Lisa Hendey
Did your week pass by in a flurry of back to school, end of summer, cross things off the list busyness? Then you’ll want to take five minutes to explore all that happened with this week’s Sweet Tweets. They contain the sad, the challenging, the uplifting and the informative! Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online and around the world.
- Papal Tweet: “An excellent program for our lives: the Beatitudes and Matthew Chapter 25.” (Pope Francis) Aug. 21st
- Save Our Sisters | America Magazine – (Fr. James Martin, SJ) http://ow.ly/nZpjb
- Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray the Rosary in the fight against evil (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/nZXc9
- Video: Morning Joe: Too busy to pray? (Fr. James Martin, SJ) http://ow.ly/o02bH
- Photo: Muslims protecting Catholic Christians during mass in Egypt. Powerful picture (photo from Pedro Escamilla) http://ow.ly/i/2U69r
- News: Pope Francis calls for peace in Egypt & Pope Tawadros II (Coptic Catholic – Egypt) http://ow.ly/o1nE8
- 13 Lessons About Social Justice From “Harry Potter” (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/o1o9q
- Pope Angelus: Faith and violence are incompatible (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/o1VoX
- Discover the Roman and Byzantine empires with a new app with augmented reality (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/o1XQO
- .Bible Joins .XXX as New Domain Name for Websites | Gleanings | http://ChristianityToday.com http://ow.ly/o4s0z
- E.T., My Brother: A Theology of Space Aliens – Aleteia http://ow.ly/o4wAY
- Twins Saved From Abortion Now Save Souls as Priests | Daily News | http://NCRegister.com http://ow.ly/o4xEm http://ow.ly/i/2V95P
- NEW Music: Fortunate Fall by Audrey Assad | give it a listen http://ow.ly/o4y6c
- Income Inequality – A Catholic Concern – an interactive video (USCCB) http://ow.ly/o5ACx
- News: Cardinal Amato says canonization date for Popes John Paul II, John XXIII will be announced Sept. 30. http://ow.ly/i/2Vsgk
- Joyful habit: Singing nuns release first studio album – CBS News Video http://ow.ly/o6grL
- Free For Catholics: Free Miraculous Medal (US residents only) http://ow.ly/o6gTj
- Why Catholic Books Still Matter: An Interview with Christopher Hagen | http://BrandonVogt.com http://ow.ly/o6igr
- Top 50 Catholic Google+ Pages Worth Following (Catholic Dating Sites) http://ow.ly/o6sbm
- The “I personally believe, but” attitude among Catholic politicians | iPadre Catholic Podcasting http://ow.ly/o6yr0
- CNS STORY: LCWR leaders say they hope for continued dialogue on Vatican assessment http://ow.ly/o6zRH
- Hell Burns: Best Catholic News Sources (Sister Helena Burns) http://ow.ly/o6Ci9
- ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Blasts Abortion Culture: ‘What in the World Happened to Us?’ | CNS News http://ow.ly/o74oX
- How To Participate in a Tweetfest (Laura Paxton) http://ow.ly/o7JEi http://ow.ly/i/2W10k
- What Catholic women want – On Faith (The Washington Post) http://ow.ly/o7RBc
- Good Video: Beer-brewing monks celebrate one year of production (CNS) http://youtu.be/vjRB3qUAwqM
- Tracing the Roots of Anti-Christian Violence in Egypt | Daily News | http://NCRegister.com http://ow.ly/o8bwy
- Ex-pope Benedict says God told him to resign during ‘mystical experience’ | World news | http://theguardian.com http://ow.ly/o8yRr
- CNS STORY: Vatican’s Year of Faith celebrations to resume in September http://ow.ly/o8zKA http:/
- The Oath Against Modernism by St. Pius X | uCatholic http://ow.ly/o8Aij
- NEW: Christ the King with Chris Stefanick – Chosen: a Catholic Confirmation Program (Ascension Press) http://ow.ly/o8BOn
- OPUSblog: Silence Is Golden: 9 Apps to Help Prevent the Internet from Taking Over Your Life http://ow.ly/o8Cbf
- Video: Body & Soul: Priests’ focus on health (CNS) http://youtu.be/louj8oQ_7wY
- Answering Your Copyright Questions: What To Do If You’ve Been Infringed (Photoshelter Blog) http://ow.ly/o8HzT
- Matching Grant Challenge: Mission | Catholic Mobilizing Network: to end the use of the death penalty http://ow.ly/o8MRX
- 12 Most Important Metrics for your Child’s (and your) Education (The Radical Life – Matthew Warner) http://ow.ly/o9d2f
- New Film: Official Trailer – Jerusalem. Looks Awesome! Coming in September to an IMAX theater near you! http://ow.ly/o9dXw
- Prayers for Syria: Vatican ambassador: World must help end Syria’s ‘serious crisis’ (CNS) http://ow.ly/o9ZLt http://ow.ly/i/2WD0T
- Pope Francis’ guide to avoiding a ‘throwaway culture’ (Our Sunday Visitor) http://ow.ly/oa0fo
- Video: The Queenship of Mary: A Commentary by Fr. Barron | uCatholic http://ow.ly/oatb8
- Video: Geekpriest – Lunch with a Prince – travels in Spain (Fr. Roderick Vonhogen) http://ow.ly/oawta
- News: Washington Attorney General: Catholic Hospitals Must Provide Abortions | http://LifeNews.com http://ow.ly/oaDmj
- U.S. Commission: Nigeria Islamists killed 12,000 people, attacked 50 Christian churches (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/oaEQa
- News: N.M. Supreme Court: Photographers Can’t Refuse Gay Weddings | http://ChristianityToday.com http://ow.ly/obmmf
- Catholic University of America revives fight against Obamacare contraception mandate – Washington Times http://ow.ly/obmRH
- First Youth Apostle Missionary Sent to Virginia Tech – Youth Apostles http://ow.ly/obnPv
- 95 Best iPad Apps for Designers (web/photo/art/video/audio) | Creative Bloq http://ow.ly/obqkU
- Upcoming workshop to examine human trafficking and modern slavery (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/ocaom
- Happy Birthday today to Fr. Seraphim Beshoner who produces Catholic: Under the Hood – History of the Catholic Church http://ow.ly/ocghU
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.
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