More than 40 videos of a man desecrating the Eucharist are posted on YouTube. The young man’s channel name is fsmdude and he is from Canada. He claims that he gets his consecrated host by going to church and receiving communion. He desecrates the Eucharist by boiling it, hitting it with a nail gun, stapling [...]

Fr. Robert Barron, a north American Catholic priest, is shooting a series of videos titled “The Catholicism Project” which will explain Catholic faith, life and culture in depth. Filming will be done on location in Israel, Italy and other parts of Europe, Mexico and other parts of America, and in some countries in Africa and [...]

The 49th International Eucharistic Congress is currently being held in Quebec, Canada. The theme of the weeklong (June 15-22) assembly is “The Eucharist, Gift of God for the Life of the World.” The program of activities includes a mix of artistic and religious celebrations, workshops, symposia and catecheses.

The organizers have created a media [...]

One of the things that keeps me busy these days is the video documentary I am doing for my congregation, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC). This year we are celebrating the centenary of the MSC presence in the Philippines. We have decided to make a docu to show the important highlights [...]

Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. It is a celebration of the liberation which Jesus won for all of us. Jesus became human to liberate humanity from all forms of slavery: sin, hunger, oppression, selfishness, inequality and injustice. Jesus won this liberation for us by going through all forms of suffering (including death) and [...]

Here is a list of what I consider as the best Christian videos I have seen in 2007. These videos have one thing in common – very powerful and inspiring messages.

Each of the 5 videos has taught me something worthwhile. I must say that “The Bridge” and “Everything” have even moved me to [...]

Saying mass, helping the needy, bringing hope to the heartbroken, inspiring others to be true to their commitments – these are but some of the many facets of a priest’s daily life shown in a video called “Fisher’s of Men”. The award-winning video is based on Jesus’ call to his first Apostles, “I will make [...]

Finally, a Catholic YouTube-like video sharing site is launched today. It is called lovetobecatholic.com and its goal is to “provide a safe and entertaining place for people to access Catholic content on demand, 24/7.”

It has always been a challenge to do a ministry that is both cool and relevant to those the [...]

Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna. Im watching Jesus Christ Superstar for the nth time while I am writing this. I can’t help but hum that song. But there is another reason why I’m singing Hosanna – it’s the launch of CBCP’s video blog.

Yes, I’m referring to the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines. The CBCP Media Office has recently launched its own YouTube page: www.youtube.com/cbcp. What does it offer? The Easter greeting and homily of His Eminence Cardinal Rosales. There is also a series of videos about Holy Week liturgies, customs and practices. It also offers various links to videos from other Catholic sources from the Philippines and from around the globe.

The video blog is the CBCP’s response to the Pope’s call “to make the internet as a new forum for proclaiming the Gospel.” This is a very positive move from CBCP and I hope that they will upload more videos that appeal to young people, the bulk of YouTube regulars.

If you want to download the videos and save them as .avi files so you can watch them with your favorite media player, here is how:

1. Copy the unique URL of the video. For example, the URL of the Easter Vigil homily of Cardinal Rosales is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrVPy2FTkw

2. Go to www.vixy.net and paste the URL of the video on the blank space provided for it.

3. Choose the file format of the output. You have four choices, but I suggest you opt for the .avi format because almost all digital media players can read it.

4. After your file is converted it will prompt you to save the file in your harddisk.

Happy viewing.

You must have seen the “I’m a PC, I’m a Mac” ads. I think they are witty, well-made, and worth watching. It has become so popular that quite a number of people made parodies of the ads. A few Christian evangelists even made spoofs of the videos in GodTube too.

Linux guys are no exception. There is now what can be called the “I’m a Linux” ad campaigns. When I got wind of the news about the ads last week the first question that came to mind was “how should Linux look like or sound like?” The PC guy looks fortysomething, the Mac guy looks ten years younger. What about Linux? When I finally watched the videos, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the image they use for Linux is… you have to watch the videos to find out.

Okay, it’s a beautiful woman. The choice of a woman to portray Linux is smart as a whip. No, I am not saying that the feminine gender represents the bulk of linux users, but that the woman symbolizes the idea that Linux is unique, fresh, beautiful, and cool at the same time.