We don’t need traditional media outlets to follow and take part in the March for Life and other pro-life, faith-focused events. Now more then ever, social media tools can give us a front row seat for such events and help us unite our prayers with those who will be braving the elements.
I’m not simply looking for physical changes in my life this year. I’m not aiming for a certain dress size, but rather for the power and stamina to do the work God calls me to each day.
As we led up to Christmas and I felt my stress level rising, I knew that the time had come to build in a bit of downtime over the holidays. I recognized my need to step away from the keyboard to regain some perspective, to “log off” not only for an enhanced time with my family and loved ones, but also to regain some perspective on the work I find myself doing these days.
This year, there are ample opportunities to take advantage of online shopping resources in ways that will uplift your loved ones and at the same time support Catholic causes and merchants.
Is it appropriate for Catholics to use these devices the way that we would use print versions of Catholic classics and prayer books in our Adoration chapels, at Mass or during prayer?
After having attended the fourth annual Catholic New Media Convention, I’ve been happily musing about a wonderful development in the world of Catholic New Media: the rise in the number of “connected” clerics.
In this, my first in a series of contributions here at Catholic Exchange on New Media evangelization and its place in our lives and our Church, I hope to provide fodder for an ongoing conversation here about the place of technology in our homes – from Netflix to Nintendo and beyond – and about its impact upon our souls.
Readings for May 22
Daily Divine Office
“Help me think about Heaven, Lord. You are leading me there. You went to prepare me a place there. What will it be like? You came to earth, lived, suffered, and died so that I would have the possibility of…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“It is clear to me that if we wish to please God and to receive graces in abundance from Him, it is God’s will that these graces should come to us through the hands of Christ in His most holy…
True followers of Christ
St. Rita of Cascia (widow)
Spiritual advice from a Benedictine monastery by Brother Sebastian
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Pasta di San Giuseppe
(St. Joseph Pasta – Pasta with Sardines)
Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…