{"id":14613,"date":"2014-02-04T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=14613"},"modified":"2014-02-04T20:20:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T01:20:00","slug":"catholic-tech-kitsch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2014\/02\/catholic-tech-kitsch\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic tech kitsch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was thumbing through one of those catalogs targeted towards Catholics that has everything from books to furniture for parishes.<\/p>\n<p>These catalogs can be fun to look through depending on just how much kitsch they contain. This catalog had a little bit of everything and I ran across this item.<\/p>\n<p>So is the message \u201cI Thank God For You\u201d intended for the phone?<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"stylus\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/InspirationPens.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besides making Steve Jobs cry by using a stylus on an iPhone it made me think of something. About the fact that there is hardly any Catholic tech kitsch. For example I can\u2019t think I ever have seen a specific Catholic themed case for a phone or a tablet. Looking for something in this category I did find items at cafepress.com and zazzle.com. These services provides items such as t-shirts, cups, and some phone\/tablet accessories where people can setup a store with their own designs that get imprinted.<\/p>\n<p>Now I wouldn\u2019t mind having a super-pious case for my phone or iPad. The lock screen on my iPad has an image of Saint Isidore of Seville. Some lists describe one of his patronages as being for programmers. So I wouldn\u2019t mind having a case with his image at all. Having holy images is a nice reminder and for us moderns obsessed with tech a good place is on the very devices we are so often looking at.<\/p>\n<p>Still there is a difference between holy reminders and more badly designed junk.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"mercy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/divine_mercy_case_iphone_5_case.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Divine Mercy image where Jesus is holding your camera lens.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"s4\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/the_sacred_heart_galaxy_s4_cover.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Galaxy S4 cover is even more unfortunate unless the new iconography for the The Eye of Providence is a camera lens. The LED flash as a semi-Hindu touch.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"therese\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/st_therese_samsung_galaxy_siii.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First off not exactly the best depiction of St. Therese along with the missing corpus. In this case the camera and flash make for an interesting attachment for a veil, but the Trinitarian aspect is heretical.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14618\" alt=\"cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-96x96.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-24x24.jpg 24w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-36x36.jpg 36w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-48x48.jpg 48w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cute_catholic_priest_case_for_the_ipad_mini-r4702d4b4240d4e2f8b795f84199e4645_w9jws_8byvr_512.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is at least kind of interesting with its anime styling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thumbing through one of those catalogs targeted towards Catholics that has everything from books to furniture for parishes. 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