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The invention relates to a centrifuge provided with a blood bag system having an upper and lower outlet for separation of blood constituents, containing a rotor which can be driven in a rotative manner about a hub, wherein at least one conventional whole blood bag equipped with an upper outlet and with a lower outlet can be positioned vertically in this blood bag, while the whole blood bag can be arranged on the rotor in such a way that one outlet of the whole blood bag is bent in a radial direction, and the opposite outlet of the whole blood bag is bent in the other radial direction, so that the entire whole blood bag and the outlets thereof adopt an approximately Z- or S-shaped form in its functional position. In this case it is preferred that the upper outlet of the whole blood bag lie radially toward the interior and the lower outlet of the whole blood bag lie radially toward the exterior of the whole blood bag. The whole blood bag is held in an insert, and the insert is in its turn held by an approximately sector-shaped cartridge, wherein a plurality of such cartridges is uniformly distributed by being arranged around the circumference of the rotor. One advantage of the centrifuge is that conventional blood bags can be used and recovery of individual blood constituents (plasma, erythrocytes, buffycoat) can be achieved with a significantly higher degree of efficiency and functionality, and with a high degree of purity.
1. A blood bag system for separation of blood constituents when positioned and centrifuged within a centrifuge with a central hub, comprising at least one cartridge that holds a blood within said centrifuge, said cartridge arranging said blood bag to provide an upper outlet and a lower outlet for the blood such that one of said upper and lower outlets is bent in a first radial direction away from said central hub, and the other of said upper and lower outlets is bent in a direction opposite said first radial direction.
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a. a rotor and a central hub, wherein said rotor includes a periphery; and
b. a blood bag system situated within said rotor, said blood bag system arranging a blood bag to provide with an upper outlet and a lower outlet such that one of said upper and lower outlets is bent in a first radial direction and the other of said upper and lower outlets is bent in a direction opposite said first radial direction.
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This application is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP01/14440, filed Dec. 8, 2001, entitled CENTRIFUGE COMPRISING A BLOOD BAG SYSTEM WITH AN UPPER AND LOWER OUTLET, and which is the International Stage of German Application No. 100 65 283.2, filed Dec. 29, 2000.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a centrifuge comprising a blood bag system with an upper and lower outlet for separation of blood constituents.
2. Description of Related Art
EP 0 026 417 B1, filed by the same applicant, discloses a centrifuge comprising a blood bag system, in which the blood bag is provided only with an upper outlet. One disadvantage of this is that recovery of plasma is difficult. In addition, that application involves a swing-out hanger attachment in which the phase boundaries between the individual constituents are formed at a vertical level during the operation of the centrifuge.
EP 0 359 495 B1, on the other hand describes a vertical blood bag system. This vertical system, however, has again the disadvantage that the separation of the constituents is difficult because the extraction is achieved from the middle of a blood bag that is provided with an upper and a lower connection line. This necessitates the insertion of a special blood bag which is thus more expensive to manufacture, and which can moreover be easily burst open. Therefore, upper and the lower connections of the blood bag are not used for delivery of the recovered constituents while the centrifuge is in operation, but instead only a custom-made outlet manufactured in the middle is used.
One objective of this invention is therefore to further develop a centrifuge having a vertical blood bag system according to EP 0 350 495 B1 in such a way, so that blood bags that are normally commercially available could be utilized, without necessitating special adjustments of the bag. Another objective of the invention is to achieve recovery of the individual constituents with a substantially higher level of efficiency, functionality and with a higher degree of purity.
An essential characteristic of the invention is that a whole blood bag is used with upper and lower outlets, which are arranged in the existing embodiment in the rotor, and that one outlet, for example the upper outlet of this whole blood bag, is bent in a radial direction while the opposite outlet of the blood bag is bent in the other radial direction, so that the whole blood bag adopts in its functioning position comprising its outlets approximately a Z- or S-shape form.
In comparison to prior art, this results in a substantial advantage, namely that a blood bag that is freely commercially available can be used with an upper and a lower outlet, without necessitating the use of a special connection on this blood bag.
It has been in fact proven that with this Z- or S-shaped arrangement of a blood bag which is positioned vertically in the rotor of the centrifuge it is now possible for the first time to use in a clean manner for example the upper outlet, which is directed in the inward radial direction, for recovery of plasma that is being formed on this inward, radial level, while the outlet located opposite in the radially outward direction can be used for recovery of erythrocytes which are also located in the interface of this phase. This results in yet another advantage because the so-called "buffycoat", which is in fact undesirable, can stay in the whole blood bag and it will not be mixed with other constituents.
There are a number of other known inventions according to existing technology, wherein the buffycoat must be transferred to another bag in order to achieve a clean separation between the erythrocytes and the plasma, which is avoided by the invention.
