Wikipedia

It’s handy, it’s quick and it’s usually accurate – usually. But because Wikipedia entries can be changed by any user, for better or worse, it isn’t an authoritative source. In December, an entry falsely accused a former administrative assistant for Robert Kennedy of complicity in his assassination. Later that same week it was disclosed that Adam Curry had edited his own Wiki entry to inflate his contribution to podcasting and to minimize the involvement of other podcasters (Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Wired Campus).

This week it was discovered that congressional staffers are changing Wikipedia entries. Some of the changes are made to enhance the congressman’s bio but other changes are derogatory in nature (via The Lowell Sun). Remember when you’re using Wikipedia to double check any information you find there.

Seeking Serenity?

If you’re interested in the further adventures of Captain Malcom Reynolds and the crew of Serenity, it’s available on DVD at the JPII. The library also has Episodes 1 through 6 of the Star Wars saga for fans of the future.

If you’re seeking true serenity, try

• Let Nothing Trouble You: 60 Reflections from the Writings of Teresa of Avila – BX 2179 T3 E5 (second floor, JPII)
• Calming Your Anxious Mind – RC 531 B816 (second floor)

Accounting and tax matters for new businesses

Tonight’s Bright Stuff business seminar will discuss the “Accounting and tax matters of starting a new business.” The meeting will be held in the Totino Room at St. Joseph Center at 7:00 pm. Professor Albert Macre, CPA, will be the speaker.

From: Public Relations

Life weekend activities – Saturday

Here’s the schedule of events for Saturday:

10:00 – Campus Mass with Fr. David Morrier and Fr. Dan Pattee

1:00 – Workshops

Franciscan Formation: “St. Francis and Brother Ass”
Fr. Aidan Mullaney, TOR
Keelan Room
Charismatic Renewal: “Spiritual Warfare”
Chris Kordsmeier
Christ the King Chapel
The Bible and the Mass: “Mass of the Early Church”
Karl Orbon
Pugliese Auditorium

2:00 – Workshops

Franciscan Formation: “St. Francis and Lady Poverty”
Fr. Conrad Harkins, OFM
Keelan Room
Charismatic Renewal: “Power of Healing”
Andrea Polito
Christ the King Chapel
The Bible and the Mass: “Mass as Heaven on Earth”
Karl Orbon
Pugliese Auditorium

3:00 – Workshops

Franciscan Formation: “St. Francis and the Sultan”
Fr. Dan Pattee, TOR
Keelan Room
Charismatic Renewal: “Prophecy and Evangelization”
Kristina Murray
Christ the King Chapel
The Bible and the Mass: “Mass and Spiritual Warfare”
Karl Orbon
Pugliese Auditorium

4:00 – Lord’s Day, Household Common Rooms

7:00 – Festival of Praise: “Power of Praise” David Rydberg, Fieldhouse

9:00 – Prayer Teams, Christ the King Chapel

9:00 – Swing Dance, Brothers of the Eternal Song -Keelan Room/ Caf

Life Weekend activities – Friday

Life Weekend begins 5:00 this evening with the Household Life Mass at Finnegan Fieldhouse. Fr. Larry Richards will be the celebrant. The Men’s Session, “Fostering Fatherhood” with Fr. Richards and Bob Lesnefsky, will be held at 8:00 in the Fieldhouse. The Women’s Session, “Preparing for Motherhood” with Alicia Hernon, will take place in Christ the King Chapel at 8:00. At 9:30 “Wallace and Gromit” will be shown in the Fieldhouse.

Film Society to show Mughal-e-Azam

The film Mughal-e-Azam will be shown at Friday night’s Film Society in Anathan Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Mughal-e-Azam tells the story of Akbar, a sixteenth-century Islamic emperor in India, and his wayward son, Salim, who falls in love with a low-caste slave girl, Anarkali. The movie, produced in 1960, won Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Dialogue at the 1961 Filmfare Awards.

Admission is $1 and $0.75 for students who bring their ID. The film is rated PG for mild stylized violence.   

– from the Public Relations Office  

 

Virus alert – Osama Hanged

From the Anchoress:

Passed to me from a very reliable friend, appears there is a new virus out there with an email header purporting to contain pictures of Osama hanging by the neck. The body of the email says Osama is found, and instructs you to open the attachment to view the pics. Do that and munch, munch, munch, your hard drive is a goner.

Just so you know.

Deus Caritas Est

The first encyclical letter from Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, has been published. It begins:

 “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the Christian image of God and the resulting image of mankind and its destiny. In the same verse, Saint John also offers a kind of summary of the Christian life: “We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us”.

It is available online at the Vatican’s web page.

All things Shakespeare

Some resources to help you decipher Shakespeare – the language, the times and even the insults he used.

In Search of Shakespeare – This video from PBS looks at Shakespeare’s life through interviews with noted scholars and travel sequences to areas that influenced his life and work. First Flook Videos – PR2894 .I49
The companion book for this series, Shakespeare, is available on the second floor.- PR 2894 W66 2003 

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare – Reference PR2892 .O94 2002 This book has scene by scene explanations for each of his plays as well as in-depth commentary of his sonnets and other poetic works.

All Things Shakespeare: An Encyclopedia of Shakespeare’s World – Reference PR2892 .O56 2002 Unlike the Oxford Companion to Shakespeare mentioned above, this encyclopedia focuses on the culture and physical environment of Shakespeare’s time. It includes common items such as clothing and dress, furniture and food, and other household items. It even lists the insults used by Shakespeare and their meaning.

Shakespeare’s Words: A Glossary and Language Companion – Reference PR2892 .C78 2002 The most difficult and unusual words used by Shakespeare are listed here along with several synonyms for each.

Shadowplay: The Hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare – PR3017 .A75 2005 The author, Clare Asquith, believes that Shakespeare’s plays have a religious and political subtext of protest against the English oppression of the Catholic Church.

Franciscan University Presents

The next Franciscan University Presents features Dr. Mary Healy, graduate of Franciscan and author of Men and Women are from Eden: A Study Guide to John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. The show will air Sunday, February 5 at 10:00 pm EST and will repeat Tuesday February 7 at 2:00 pm EST and Friday, February 10 at 3:00 am.

Dr. Healy’s book is available at the JPII Library along with a companion video, “Understanding Theology of the Body.”

h/t to the Public Relations office