What’s “News”? Top Catholic Tweets for the Week of 02/07/15

Just about every week, we bring you a weekly feature that includes the top news and information as shared on Twitter and is of import in the Catholic realm. These tweets are compiled by John Clem, O.F.S., who does a masterful job of keeping us all “in the loop” about what’s happening in the Church. I find them particularly helpful, especially on a week like this one when I’m finally emerging from the fog of jet lag after my journey to Tanzania.

As Catholics, we are called to stay abreast of news in the world, but we do so with a unique perspective. I’m always grateful for the many ways in which we can remain connected not only to our Church and world events, but also to cultural headlines like the upcoming Oscars, the Superbowl, or movies and music. Each week, John manages to keep on top of the “news we can use”… I invite you to take ten minutes, look these over, and hopefully share a few of them.

I’m grateful to my friend John Clem, O.F.S. for this week’s Top Catholic Tweets:

• Papal Tweet:  “We are all sinners. We are all called to a conversion of heart.” (Pope Francis February 3rd)
• American priest among saints causes advanced by Pope Francis :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/HQUzu
• NEW App: Audio Catholics Kids, the FREE app that helps you talk about God…to your children (Rome Reports) ow.ly/HRVJr
• Apocalyptic beliefs may explain why Francis is a pope in a hurry (John Allen – Crux) ow.ly/HTPKi
• Year of the Consecrated Life: Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ, Centennial Campaign Video – YouTube ow.ly/HTW5k
• Franciscan Family Chaplet | A new Franciscan prayer. ow.ly/HTX7U
• Thomas Merton (Still) Matters – 100th Birthday on Jan. 31st | America Magazine ow.ly/HU2Ur
• Teaching Capitalism to Catholics at CUA (Tim Busch – WSJ) ow.ly/HU3HK
• Christian unity demands encounter – not theory, says Pope :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/HW3PA
• 2015 March for Life #whywemarch (John Clem – Call To Holiness) ow.ly/HWvOI
• Catholic News | Pro-life Generation Tweets from March in Washington | American Catholic ow.ly/HWFzI
• Cardinal Sean: Build a Better World | 2015 March for Life Opening Mass (CTV) ow.ly/HXKNw
• Video: Freedom – March for Life 2015 (Blackstone Films) ow.ly/HYQKp
• Number One #Superfood: The Eucharist, Hands Down (Lisa Mladinich – Amazing Catechists) ow.ly/HWy0z
• Amazing Grace on the Chapman Stick – Greg Howard – YouTube ow.ly/HWBAX
• Brew Evangelization: The Ongoing Renaissance of Monastic Beer | Catholic World Report ow.ly/HXMyi
• St. Dominic Meets St. Francis – Dominican Friars ow.ly/HYRvs
• Year of the Consecrated Life: How to Discern a Third Order Vocation (Catholic365.com) ow.ly/HYZiJ
• Snow Altars in the Grand Tetons (New Liturgical Movement) ow.ly/HZ4L7
• NEW: Introducing Marriage Rx:CatholicMom.com’s New Advice Column! by Dr. Manuel & Karee Santos ow.ly/HZl1h
• Women are irreplaceable in passing on the faith, Pope says :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/HZldC
• Priest-scientists are at the crossroads of faith and reason | Crux ow.ly/I14iR
• Pope says marriage annulments should be free (American Catholic) ow.ly/I15bV
• Princeton professor to pro-life movement: We’re winning :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/I16pG
• 5 Saints Who Totally Had Superpowers | ChurchPOP ow.ly/I1jeH
• Saint Tooth Fairy? | The Practicing Catholic ow.ly/I1wlT
• Servant of God Jerome Lejeune, Physician, Pro-life advocate (Dr. Paul Camarata – The SaintCast) ow.ly/I1Ysv
• Video & Text: Read Pope Francis’ Full Lenten Message (Rome Reports)ow.ly/I23Ps