The invention ensures that the undesirable buffycoat will remain in the whole blood bag itself and that the blood bag is a commercially available blood bag, such that it has upper and lower connection lines, which are henceforth used in accordance with the invention, because of the special shaping form of the blood bag in the centrifuge designed to extract the individual constituents which are being formed during the operation of the centrifuge.
In general, it should be pointed out that the blood bag, which is formed in the Z- or S-shape form could be stored during the operation of the centrifuge in the rotor in any desired holder. This means that any desired holder can be used, which is capable of holding the blood bag in the Z or S form, in which bag for example the upper connection line will be formed radially inward, while the lower connection is formed radially outward.
In accordance with this invention, a system having a plurality of chambers is preferred, in which the formed blood bag is held in an insert, while the insert itself is held in a cartridge. The use of this insert and cartridge system has a number of advantages.
A first advantage is that an insert having a relatively simple construction can be used, in which one chamber of the whole blood bag is suspended in the above described Z- or S-form and the connections to the Z- or S-configuration are arranged so that yet another chamber is deployed in this insert enabling to suspend therein a bag serving for recovery of erythrocytes, while another chamber is provided for a bag for recovery of plasma.
Furthermore, it is sufficient when this insert is simply provided with correspondingly guided clamps, wherein these clamps open in a certain centrifuge stage and the transfer of the constituents produced in the blood is thus enabled in individual satellite bag.
These clamps are preferably guided manually when the objective is to put the entire system into the insert during the standstill status, because these clamps will then produce a clamp connection when the small tube is operated by hand in order to disconnect the corresponding supply and outlet tubes.
During the operation of the centrifuge, these clamps are closed as they are spring-loaded and they will be open only at a predetermined stage of the process by a separately controlled force. This force has an effect only for a certain time period, which is controlled by sensors in order to guarantee that the formed constituents will be transferred fully and practically without a residue into the satellite bags. It is possible to use a lifting cylinder as a remote force means controlling the clamps, or an electromagnet, a rotary slide, or other actuation elements that can be remotely operated can be employed. It is also important in this connection that the insert be equipped with the construction of the three chambers using the above described clamped in as simple and inexpensive manner as possible.
The actual controlling elements, which control the clamps are in this case arranged in a cartridge, whereby this cartridge is constructed in the form of sectors so that a plurality of the cartridges can be evenly distributed on the circumference of the rotor. These cartridges are provided with power connections through the hub of the rotor. Each cartridge is equipped with a plug connection, and a corresponding opposite plug is arranged on the hub of the rotor, so that the required signal lines and air supply lines can be fed via these plug connections between the hub of the rotor and the cartridges. It is obviously also possible to use instead of a continuous plug connection for the supply of energy and air also two separate plug connections per cartridge, wherein air is supplied to one of the plug connections and electric energy is supplied to the other plug connection.
Signal lines are simply connected to a sensor, which monitors the transfer of the plasma into the satellite bags and controls the associated clamp, when the sensor detects a coloring caused by another type of constituents in the transfer line. The same clamp is arranged in the extraction line for recovery of erythrocytes. The same clamp can be also actuated manually during the standstill status, and can be also controlled by a remotely controlled actuation element while the centrifuge is in operation. It is therefore important in this respect that the cartridges, which contain the actuation element for the inserts resting therein, are screwed in the rotor relatively tightly, thus forming the machine and actuation part of the insert so that the insert can be formed in as simple manner as possible.
When a similar type of insert is damaged, such an insert can be very easily replaced, even if such an occurrence is caused for example by an unnoticed defect of one or more bags during the operation of the centrifuge. Moreover, the design provides that the cartridges, which accommodate the inserts, can be closed with a transparent cover and that this cover can be locked. This results specifically in the following advantage: passing of the plasma from the whole blood bag into the adjacent whole plasma bag can be observed very easily by means of a stroboscope during the operation of the centrifuge from the upper part through a rotor cover, which is also transparent, in order to control in this manner the function of the sensor which monitors the transfer of the plasma.
This stroboscope is controlled by the number of rotations depending on the number of the rotations of the rotor. In addition to the above described remotely controllable clamps, the design is also provided with a built-in welding apparatus which ensures that the associated pipe lines or the supply tubes will be separated and welded together once the plasma bag and the erythrocyte bag have been fully filled up. In this manner it is thus possible to achieve a fully automatic recovery of plasma and erythrocytes.
