Sweet Tweets Roundup for 7/5/13 – What Fireworks Did You Miss This Week?

A happy 5th of July to all of you and a special thanks to my good friend John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/) who has complied the follow list of “not to be missed” stories from this past week (June 29th to July 5th):

• Papal Tweet: “Jesus is more than a friend. He is a teacher of truth and life who shows us the way that leads to happiness.” (Pope Francis)
• Relics of St Therese of Lisieux to be present at WYD – World Youth Day 2013 http://ow.ly/mtWI5 
• Catholic Apologetics Academy | The Envoy Institute’s Catholic Apologetics Academy w/ @patrickmadridhttp://ow.ly/mvCiX 
• Video: Meet Pope Francis (in 4 minute animation) Catholic Link http://youtu.be/_rHL4P1_GFM 
• Video: What’s So Funny About Religion w/ Fr. James Martin, SJ, Lewis Black, and others..an interfaith CBS special. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50149999n …
• Good Advice: Digital Estate Planning–What do we do with Mom’s Facebook account? – Morbey & Olsen, PLLP http://ow.ly/mxEyf 
• New Video: Science God & Creation Trailer w/ Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ (Magis Institute) http://ow.ly/mxKDD 
• Mobile App | Ave Maria Radio App updated w/ on-demand programs and more… for iOS & Android http://ow.ly/myAHS 
• New Book coming in September: Geekpriest: Confessions of a New Media Pioneer: Fr. Roderick Vonhogen http://ow.ly/myC3n 
• Virtual Outdoor Retreat: Deepening Our Relationship with God and Nature from Busted Halo (pdf) http://ow.ly/myF0u 
• Video: Faith and Safety: Keeping Children Safe on the Web (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/mAvn0 
• Catholic, Southern Baptist Religious Liberty Leaders Lead Open Letter Effort For Conscience Protection Given HHS Mandate (USCCB) http://ow.ly/mBshC 
• Download Pope Francis’ Encyclical Lumen Fedei on PDF, Kindle, Nook, iPad and More! | http://BrandonVogt.com http://ow.ly/mGswN 
• Video: An encyclical written with four hands. (CNS) http://youtu.be/sZBmOibVZiU 
• Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II to be canonised (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/mGtz5 
• Video: John XXIII: key points in the life of ‘The Good Pope’ (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/mGAp0 
• USCCB Making Saints: terms and a guide to sainthood (pdf) http://ow.ly/mGxhP 
• The Shroud 2.0 App | http://CatholicMom.com http://ow.ly/mGzQ0 
• Zombies, Sin, and Salvation by Fr. Robert Barron | Strange Notions http://ow.ly/mGBej 
• 2 million kids with parents in jail–New Incarceration Tool Kits for Parents & Caregivers Sesame Street http://ow.ly/mGCxt 
• Two Popes Consecrate the Vatican to St. Michael the Archangel, Kathy Schiffer http://ow.ly/mGDf7 
• Fortnight for Freedom – DC | Call To Holiness http://ow.ly/mGLKA 

John Clem is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is currently in formation to join 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+.