Often Instagram poets want to tell the lesson in their writing rather than simply show the reader through sights, sounds, smells, touches and tastes of their lives and stories.
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Pope chooses 2019 Communications Day theme: Networks, not division
The theme is a call for “reflection on the current state and nature of relationships on the internet, starting from the idea of community as a network between people in their wholeness,” the Vatican said.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why do we create our own enemies?
Our separation from others begins within the human heart.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
What makes a journal of opinion?
Why we publish opinions you probably won’t agree with.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How newsletters can help you find your tribe and escape the chaos
A good newsletter is like a message in a bottle, a voice that cuts through the noise.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
His parents fell for a spiritual guru. In “Dear Franklin Jones,” he wants to find out why.
In “Dear Franklin Jones,” Jonathan Hirsch sets out to answer some questions about his family.
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‘Selfie’ culture leads to alienation, says Pope Francis
While taking selfies can be an occasion to capture treasured memories, it can also be a sign that young men and women are deprived of meaningful human interaction with others, Pope Francis said.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Catholic media must not fall behind in digital age
Pope Francis said that the use of new digital platforms requires a willingness to accept that “the attachment to the past may prove to be a dangerous temptation.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
It’s O.K. to complain about the demands of faith. But how you vent matters.
Venting is good. Venting is sometimes lifesaving. But it matters where you vent and why.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis wants you to be holy online. Here’s how.
Stop trolling, resist gossiping and consider putting down your device altogether.