Another advantage in comparison to existing art is that because the upright arrangement of the whole blood bag and because of the capability to use a conventional whole blood bag having an upper and a lower connection line, the ability to recover extra pure plasma is now provided for the first time, because due to the Z-shaped deformation of the whole blood bag in the centrifuge chamber of the centrifuge, one outlet of the whole blood bag is directed radially inward and thus brings the constituents produced radially inward into the blood bag for withdrawal, while on the other hand, the radially outward directed connection on the blood bag is deformed in the outward direction in such a way that only this blood bag will now be determined and suitable for withdrawal of the constituents which are formed in the radially outward direction.
It is also essential for the present invention that a radially enclosed compressed air module be deployed, which can be operated for example with a cushion that can be inflated by compressed air. This compressed air module is operated with a pressure slide, which can be moved in a radial direction from within and in the outward direction against the blood bag. This means that the blood bag will be affected by the pressure slide radially inward as it is positioned radially outward in an associated separation wall in the insert.
The blood bag deployed in this manner under pressure removes the plasma through the supply tube and through an open valve (clamp) into the adjacent satellite bag in which the plasma will be contained. Accordingly, after the withdrawal of the plasma constituents, the upper valve is closed again and thereafter, the lower valve for the withdrawal of erythrocytes is open and due to the consequent action of this pressure shield, the erythrocyte constituents will be also extracted when the clamp is open into the associated erythrocyte bag.
It has been established through experiments that the action of the pressure shield is not necessarily required during the withdrawal of the erythrocyte component, it may be sufficient when the effect of the centrifugal force alone is employed to enable the withdrawal of the erythrocyte constituents from the whole blood bag into the erythrocyte bag.
The following is a more detailed explanation of the invention based on the drawings, which serve solely for a representation of an embodiment solution. Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become evident from the drawings and their description
For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference is now made to the following detailed description of the embodiments as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The invention is described in the following description with reference to the figures, in which like numbers represent the same or similar elements.
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A plurality of cartridges 5 is arranged uniformly in the interior space 4 of the rotor, wherein these cartridges can be built-in between retaining pins 6 in a detachable manner on the circumference of the rotor. In another embodiment form, the cartridges 5 can be connected with the rotor in a fixed manner. Corresponding bores 7 are provided for this purpose in the base of the rotor so that screws passing through these bores connect the base with each of the cartridges 5.
The rear part 15 is connected to the rear wall 17 of the cartridge 5 with screws 16. The cover 9 of the cartridge 5 has a transparent design and it supports on its front side (directed radially outward) a closing lid 10, which supports a locking bar 12, thus held in a rotational axis 11 that can be locked with the associated locking pin 13. The swivel hinge 14 of the cover 9 is arranged on the rear part 15.
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The adapter plate 27 indicated in the figure shows the tube guiding channels, which will be also described later, and it also provides mounting supports for suspension of the whole blood bag 31 having the form of pins. This adapter plate 27 is preferable held in the insert 25 in a detachable manner.
The clamping device arranged on the bottom side is comprised essentially of a manual actuator (hand wheel) 30 which is connected via a shaft or axis with one of the clamps 40 that are slidable in the lengthwise guide hole 41, wherein the hand wheel 30 is initially energized with one of the locking springs, not shown in the figure, in the locking position, so that the clamp 40 holds the tube 43 constantly in a tube guiding channel 29.
Only when a ram deployed in the rear part 15 of the cartridge 5 in the form of a hub cylinder exerts an effect on the manual control 30, the clamp 40 will be moved into the opening position and through flow in the tube will thus be enabled in the tube guiding channel 29. The entire layout is thus arranged in the bottom side 28 of this insert 25, and one can moreover also recognize that on the opposite side of the whole blood bag 31, the adapter plate 27 is also equipped with a corresponding clamp that can be actuated manually, which is comprised also in this case of a manual control 35 that is held spring-loaded in the locking position, wherein the manual control 35 is held at the free movable end with a counterpoise 36 which can be moved around a rotation axis 37.
In addition, one can also see from
A counterpoise 36 is provided for manual activation. It is mounted on a pivotable rotation axle, which lifts under the effect of actuation force 69 the manual control 35 against the force of the spring 70 and thus opens the clamp 38. Instead of manual activation, which is performed only during the standstill state of the centrifuge, remote control is achieved during the operation of the centrifuge with an actuation ram of an actuation cylinder, not shown in the figure, which is deployed in the rear part 15 of the cartridge 5 and which exerts an effect with its ram on the counterpoise in the direction of the arrow (FIG. 6).
Also important in the representation of
No modifications whatsoever are in this case required on the whole blood bag 31 itself, which means that commercially available whole blood bags can be employed. The advantage of this is that the constituents suggested in
It is important in this case that both the inside and outside placed constituents 56, 58 can be extracted without interference in the direction of the arrows 73, 74 outside with a corresponding time control through the opening of the associated clamps, without influencing them in any way or without taking with them the buffycoat 57 itself. This constituent will therefore remain in the whole blood bag 31 and there is no need to process it with another bag, as was the case according to prior art. This also means that there is no need to contaminate with it another bag, which was also unavoidable with the existing state of technology.