• Cardinal O’Malley & Archbishop Wenski Welcome Supreme Court Decision To Review Protocols for Use of Lethal Injection ow.ly/I2hZV
• Tell FaceBook: Allow Catholic Priests to keep the title “Father” in their FB name ow.ly/I3lyZ
• Remembering the priests of Dachau—and the roots of the diaconate (Deacon Greg Kandra – Patheos) ow.ly/I3mw3
• Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb – inclusion of sisters with Down’s Syndrome (Regina Magazine) ow.ly/I3n6M
• NEW Preview of Pivotal Players: 10 Thomas Aquinas Resources from Fr. Barron | Word On Fire ow.ly/I5f0D
• World Meeting of Families 2015 Informational Video – YouTube ow.ly/I5ymY
• Cause for sainthood opened for Chiara Lubich (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/I5EOD
• Year of the Consecrated Life: I Will Follow – vocations video (Ascension Press) ow.ly/I5PEp
• Islamic Extremist group-Boko Haram, forces tens of thousands to flee from Nigeria (Rome Reports) ow.ly/I69Hn
• 7 Reasons to Love Saint Thomas Aquinas (plus 4 Catholic videos) – Dr. Taylor Marshall ow.ly/I6eeM
• Movie Review: “American Sniper” (Sister Helena Burns, DSP – Hell Burns) ow.ly/I6nUX
• “In People with Intellectual Disabilities, I Found a School of the Heart” (Tony Rossi – Christopher Closeup) ow.ly/I7NSP
• Pope: A society without fathers (CNS) ow.ly/I7SBx
• Four saints in one family? Beatification Process of St. Therese of Lisieux’s sister, opens (Rome Reports) ow.ly/I8Zu3
• Bishop Coyne in the driver’s seat (Deacon Greg Kandra – Patheos) ow.ly/I92lT
• Beyond the digital, into the heart: a Vatican take on communication :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/I9dej
• 20 Cool Things About Nuns in Habits (EpicPew) ow.ly/I9wCQ
• “The Francis Effect” Documentary to air on ABC Television Affiliates in the USA | Salt + Light Blog ow.ly/Id8fB
• Conversation with Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. | Who is Jesus to me? (Ignatian Center – Santa Clara Univ.) ow.ly/IdfnT
• 12 Amazing Christian Sculptures Made Entirely Out of LEGOs | ChurchPOP ow.ly/IdJY1
• CNS STORY: Pontifical council to consider challenges women face in society, church ow.ly/Ie31U
• Coming soon to the Vatican: haircuts for Rome’s homeless :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/Ie3zE
• Hail Mary Pass? Nuns rent out rooms at Phoenix monastery for Super Bowl, raise money for charity ow.ly/IesoC
• Football Rosary @ Superbowl: Church sits empty in shadow of shrine to football’s holiest day (The Boston Globe) ow.ly/Ii4f7
• Compare and Contrast: The Super Bowl and the Mass, Football and Faith « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/IkLyd
• Fr Dan Horan, OFM talks about his book, ‘The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton.’ (CatholicTV) ow.ly/If4Vl
• Letter to a Young Activist by Thomas Merton | Acting Franciscan ow.ly/IglIA
• Year of the Consecrated Life: Interactive Map of Open Houses of Sisters across America ow.ly/Ifslm
• Holy See to UN Security Council: Protect women and girls in conflict zones (News.va) ow.ly/Igbqm
• Vatican introduces “Persian Catechism” (Rome Reports) ow.ly/IgbtY
• New App helps children pray in a easy way for Android & iOS (Rome Reports) ow.ly/IgbKl
• Ecumenism means theological dialogue, joint work for peace, Pope says (CNS) ow.ly/IgjUo
• Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for February ~ Month Dedicated to the Holy Family ow.ly/Ii2Fc
• The number of consecrated women has declined, while the amount of consecrated men remains the same (Rome Reports) ow.ly/Ii3gr
• Year of the Consecrated Life: New Monastery needed for the Poor Clare Sisters (using GoFundMe) ow.ly/IicwS
• Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed – new program for teens (Ascension Press) ow.ly/Iip71
