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Re-tweeting, Liking, and Sharing the Good News

Church in the US, Commentary
April 28, 2017

Pope Francis is relying on “a modern medium for an ancient Church” to accomplish one of the most important goals of his papacy: Creating a culture of dialogue and encounter. Twitter and other forms of social media is not without its troubles or temptations, but they can be used to help spread the the Church’s message of mercy.

Professor teaches Twitter course on St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
April 10, 2017

Chad Pecknold said that teaching Augustine’s “City of God” on social media, “is confirming that Twitter is an instrument that can be used well. It is not just a diary. It is not just a place for political warfare. It is not just a place for expression of identity. It is actually a place in which people can meet on the ground of ideas.”

Make way for the Gospel: Vatican ensures media give the message

Catholic News Service, Vatican
March 25, 2017

The Vatican is keeping close watch of its social media accounts, to analyse what people are reading, and what they are interested in. Although it is counting “likes,” those statistics are not the key factor in determining success.

Pope urges faithful to consult Bible as often as cellphones

Associated Press, Vatican
March 5, 2017

Pope Francis seems to be asking the impossible when he suggests that people check the Bible more than they check their cellphones. The pope has been a regular social media user himself with his Twitter account. However, it seems likely in this case he is taking his own advice.

For Lent, how about giving up knee-jerk reactions on Twitter?

Commentary, Global Church
March 3, 2017

Here’s a thought: Given the tendency on Twitter and other social media platforms to start tossing bombs in reaction to articles before people have read anything beyond the headline, how about a Lenten discipline of refusing to tweet until you’ve read the entire text and paused 30 seconds?

Archdiocese looks to curb priest’s social media posts

Associated Press, Church in the US
February 9, 2017

New Jersey church officials are looking to curtail the online comments of a priest because they are considered divisive and “hate-mongering”. The Reverend Peter West of St. John’s Catholic Church in Orange has posted several comments attacking the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton and Islam.