Only the two clamps are suggested in
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Incidentally, it is known that the whole blood bag 31 can support a tube stump 51, which can also be engaged in the adapter plate 27 in the area of a tube channel 49. The plasma tube 53, which is used for recovery of the plasma, is led into a tube channel 52 in the adapter plate 27 (FIG. 6).
A pressure slide 59, arranged radially inward, should be preferably created with a vertical U-shaped profile and it is preferable convexly curved radially outward. A compressed air connection 66 is provided via a tube 64, wherein this compress air connection is connected via the above described 3 plug connections 3 or 8. When the entire pressure module 61 is inflated, a pressure force is achieved in this manner in the direction of the arrow 76, which is acting in the same manner as the centrifugal force 75 (FIG. 11). Therefore, only a relatively small amount of inflating under a low pressure is sufficient to apply the corresponding pressure to the bag 31. As is also shown in the figure, the entire arrangement can be rotated around the rotation axis 62 for example in the direction of the arrow 63.
It is important in this respect that the pipe connection 53 be directed radially inward and that the pipe connection 43 be directed radially outward. Because of this special Z-shaped form alone, a conventional blood bag having an upper and a lower connection is suitable when deployed in the vertical position for extraction of the various constituents 56, 58 as it enables withdrawal upward and downward.
As soon as the position of the buffycoat 57′ is extended upward, as shown in
In addition, the sensor can be also shifted in the radial direction as is indicated by the arrow direction 22 in FIG. 9. The sensor is positioned on the boundary between the constituents of the buffycoat 57 toward plasma 56 to make it possible to detect immediately a shifting of this boundary in the direction toward the plasma tube 53 and to close the corresponding clamp 35. This among other things also ensures that a remaining supply of plasma is retained in the blood bag 31 to prevent in a secure manner contamination of the plasma bag 45 by the buffycoat 57. The remaining plasma also serves to provide nutrition for the thrombocytes.
The overall advantage of the above described technical version is therefore that a clean recovery of plasma and erythrocytes is enabled which is operationally safe and free of contaminants, wherein the processing is conducted with commonly used and commercially available bags. The recovery is conducted automatically and no manual intervention is required.
It is essential in the case of the present invention that the blood bag be inserted into the accommodating chamber in an upright standing form, so that its connection regions on the side of the head and on the side of the base will be positioned outside of the central axis (when applied to an unformed blood bag suspended in a straight line). Only this arrangement makes it possible to guarantee that these connecting regions will no longer be within the range of the buffycoat zone formed in the central region.
In this respect it does not matter whether the discharge region which serves for the recovery of plasma, (in this embodiment it is the head region of the blood bag), is located in the upper or in the lower part. It is also possible to use a blood bag built into the system in such a way that the connection tube used for the recovery of plasma is located below and, conversely, the connection tube used for the recovery of erythrocytes is located above.
It is further also essential that both connecting regions be positioned diametrically opposite each other, that is to say that one connecting region be deployed in the opposite direction to the other connecting region. In this case it does not matter if for example the upper connecting region is used for recovery of plasma in a radial line in the direction toward the rotational axis of the centrifuge, while the other connecting region is located diametrically opposite on an outwardly radial line directed away from the hub of the rotor.
It is obviously also possible that these connecting regions are not aligned exactly on a radial line, they can be also formed at an angle to the radial line, provided that they lie diametrically opposite each other and that they have in each case only a continuous connection to the whole blood constituents which are being formed on each side.
Instead of the above-described Z-shape of the blood bag it is also possible to employ an S-shape in accordance with the present solution. An arc-shaped removal design of the connection tubes 43, 53 in front of the blood bag 31 is allowed.
Neither is it necessary according to the present solution for the satellite bags 44, 45 to be located on the same circumference level of the rotor 1. The bags can be also arranged on completely different circumference levels. The same is true also about the arrangement of the chamber for accommodation of the while blood bag. This bag is arranged in the embodiment example radially inward in comparison to the satellite bags 44, 45 that are arranged on the same circumference level so that they are directed radially outward therein. It is also possible to arrange this whole blood bag 31 on a circumference level which lies radially outward in comparison to the more radially inwardly arranged satellite bags 44, 45.
