Social Media

The last time Father Malone left this column in my care (4/3/17), I made an argument for reading the long form of the Gospel when the Lectionary gives us that option. Today I’m going to make an even more shocking reading recommendation: You should read the comments.

We are not angels. We cannot be spiritual without being religious. Why? Because we cannot be human without rituals.

Green’s novel gives a firsthand account of what it is like when a person becomes a brand, when one’s every thought, word and move is scripted, scheduled and scrutinized, ready to be devoured by an audience always demanding more.

JesusOfNaz316 mixes brief prayers with light humor and punchy political jeremiads.

We have every reason to be worried and fearful of the modern world, but it is not the spirit of Christ that inflames us with odium.

In his latest book, Lanier argues that all forms of social media treat human beings as if they were basically a bundle of nerve endings.