Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Daily Breakfast Comments: Verbum Domini/USCCB Podcast

Father Roderick had some comments in his latest Daily Breakfast Podcast concerning the new USCCB Podcast of the Daily Readings (along with some kind words about Verbum Domini).

From the beginning, we've tried to present the Readings in a straightforward, unadorned fashion. There was one lapse, early on, when I tried to use a very distracting bell to draw attention to the Psalm Response, but listener feedback quickly straightened me out.

I'll withhold most of my thoughts concerning the new USCCB Podcast at this point, except to say that it isn't as bad as I expected it to be, but it seems a shame that they decided to spend money from the Catholic Communications Campaign on a production that duplicates our efforts. We would have gladly allowed the USCCB to link to our Podcast (or to authorize it as their own) free-of-charge, since we distribute under Creative Commons.

What the future holds for Verbum Domini is still under discussion amongst our very dedicated team of lectors. We ask for your continued prayers as we consider how to proceed.