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political gains."This is the holiest synagogue in the world; don't bring
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doesn't want to arrest people who come to pray, but it is forbidden [for women]
to put on tallitot."MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) said that "the only
provocation that occurred on Thursday at the site was from the extremist haredi
establishment.""The Western Wall is a site of heritage for everyone and
must be characterized by tolerance and openness," the MK said.According
to a 2001 law, it is illegal for women to perform religious practices at the
Western Wall that, according to Orthodox Jewish tradition, are done by men –
such as reading from a Torah scroll, wearing tefillin or a tallit, or blowing a
shofar – because it may offend the religious sensibilities of others.A
similar incident occurred during last month's Women of the Wall Rosh Hodesh
service, when a policeman readjusted the tallit of rabbinical student Sarit
Horwitz without her permission after he accused her of wearing it in the male
style.According to the Women of the Wall, three women were briefly
questioned by the police after this service as well.In 2004, an area
abutting the Western Wall – adjacent to Robinson's Arch, but separate from the
Western Wall Plaza – was inaugurated as a place of prayer for non-Orthodox
Jewish groups to pray as they wish.However, the Women of the Wall claim
that the site is inadequate since there are no chairs, prayer books or Torah
scrolls available for use. Additionally, the prayer space is only open during
the operating hours of the Jerusalem Archeological Park, where it is located,
and therefore is not available in the evenings.
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0 Get Up and Walk
Sometimes I write scripts and something special happens.
I originally wrote this script to introduce the "sacraments of healing": Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. We decided to tell the famous story of Mark 2:12 because it includes both the forgiveness of sins and a physical healing. This Gospel story beautifully shows how the two go together.
I wrote it as a period piece. The film's producers were going to try to recreate the look of Galilee 2,000 years ago. Quite a challenge!
But then the movie, "Son of God" came out. And the fear was that the script I wrote was going to look too similar to that film. So Becky Groth took that script and modernized it to be a contemporary look at the Gospel story. I think the end result is pretty cool and more fun than a "straight" retelling of the story, especially because those versions already exist. This is something new, makes you look at the story from a different way, and I'm proud to share the story credit on it.
1 The Mercy of God
Though I've been delinquent in updating the site, Outside Da Box and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston are doing a great job by creating new videos every month to help teens understand a different element of the Catechism, and I've the honor of writing the majority of those scripts. I really loved this last one they did. It's a "whiteboard" video about how to go to Reconciliation, and the emphasis is that it's not just about confessing your sins—it's about what you do before and after that is equally important. I hope you're blessed by it!
But one of my favorite scripts ever brought to life was the "Palm Sunday" video I wrote for Outside Da Box a couple years ago. And since that's coming up this Sunday, it seems a good time to re-post that as well.
Feel free to share these around the Interwebs! And have a blessed Easter!
6 20 Years Later
It was the summer of 1994 when I first set foot on campus at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. I had been hired to speak at a Steubenville Youth Conference, something I hadn't even heard of until a few months before. At that time I had been playing concerts and working at an improv comedy club in Orlando, Florida, "The City Beautiful." So pulling into the polluted air of "The City of Murals" was quite a shock. "I could never live here," I thought.
And somewhere up in heaven, God laughed.
That was the first summer Steubenville had two youth conferences. Other locations for youth conferences hadn't started yet. I was there to help a group of students called the "Work Crew" (which later became "Young Apostles") and do some comedy to lighten the mood of the weekend. I and another friend dressed up like friars—I was Brother Steub, he was brother Ville, and together we were Brothers Steub and Ville. We kept saying things like, "Back in Vatican I, before there was a sequel, we didn't kneel on grass. We knelt on broken glass! And we loved it!" Oddly enough I got asked back the next year. And the next. And I've been involved in youth conferences in almost every different role a guy can do (speaking, hosting, entertainment, giving workshops, speaking at men's sessions, I even spoke at a women's session once, and leading music) for the past 20 summers. It has been one of the greatest blessings of my life.
That first summer, I heard our blessed Mother speak to my heart while I was praying the rosary. She told me to drop everything and move to Steubenville. I didn't hesitate—I knew God's will was always the best. I thought it was to do youth ministry, but God had even more planned for me. I completed my Masters in Theology and met my wife, who I married in the campus chapel in 1997. And after 7 years of youth ministry in Latham, NY, Franciscan asked me back to be a part of the faculty to teach about two things I was passionate about: Scripture and Youth Ministry.
I took over the music ministry for the on campus conferences in 2005. Once again, it was something I never expected to do. I had done plenty of concerts before, but lead an entire weekend of worship? I had spent the previous years hosting conferences and really enjoyed doing that. But once again, I knew God's plan was the best, and I've been so grateful to play music that has blessed tens of thousands of people!
