It is not technology we should fear. It is ourselves.
Social Media
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis reaches Twitter milestone, with more than 40 million followers
Pope Francis and President Trump are now tied as Twitter’s most followed global leaders.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
What role does social media play in your faith life? America readers weigh in.
America readers have a pretty positive view of social media.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What two saints and a pope named Francis can teach us about living the Gospel online
Putting Francis of Assisi, Francis de Sales, and Pope Francis in conversation.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
How to respond to Catholic internet trolls
Trolls are preying on weakness as much as—or more than—hunting for supposed transgressions against orthodoxy.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What angels and smartphones teach us about our humanity
We cannot be human, cannot be ourselves, without other human beings.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
I cover politics for NPR. We can do better than this.
There just don’t seem to be many who seem willing to engage with members of both parties from a position of respect and empathy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
USCCB: Retain open internet ‘by strongest legal authority available’
The USCCB is “concerned that the FCC is contemplating eliminating current regulations limiting the manner by which the companies controlling the infrastructure connect people to the internet,” said USCCB assistant general counsel Katherine
Grincewich.
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
The pope and the press: a surprisingly friendly relationship
How Pope Francis has changed the Catholic Church’s relationship with the media
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Philippines leaders ask social media to remove video of Catholic church icons being smashed
Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, the military spokesman, also urged netizens not to share the video, which shows militants ripping a picture of Pope Francis, toppling a crucifix, and stomping on and torching religious statues.