Pope Podcasts Show Importance of Medium

Regardless of your religion, I think you can agree that the passing of Pope John Paul II is an historic event. When I visited Catholic Insider and listened to the podcasts there, I connected to this event at a new level. These podcasts have impacted me more than any of the news coverage I've seen. Disclaimer: I have16 years of Catholic education under my belt and have visited Rome and the Vatican.

Catholic Insider is a podcast site run by Father Roderick Vonhögen, a Catholic priest based in The Netherlands. His eyewitness account as a mourner in Vatican City brings you specific details and the emotion of the moment, something that a reporter simply cannot.

Father Vonhögen also uses podcasting to accomplish something that many blogs simply cannot—no matter how well-written. Live, eyewitness accounts will certainly raise awareness of podcasting...much in the way they did for blogs. Podcasts like this will also help differentiate the technology from blogs.

Thanks to Neville for sharing this link. He notes the site is "required listening, whatever your religion."

Comments

[Scott Baradell]

Thanks for sharing this; it's really good stuff.