This summer the conference office wanted to audition a new worship band and asked if I wouldn't mind hosting the conference instead of playing it. I love doing music but I was thrilled to have a chance to host again—I hadn't done it in eight years. And by God's providence, that was the first conference that my oldest son was attending. Jon Niven (the musician for that conference) invited me on stage on Sunday AM to play one of my "classic" songs: Behold the Lamb, the theme song from 1997. For me, it was the perfect ending for that weekend, and a great moment of nostalgia as I thought about the 20 years I've been blessed to sing and speak from that stage.
I few years ago, I got over the shocking revelation that I had been doing ministry longer than all the teens in the room had been born. I don't feel old at all—I feel young. I love sharing the love of God with young people, using every talent I've been blessed with.
I got asked a number of times, "which do you like better, hosting or leading worship?" Do I have to choose? I'm thrilled to do them both. But I have to admit, there is nothing more exciting for me than to tell people about how Christ died for them and be the person who gets to invite them into a deeper relationship with Him. I had a chance to do that this summer, and I'm grateful for the friendly folks at steubenville.org who caught it on tape:
I know that many people are blessed by the Steubenville summer conferences, but I can't imagine anyone more blessed by them than me. Praise God!
1 Now I'm an "Award Winning" Script Writer!
Or at least I can say I'm a script writer of award winning films :)
Last week the John Paul II Film Festival in Miami, FL awarded the video, "Zombies Vs. Jesus" an award for the best short film. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was the main script writer for the video, even though it turned out to be different (and better!) than I had imagined it.
This is the second time a short film I was a part of has won an award! Last year, the short film Palm Sunday won a Telly Award for best religious short film.
Two things in common with both films: Eric Groth of Outside Da Box produced it, and Rob Kaczmark of Spirit Juice Studios directed them. As a script writer, it's exciting to work with people who have a great combination of faith and creativity to pull of the hard work of bringing stories to the screen.
But the best thing about winning awards is it gives people (like me) an excuse to promote the films again. In case you haven't seen them, take a look!
3 38 Hours
Here's a video I wrote as a reflection on the love that God the Father has for us, based on a true story that Dr. Scott Hahn uses as the introduction of his book, A Father Who Keeps His Promises. Produced by the ever amazing folks at Outside Da Box.
19 The 40 Day Spiritual Workout!
Since I relaunched my site through WordPress a couple months ago, the question people have asked most is, "What happened to the 35 Day Spiritual Workout?" Now, at long last, I can break the silence.
The 35 Day Workout has been transformed into… the 40 Day Spiritual Workout iPhone App!
I am very proud of it. It was designed by FUZATI (who also designed the Steubenville Youth Conference app) and sponsored by Franciscan University.
For those of you who don't know, I first wrote "The 35 Day Spiritual Workout" in the late 90s as a follow up to the Steubenville Summer Youth Conferences. When I was a teen and attended a Young Life camp, my youth minister recommended a book called, "My First Thirty Quiet Times." It was a thirty day devotional that got me into the habit of prayer. I thought that kind of devotional would be great for teens that had a powerful experience at a youth conference but didn't know what to do when they got home.
Since writing it, over ten thousand people have gone through it and have shared how much they were blessed by it. I was able to offer it for free on my website after the original publisher went out of business.
This summer, the Steubenville Youth Conferences began to look into resources they could offer teens after their conference experience. They created a great website, steubenville.org, and an app to go along with it. I proposed that I could update the 35 Day devotional and they could turn it into an app.
There are a lot of great things with the 40 Day Spiritual Workout App. First, because it's an app it is a lot more interactive. My favorite thing is that a teen can put their youth minister's email address in it so they can share with them (or their friends on Facebook) their progress in the workout. It looks really cool, too.
But more important than how it looks is the content. I didn't just add five days, I went over the whole thing based on feedback I've gotten over the past few years. I trimmed back some of the verses, removed days that weren't as strong as the others, and added stories—many of the stories that I posted on the previous blog (such as my story about the pledge card or St. Reuben, the rich young man.) I also was able to incorporate the five forms of prayer that the Catechism talks about, something that was part of the published book but didn't translate when I first put it on-line.
But enough of me talking, why don't you check it out? It's available for free at the App Store.
No iPhone? No problem. You can also click HERE and sign up to get each devotion through email.
I'm hoping this will bless a new generation of teenagers. I'd be grateful if you could spread the word, and giving it a good review on the App Store might encourage a young person to download it and give it a try.
4 What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus geek?
I am proud to say, I am a geek.
This should not be a surprise to any who has known me or read my blog. But in case those reading this might need proof of my geek cred, I offer the following for evidence:
- I'm in a role-playing group two nights a month.
- I have a replica Doctor Who sports coat which I will occasionally wear to my place of business.
- I prefer bow-ties over neck ties and, if I had my druthers, would only wear bow-ties.
- I play the accordion.
- I use the word "druthers."
