Tech Tips for Catholics

“Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side…whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament.” — St. Augustine

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On the occasion of the 45th World Day of Social Communications, I would like to share some reflections that are motivated by a phenomenon characteristic of our age: the emergence of the internet as a network for communication. It is an ever more commonly held opinion that, just as the Industrial Revolution in its day brought about a profound transformation in society by the modifications it introduced into the cycles of production and the lives of workers, so today the radical changes taking place in communications are guiding significant cultural and social developments. The new technologies are not only changing the way we communicate, but communication itself, so much so that it could be said that we are living through a period of vast cultural transformation. This means of spreading information and knowledge is giving birth to a new way of learning and thinking, with unprecedented opportunities for establishing relationships and building fellowship.
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Here is a great monologue about some of the opportunities of being a priest today. At about the 3:05 marker, Fr. Barron gives our young (and old) priests the advice of using new media technology to spread Christ’s Message! “…This is a great time to be a priest.”

Fr. Barron comments on The Vatican and The New Media

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“You know it’s funny, we live in such a wireless age, where you can’t see stuff.  And we have no problems with wireless routers, hot-spots, wi-fi’s, and cell-phones—mobile phones that send wireless signals—and you can’t see them, but there you are holding this piece of plastic up to your head and you are actually in communion with this person you are talking to? If you can believe that, then you can believe this.  Because [the Eucharist] is even more real than your mobile phone, than your high-speed internet connection, your wi-fi, or whatever else it might be.” – Fr Stan Fortuna, Amazing Gift – An Instructional Mass

“Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration.” – Mother Teresa

Do not be led astray: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33

“The ancient definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman has its basis in biology, not bigotry.” – Justice Peter T. Zarella

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“I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.” – Ronald Reagan

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“O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain.

We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here — the heroic first responders: our firefighters, police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11, 2001.

We ask you, in your compassion to bring healing to those who, because of their presence here that day, suffer from injuries and illness. Heal, too, the pain of still-grieving families and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope.

We are mindful as well of those who suffered death, injury, and loss on the same day at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Our hearts are one with theirs as our prayer embraces their pain and suffering.

God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth. Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred.

God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events. Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost here may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all.”

“The priesthood is a very fulfilling life.  But it’s not an ego trip. There are sacrifices in this life.” – Fr. James Cassidy

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