&T, has just been hit by the FCC for $8.2 Million worth of fraudulent charges in violation of the e-rate program.  For those of you who aren’t…



Bishop Tobin Imagines an Interview with President Obama

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Feb 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog

In this week’s edition of the Rhode Island Catholic, Bishop Thomas J Tobin’s column was dedicated to what he suspected an interview would be like between President Obama and himself.  While I believe it probably wouldn’t have gone as Bishop…



Happy St. Valentine’s Day?

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Feb 15th, 2009 • Category: Blog

Looks like St. Valentine isn’t having that great of a St. Valentine’s Day – HT to Roberto Veri.



Bishop O’ Donnell dies at the age of 77

By Joshua R. LeBlanc • Feb 13th, 2009 • Category: Church Life

odonnellOn Tuesday I have the privilege of attending the funeral of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edward J. O’ Donnell.  Bishop O’ Donnell was Bishop-Emeritus of the Diocese of Lafayette and retired as Bishop of this diocese in 2002 due…