- I can be found most evenings lounging around the house in my Star Trek bathrobe.
- I've read the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings numerous times.
- I can quote most lines from Star Wars.
- I've accumulated over 10,000 "geek points" at thinkgeek.com.
- I read comic books and still have all the ones from my childhood.
- Was the first point really not enough for you?
It seems silly to have to defend one's geekiness, since normally admitting you were a geek was proof enough that you were one (just like a man who admits to being a bronie, a male fan of "My Little Pony.") But apparently that's not enough for some, or at least for one. Last week the geek world was set ablaze by an article that berated some attractive, young women who the author claimed were just faux geeks looking for attention. It's quite a statement on the world that there might be women who would fake being into comic books/sci-fi movies/RPGs, etc. to look "cool." My first thought: where were they when I was young?
My second thought: what does it mean to be a geek?
I'm not the first to ask or try to answer such a question. My usual operating definition of a geek was someone who was really over-the-top passionate about something that wasn't mainstream. But John Scalzi, popular science-fiction author who has won a few Hugo and Nebula awards and hob-knobs with other famous stars in the geek universe, adds an important nuance to that:
Many people believe geekdom is defined by a love of a thing, but I think — and my experience of geekdom bears on this thinking — that the true sign of a geek is a delight in sharing a thing. It's the major difference between a geek and a hipster, you know: When a hipster sees someone else grooving on the thing they love, their reaction is to say "Oh, crap, now the wrong people like the thing I love." When a geek sees someone else grooving on the thing they love, their reaction is to say "ZOMG YOU LOVE WHAT I LOVE COME WITH ME AND LET US LOVE IT TOGETHER."
Any jerk can love a thing. It's the sharing that makes geekdom awesome.
Being a geek is not just over-the-top loving something. It's over-the-top sharing about it as well. And that made me think: how can we be geeks for Jesus?
I'm not proud to admit I'm more familiar with the geography of Middle-Earth than I am with the United States. But can we get as excited and knowledgeable about our faith as we do about our fiction? I met a wonderful, faithful, young Christian who told me they've read the Harry Potter series three times over but, in further conversation, admitted to never having read all (or even most of) the letters in the New Testament. Why?
Let's be honest, the first letter to Timothy isn't as exciting (to most) as the first book of Twilight. The US Bishops commented on that in their national document on catechesis:
Most people today, but especially young people, expect learning experiences to be entertaining and tend to judge the effectiveness of those experiences on the superficial level of how entertaining they are rather than how humanly enriching or authentic they are. Young people are taught both by the excitement generated by technology and by the effervescence of popular culture to reject something if it bores them – and often the only things that do not bore them are those that seduce or titillate. (National Directory For Catechesis p.16)
Before we get into the deeper meaning of this quote, let's first tip our hat to the US Bishops who found a way to use both the word "effervescence" and "titillate" in the same sentence. Double Word Score.
Now on to the deeper meaning: I think this hits a bulls-eye. We have been raised to be amused. In the 70s, Pope Paul VI said the following: "Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and to teachers only if they are witnesses." But I think a more modern rendition can replace "witnesses" with "being entertained." I know some brilliant teachers at my university who many students don't like because they are "boring." But those who pay attention discover how intelligent they are and really get a lot of our their classes.
I spend a lot of energy trying to make what I do to pass on the faith both educational and entertaining: short movie scripts, dramatic presentations, song-writing, and even some comedic things I do in class to keep my student's attention. But if someone is to grow into spiritual maturity, they've got to go beyond only what "titillates" them. Falling in love with someone means going deeper than what infatuates us and often involves a struggle. It's not always "entertaining." It is so much better. But if our passion for Jesus Christ doesn't surpass our excitement for pop culture, then our spiritual lives will be shallow and our evangelization ineffective.
Can we be as geeky with saints we are with superheroes? As knowledgeable of doctrine as we might be with Doctor Who? Are we willing to enter into the world of holiness as much as we are the Hunger Games? Or as devoted to prayer as we are to pop culture?
But here is the real challenge for an amusement-addicted culture: are we willing to allow times of "boredom" with God in our spiritual lives, as He detoxes us from the constant stimulation of superficial entertainment, so that He can lead us to a place of deeper intimacy? Of course, the spiritual life is not actually "boring." As Fr. Thomas Dubay once wrote, "People who are in love are never bored." But a life of prayer is not seductive, titillating, or entertaining. And if that's all we're used to, then spending time with God can be very difficult indeed.
A geek is someone who is not only over-the-top passionate about something, but also over-the-top passionate about sharing that with others. If that's an accurate definition, then I think it's appropriate to call the Apostles and all the saints as "geeks." The question before us is, are we willing to be one as well?
