We live in an age of opinion writers telling us that we live in an age of [insert sweeping generalization here].
Social Media
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Roma Downey on finding unexpected blessings—even online
“To bring the good news to a new digital audience is a big part of what we’re doing.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Facebook changes may make it harder for religious groups to promote content
The Russians directed propaganda toward religious groups on Facebook; the social-media site is responding with new hurdles for ads from churches and parishes.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The (false) prophets of Facebook and Twitter are not exactly new
Medieval anti-clerical prophecy sounded a lot like modern social media.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Sharing “fake news” makes one an accomplice in evil
“There is no such thing as harmless disinformation; on the contrary, trusting in falsehood can have dire consequences.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why we get angry at other Catholics who don’t know what we know
(And what the Gospel says we should do instead)
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
10 things Catholics can do to make Twitter a less toxic place
For Christians, the ministry of social communications does not exist for the sake of mere speech but for the one who is himself the Word.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Meet the man behind Pope Francis’ social media strategy
Bishop Paul Tighe, the secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, has been called “the Vatican’s nicest guy.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Bishop Robert Barron: A Fulton Sheen for the 21st Century?
A new book shows Bishop Robert Barron’s ambitious plans to evangelize culture in the United States.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Chasing Likes: Confessions of an Instagram addict
There’s a big difference between engagement and encounter.