The Pontifical Council for Social Communications released a statement on September 30 that Pope Francis has chosen the theme of “encounter” for his first World Communications Day message. According to the council statement, The Message for World Communications Day 2014 will explore the potential of…
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Do You Use Facebook and That Other Stuff?
“Sister, do you use Facebook and that other stuff,” a woman in the check-out line at our community’s annual BBQ and Boutique, inquired this past Sunday. “Yes,” I answered, “and Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest.” She went on, “We heard about that in Church this morning.”…
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Pope Francis on the Purpose of Social Communications
On Saturday, September 21, Pope Francis addressed the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in Rome. He offered three points in his reflections.
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The Audiences of Parish Websites
In reviewing random parish websites, I am sensing that the content on many of these sites was written consciously or unconsciously for active parishioners. But active parishioners are not the only ones looking for information from parishes. The Internet provides a platform to go out…
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Book Review: Faith Formation 4.0 by Julie Anne Lytle
The title of Julie Anne Lytle’s book, Faith Formation 4.0 attracted me. The subtitle, “Introducing an Ecology of Faith in a Digital Age,” made me think twice–as “ecology” is not a word that I usually associate with faith formation or the digital age. Dr. Lytle…
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Faith and Technology Safety for Children
Today’s children are growing up in an age of digital technology. Devices connecting them to the Internet and media are available everywhere and children adapt to them very quickly. Parents know that not everything available on these devices is good for their children and now…