The Rosary App By Jackson Egan; Available on iOS (99-cents); Official Website I am easily distracted from my prayers. You know the dog from “Up!”? If that were a person, it would be me. I have four or five ways to pray the rosary on my phone so when this …

I’ve loved the Communion of Saints since I first learned just what that means to Catholics, somewhere around 12 years ago. Now, thanks to modern technology and awesome app development, my eight-year-old is getting a chance to join me in devotion to all sorts of saints. Here are two apps …

“Take Five for Faith” is a new, FREE Android app from Truequest Communications. It provides daily spiritual reflections as well as links to daily scripture readings and social networks.  If you feel your phone is already jam-packed or are looking for a new email devotion – this is also available as …

Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week. Catholic’s Companion on Windows Here’s the Catholic app we found in a recent foray into a Windows smartphone. New “Missio” App to be Unlocked by Pope Francis on Friday Pope Francis is unveiling a new smartphone app and our team is …

Wake Up to the Creed is a simple app that solves a complex problem:  learning—and praying—the new translation of the Nicene Creed. For the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI recommended that Catholics pray the Creed daily. Until I heard that, I didn’t even realize that the Creed was actually …

From the Catholic geek files news desk comes the exciting update that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, will engage in a historic moment on Friday when he activates a brand new smartphone app called “Missio”. I’ll share the full press release below, but just have to say that this is …

At the end of my oldest son’s cell phone service agreement, he decided to switch to a Windows OS phone (Nokia Lumia) mainly due to the xBox Live association.  He had it for about 3 months and the phone unexpectedly crashed.  By the time of the crash, the former iPhone …

I do not like morning.  In fact, I often accuse my husband of “working for The Morning” when he tries to wake me up, as if “The Morning” were some evil villain seeking to destroy all that is good.  The alarm and I have always had a love-hate relationship.  I …

Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week. Catholic Techie K T Cat In which we interview our first anonymous Catholic Techie. Fantastical by Flexbits for Mac and iOS A look at a calendar app that was worth every penny and we found really easy to use and integrate. …

It’s OK to take some of your technology on vacation, as long as you don’t let technology take over the trip. I’m pretty sure I’d lose my mind if I tried to travel without my tech gadgets, but for my family’s upcoming three-day visit to Florida, I do intend to …

My husband was reading his Twitter feed one afternoon a couple of months ago and said, “There’s a neat calendar app that just came out. It’s on sale for $3.99, and I think you’ll like it.” Being the cheapskate that I am … I mean, being as frugal as I …

Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week. Catholic Techie Laura Bradley She didn’t stop at landing her dream job, but shot for the calendar-planning moon. And she hit it! App Giveaway: Confession (Newly Updated!) We share the updates to the popular Confession app and offer you a chance …

I’ve always been an organized person, but nothing has so challenged my ability to remain happily organized as the trifecta of motherhood, working from home, and general confusion. So I was thrilled to follow the Evernote series columnist Dorian Speed wrote a while back (link at the end of this article) …

Last weekend, I got an email from my publisher asking me to join something called Trello. I had no idea what Trello was, but it was easy to follow the link, and my publisher promised that being on Trello would enable me to watch my book’s progress from edits to …

I recently realized that although my teenage sons are never detached from their smartphones, I don’t know beyond texting, social media, and Angry Birds, what they are up to on there.  After discussing their phone activities and learning that they weren’t doing much more beyond the previously mentioned, I decided …

You know you’re a Catholic geek of immense proportions when finding something like this makes you jump up and down: Little i Apps, LLC is pleased to announce the updated release of Confession: A Roman Catholic App, the international best seller for iPhone™, iPad, iPod touch© and Android devices. Developed for those …

Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week. Catholic Techie Clare Zajicek She’s a writer, she’s a mom, she’s a Catholic Techie! Meet the latest Catholic Techie and smile along with us as you get to know her. Crowdfunding: Supporting Independent Catholic Artists We speak from experience on this …

MyFertilityMD is the app I have been waiting for since I began charting ten years ago. I use the Creighton Model method for Natural Family Planning and it’s been a tremendous help to me and to my husband to know what’s happening with my body and my cycle.  I have …

Here are the Tech Talk highlights from last week. Catholic Techie Alana Mitrovich She’s a teacher, she’s a newlywed, she’s a techie! 5 Apps to Help My Garden Grow Whether your thumb is green or wanting-to-be-green, you’ll want to make sure you’re using these apps this spring. Answering the Call …

I do quite a bit of reading. Up until recently, I was convinced that paper books were the way to go. And then I thought an iPad would solve all my “I want to read it electronically” problems. Then, slowly, I started to think about how some of the “just like …