Liturgy of the Hours at Work

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I like to do the liturgy of the hours during my breaks at work (I just started a new job). Today when I went to the website I use for this (universalis.com), it was blocked by IT. Apparently all religious websites are blocked. I sent a request for an exemption as a practicing Catholic. Hopefully they will allow it. It doesn’t seem unreasonable to me if I’m not using it on company time. They don’t block news websites and stuff like that. I’m not ostentatious about it and the website is very basic. Anyway, if they don’t grant an exception, does anyone know if there is an inexpensive way to get the liturgy of the hours prayers offline? Do they have to allow me to access the website if it would otherwise be very costly for me to do these prayers? Just curious.
 
Do you have a smartphone? The iBreviary app is free.
 
Presuming you have been using the company’s computer to read the liturgy of the hours, no they don’t have to let you use the computer for anything other than something related to work.
 
Sunbreak said:
Presuming you have been using the company’s computer to read the liturgy of the hours, no they don’t have to let you use the computer for anything other than something related to work.
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As long as the rule is being fairly applied I don’t have a problem with it. I’ll just have to buy a giant book or something or print them all out. 😉
 
Follow up: I’ve noticed a lot of people at work using all manner of websites on work time no less, Facebook, checking stocks, yet I can’t access the LotH on my break. I bought my own book for the LotH. Oh well.
 
Thomas1981 said:
Follow up: I’ve noticed a lot of people at work using all manner of websites on work time no less, Facebook, checking stocks, yet I can’t access the LotH on my break. I bought my own book for the LotH. Oh well.
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Personally, I think this is the way to go anyway.
 
Yeah, I like having the dead tree version. I just don’t understand why religious websites are blocked completely but other websites that have no real work purpose are allowed. I’m not going to make a federal case out of it or anything, just don’t understand it.
 
Thomas1981 said:
I just don’t understand why religious websites are blocked completely but other websites that have no real work purpose are allowed.
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I have noticed that a particular internet suite has options to block access to religious sites. Like you, I was surprised that this is a desired course of action for certain folks.

I would gently ask my boss about it.
 
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