Ivy Getty’s extravagant wedding was designed to make us jealous. We need to find more climate-friendly experiences of FOMO.
Social Media
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg: We Catholics want the real world, not the metaverse.
Mark Zuckerberg wants us all to live in his Metaverse. But as Catholics, our fundamental disposition toward the physical world is that it is precious and meaningful.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
3 reasons the Catholic Church should fight to regulate Facebook
As former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testified before Congress, one question seemed to rise to the surface: Is it time to regulate (and perhaps break up) Facebook? From a Catholic standpoint, the answer is absolutely and emphatically yes.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Explainer: The story behind Pope Francis’ beef with EWTN
How did a Catholic TV station known for its prayer programs get involved in broadcasting attacks on the pope that he felt compelled to publicly denounce as “the work of the devil”?
Posted inFaith, Ideas
Zoom meetings have come for the Vatican. Here are some tips for Pope Francis and the cardinals.
The pope’s recent meeting of his cardinal advisors gave a fascinating glimpse into the lives of these men (and their Zoom game).
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Facebook wants to make ‘Instagram for kids’. Christian parents should keep their kids far, far away from it.
The real promise of “digital discipleship” should not prevent Christians from engaging in honest conversations about the harms of technology, especially to children.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
Finding God in all things—even the Times Square Ferris wheel
Or at least trying to.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
John Mulaney has fallen off his nice-guy pedestal—and he might have something to teach the Catholic Church.
To have John Mulaney dump his wife, leap into a celebrity romance and become a baby daddy all in a couple months feels like a complete betrayal to many of his fans. Catholics know that feeling well.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Yes, God will judge you for your Tweets.
We will be held accountable by God for our tweets and our posts and our gossip, Father Josh Johnson says on the Gloria Purvis Podcast. So we need to have custody of our tongues and custody of our thumbs.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Facebook wants you to pray with them. Don’t trust their intentions.
Facebook’s new prayer feature seems much more likely to invite us to turn further inward into that social media hellscape of narcissism and self-promotion. Pray for us, indeed.