• Video: Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM talks about the “Cosmic” Christ (Franciscan Media) ow.ly/IivWm
• Ice Church is built and blessed anew in Romania (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/IiRy7
• How I Pray: Tom Neal (Thomas McDonald – Patheos) ow.ly/IkFR4
• February 2nd is World Day for Consecrated Life – prayers & resources (USCCB) ow.ly/IkHWx
• Preserving Iraq’s Christian History | Dominican Friars | Province of St. Joseph ow.ly/IkIYU
• Pope Francis announces surprise trip to Sarajevo (Rome Reports) ow.ly/IkKKn
• Vatican launches #LifeofWomen conference (News.va) ow.ly/IldKT
• Getting Ready For Lent (William O’Leary – Amazing Catechists) ow.ly/IlDO8
• Take These Gifts (Mary Ann Walsh – America Magazine) ow.ly/ImVU8
• Franciscan priest to appear on Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Super Soul Sunday‘ (NCR) ow.ly/Ipoe7
• Catholics and the MMR Vaccine | The Quinton Report ow.ly/Ipxnl
• Pope Francis signed decree today for martyrdom of Archbishop Romero (CNS) ow.ly/Ipyoz
• NEW Podcast: GTR #001: And So It Begins (Brooke Taylor & Jennifer Willits – Good Things Radio) ow.ly/IpZFz
• 6 Saints To Get You Through the Oscars (Busted Halo) ow.ly/Iq1fL
• Vatican, religious orders launch international day against trafficking – February 8th (NCR) ow.ly/IqwpN
• Official Website: A Light Against Human Trafficking ow.ly/ItHnQ
• Suicide Survivor Shares Her Journey Through Grief (Pt 1) (Lisa Martinez – Closed Doors Open Windows) ow.ly/Irmb1
• Who Is the Pope? by Eamon Duffy | The New York Review of Books ow.ly/IrpDO
• NEW Movie: Old Fashioned | In Theaters Valentines Day 2015 ow.ly/Is89g
• Elvis Presley, Offertory Processions, & the 1965 Missal …I’m not kidding! (Jeff Ostrowski -Views from the Choir Loft) ow.ly/ItvuB
• NEW Video Series to share: What is Lent? | CRS Rice Bowl ow.ly/ItvTc
• St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio (Fr. Michael Cummins – Word On Fire) ow.ly/ItIVX
• Historical Revelation: St Francis rediscovered (L’Osservatore Romano) ow.ly/ItK9B
• Vatican observatory where priests are also astrophysicists (BBC News) ow.ly/ItKBa
• My 15 Favorite Books of 2014 (Brandon Vogt) ow.ly/ItNGc
• Top 24 Catholics to Follow on Twitter plus 1 Protestant (FOCUS Blog) ow.ly/IvgxY
• St. John XXIII: Pope of Innocence and Goodness (Salt and Light) ow.ly/IvsIg
• Wear your ashes all thru Lent: Ash Wednesday #Ashtag Shirt (uCatholic) ow.ly/Iw67w
• New online Dominican Bookstore (Lay Dominicans – Province of St. Joseph) ow.ly/Iwayd
• Pope Asks Bishops & Religious Superiors to Cooperate Fully w/ Commission for Protection of Minors (America Magazine) ow.ly/IxO2G
• Pope Francis sends Message to US National Prayer Breakfast (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/Iy4Ta
• No, Mr. Obama, the Crusades and ISIS Are Not the Same Thing (Scott Eric Alt) ow.ly/IBJn6
• Pope will address Congress in September (Jake Sherman – POLITICO) ow.ly/IyFJX
• Pope Francis speaking w/ children from around the world – many overcoming disabilities (subtitles hit cc) ow.ly/IA509
• Showers for homeless by St Peters Square completed (News.va) ow.ly/IBAbl
• NEW Catholic TV Show called ICONS about Franciscan Friars (Livegreaterfoundation.org) ow.ly/IBGst
• Saint Francis’ Oldest Prayer | American Catholic Blog ow.ly/IBHVY
• NEW Catholic Radio Show – Catholic Moments with Lisa Hendey (Radio Show) ow.ly/ICDqk

John Clem, O.F.S is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order, and loves to share his talents in faith, technology, and journalism in service to the church. John also writes a blog entitled Call To Holiness (http://www.calltoholiness.us/). Follow John on Twitter at @Catholicwebs, on Facebook and at Google+.