I wrote a kind of reductio ad absurdum about how remote the connection to abortion is with vaccines only tested on fetal cell lines. In recent days, several vaccines for COVID have reached the final approval process. The USCCB indicated that Catholics […]
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Patron Saint of the Internet? Carlo Acutis to Be Beatified
I think Carlo Acutis should be formally named the patron saint of the internet. I wrote about it when his beatification was announced. Ven. Carlo Acutis is the ideal candidate for the patron saint of the internet. He created a […]
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Evangelizing Social Media: a 4-Part Series
I did a 4-part series on online evangelization. It might be helpful for some Part 1: Fundamental Principles of Social Media People have asked me for a long time to help with their social media. Many people asked assuming there […]
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How I use Twitter
I’ve somehow succeeded on Twitter so I finally decided I would explain some of how I work. I did so in a series of tweets I’ll post here as a blog. A few practical tweets about my twitter. First, I […]
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Discussion vs. Ear-Piercing Debate Online
Twitter can be a harsh place. I get responses daily to my tweets that might make your hair rise on end. Here’s the most negative tweets – unfiltered – I got in a random week (April 21-28, simply the week […]
Read moreFive Tips for Catholic Blogging and Social Media
So, you’re excited about your faith and want to share it. You want to evangelize! You realize that much of the world has moved online and fear that will be a great place to share it. But how? I’ve seen […]
Read more#StJohnPaul2 Twitterstorm, Oct 22 @ 6pm Eastern
John Paul II was the one who inspired my vocation to the priesthood. So many others were touched by him. Now Pope Francis has everything set to make him a saint. To celebrate let’s all tweet about Pope John Paul […]
Read moreMy Twitter Account Was Suspended
I just got my twitter account back after it was suspended about a week. The biggest thing I’ve learned is humility: life can go on without me and I can go on without twitter. Or maybe I didn’t learn the […]
Read more#ThanksPontifex for Francis’s First 6 months
6 months ago we celebrated the last moments of Benedict’s Papacy by tweeting our gratitude with #ThanksPontifex. Now we approach Pope Francis’ 6 month anniversary; it’s Friday, September 13th. Discussing it briefly with a few twiends (friends on twitter), I […]
Read moreCatholic Youth Ministry and Facebook – 7 Top Tips
In youth ministry we have one looming elephant in the room that we so often wonder how to use. Facebook. According to Pew about ¾ of teens use Facebook, and most of them every day. The average one has 425 […]
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