If I can paraphrase the call to the "new evangelization:" we are all called to be geeks for Jesus. And while I don't mind that people know I collect comic books, enjoy science-fiction, or play role playing games, what I really want to be known for is being a Jesus geek.
0 Radiant Joy
These past few days, I was blessed to be a part of the Catholic Youth Ministry Training Convention, sponsored by Life Teen. The theme of the conference was "Radiant Joy."
What surprised me about my experience at the conference was that it was so… restful. It shouldn't have been. I flew to Arizona right after finishing a weekend conference (which was preceded by a week of intensive sound-checks and practices to prepare for it) for a quick two day trip. I had to give two workshops (both at 7 AM each day) and an afternoon keynote. Since it was being videotaped, I had to put extra time in my powerpoint presentation—something that took numerous hours of work. All told, it had all the makings of a hectic weekend.
But it wasn't. It was anything but. It was wonderful, restful, and joyful.
Much of that was due to the conference itself. The folks at Life Teen are the most hospitable, professional, and altogether excellent folk a person could hope to work with. The liturgies were beautiful, the prayer was intense, and the speakers were inspiring.
One of my favorite talks was given by a friend I hadn't seen in years, Tom Wilson. He gave a talk about how to guard your joy, or more specifically, to unguard it. He encouraged us to share our joy with the world and not hide it under a bushel. He talked about the importance of a sense of humor when approaching life and how humor is a sign of a healthy spirituality. It reminded me of a quote from St. Teresa of Avila: "Take God very seriously, but don't take yourself very seriously at all."
Tom also clarified that having a sense of humor is not about being funny. Funny people tell jokes and have a quick wit. But people with a sense of humor have a balanced perspective on life. To have a sense of humor you have to be humble. He quoted C.S. Lewis: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less."
There is often a stereotype that to be more holy you have to be more solemn. But that is not the example of the saints. Those who seek and find holiness are radiant with the joy that only God can give.
Then Mark Hart followed by inviting us to pray for deeper joy in our lives. He gave two great quotes from two great saints. "The only reason to take this life seriously is if it's the only life you have," said St. Francis. And Blessed Mother Teresa said, "Joy is the net by which we catch souls," "starting with our own," Mark added.
Jesus said, "I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete." (John 15:11) Happiness is often based on happenings, meaning that it depends on if things are going well. But joy is a state of being that isn't hampered by the negativity around us. Tom shared a personal story about his wife who, coming out of her fifth surgery in her struggle with breast cancer, was still able to make jokes. Where did that humor come from? Her love of the Lord.
My gratitude to everyone at Life Teen for letting me be a part of that experience. And I was so blessed by the participants at my workshops and the people I got to connect with between sessions. May we all continue to radiate the joy of Jesus Christ.
1 And so it begins…
An empty stage. An empty field-house.
That's all about to change.
This weekend is the "Charismatic Leaders" conference at Franciscan University, the first of nine conferences the University offers each summer (four of those are youth conferences.) I'm blessed to lead worship for all of them with an amazing band made up of students and alumni. Over the next two months, we'll get to play to ten to twelve thousand people playing music that ranges from sacred Church hymns to contemporary Christian rock.
It's been a busy week getting everything ready, but the mics are hot, the guitars are plugged in, the drum kit is in tune (yes, drum kits need to be tuned,) and the monitors are balanced. Now all we need is an audience… many of whom are already on their way here.
You can expect to get highlights from all the conferences right here on my blog, as God always speaks to me a new way every summer, with every conference.
I'm really excited!
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Bellemare said he was following Brammertz "in terms of investigating crimes that are politically motivated".
In July, Brammertz said that investigators believed the September 2004 Security Council resolution aimed at blocking Emile Lahoud, Lebanon's president, from a second term in office "played an important role in shaping the environment in which the motives to assassinate Rafiq Hariri emerged".Brammertz also said that Hariri's prominent role as a critic of Syria, in support of the UN resolution, made him a target.
Bellemare says investigation is incomplete and needs six more months to complete it [EPA]
Four Lebanese generals have been under arrest for almost two years for alleged involvement in Hariri's murder.
On Tuesday, Bellemare was asked by Russia about the generals' continued detention without charges.
He said their detention is the result of a decision by Lebanese judicial authorities "pursuant to Lebanese criminal law".Bellemare said his panel's priority was now to gather more evidence about what he called the "Hariri network", its scope, the identity of all its participants, their links with others outside the network and their role in the attacks.
"The direction of the investigation has not changed and the commission is still investigating crimes that are politically motivated," he said.
"What is new this time is that we now have the evidence of the existence of such a network and of its links," he added.
Bellemare is to become the special tribunal's prosecutor once the UN probe of the Hariri and related cases is completed.
Source: Agencies
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