Today, our Holy Father employed a great tool of technology–the Google Hangout–to meet and converse with young people from around the world: Per the Vatican: Pope Francis held a Google Hangout Thursday afternoon with several disabled kids from around the world, in an event sponsored by Scholas Ocurrentes, a charity which brings together young people [Read More…]
Scot Landry Provides Training and Template for Transforming Parish Communications
October 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Since I’ve spent over eight years serving in a part time and volunteer capacity at my parish as the webmaster, I know firsthand both the vast potential and the difficult perils that face parishes hoping to embrace social media in the New Evangelization. Here at the blog, I have the facility to be vastly more [Read More…]
#CatholicAmerica: Father Junipero Serra (and me!)
September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’m extraordinarily blessed to receive many awesome books for review. One particularly fantastic one arrived recently: The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States. After only a few weeks with this book, I know it’s not going to be one of those “read it and [Read More…]
Zumba & The New Evangelization: 3 Lessons I Learned Today
June 30, 2014 by 6 Comments
Today, shortly after the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision was announced, I had a decision to make. I could stay at home and add my voice to the many other Catholic bloggers who would be weighing in on this major news and its impact upon religious liberty. Or I could meet my girlfriends to attend [Read More…]
Distance Learning for Catholics: Training Ourselves for the New Evangelization
June 19, 2014 by 5 Comments
During today’s radio segment on The SonRise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim and I took on the topic of “nanodegrees” as described in yesterday’s New York Times: This week, AT&T and Udacity, the online education company founded by the Stanford professor and former Google engineering whiz Sebastian Thrun, announced something meant to be very small: [Read More…]
Sweet Tweets for 6/06/14 — Encounter
June 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This past week, we celebrated the 48th annual World Communications Day with a look again at the beautiful message of Pope Francis, which reads in part: The Church needs to be concerned for, and present in, the world of communication, in order to dialogue with people today and to help them encounter Christ. She needs [Read More…]
Sioux City’s “New Evangelization Radio”
April 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In my inbox, news of yet another Diocesan radio program that supports and encourages the New Evangelization: Don’t forget to join Karmen Darwin, Sean Martin and Justin Frato for their monthly radio Show, New Evangelization Today. The show is broadcast on Channel 88.1FM and airs the first Friday of the month at 7:30 am and 7:30 pm. A [Read More…]
Google Glass & the New Evangelization – Potential Applications for Catholics
April 14, 2014 by 6 Comments
There it was in my inbox this morning: another invitation to plop down $1,500 to be an “explorer” in the Google Glass Explorer Program. If you’re a regular reader here, you know how this taunts me. I’m a huge geek, so the idea of wearing Glass is thrilling. But I’m also a realist who understands [Read More…]
Free Webinar: Catholics Going Mobile
September 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
Next up in Ave Maria Press’ ongoing Professional Development Webinar Series is a terrific (and free!) presentation for anyone who is interested in using the tools of technology in the New Evangelization. Here’s the blueprint from Ave Maria Press: A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that over 90% of American adults use [Read More…]
Notre Dame’s New Campus Ministry Smartphone App a Terrific Tool for Everyone
August 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’m biased: I’m a Notre Dame grad, so I tend to love all things Irish. Yes, you can line up in the comments with your feelings about that if you’d like. On the occasions when my alma mater makes missteps (and I’ll admit they happen), I prefer to pray through Our Lady’s intercession for the [Read More…]
