CatholicCulture site redesign

[NDIrish]

I just got an email that CatholicCulture is coming out with a site redesign, and they beta is available for public review. Take a look:

http://beta1.catholicculture.org

Here's the email I got:

Dear Mr. NDIrish,
New CatholicCulture.org Website

The long-awaited renovation of CatholicCulture.org is finally open, and we’d like you to take a look.

This is a “beta” release, so both the visual presentation and the feature-set are still under development. But it is already richer than the old site, and easier to use as well. Here's what's new:

1. More Commentary

• More columns and a new blog.
• A new and growing What You Need to Know feature.

2. Improved Search

• New data to search, such as the Fathers and a Catholic dictionary.
• More balanced search results lead you faster to the things you need.
• For example, try searching for Eucharist.

3. New Data Stores

• Browse and search the full Catechism.
• Look up Catholic terms in Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary.
• Browse and search the writings of the Fathers, with each Patristic text described for quick reference.

4. New Document Collections

• Easily-accessible sub-collections from our library:
• 153 documents from Benedict XVI.
• 1,728 documents from John Paul II.
• More special collections based on user requests.

5. Improved liturgical calendars and displays

6. Streamlined design, easier to use

You can get to the new site either by clicking on the banner at the old site or by linking directly to it at beta1.catholicculture.org.

We hope you’ll explore the new CatholicCulture.org, and give us plenty of feedback. Taking your ideas into account, we plan to release the final site in April.

Please let us know what you think at beta1.catholicculture.org/contact/.

Jeff Mirus
President
Trinity Communications