Sweet Tweets for 8/9/13 – The Light of Faith

This week saw lots of action on and offline. Our family is home enjoying the “dog days of summer” before the start of another school year. On Twitter this week, we witnessed the fact that the Vatican has yet to “ramp down” for the summer. Elsewhere around the web, things were equally as busy. 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. Salut!

• Papal Tweet: The light of faith illumines all our relationships and helps us to live them in union with the love of Christ, to live them like Christ. (Pope Francis)
• Video: Happy Feast of the Portiuncula | Franciscan Monastery – Fr. Michael Cusato http://ow.ly/nzOYM 
• CNS STORY: This ‘bike gang’ aims to serve community, spread Catholic faith, values http://ow.ly/nBDLr 
• Video: Moving Song played during WYD’s Eucharistic Adoration (Matt Maher) http://ow.ly/nBFDn 
• Criminal serving his sentence with monks pleads to be sent back to prison… because monastery life is too hard http://(Mailow.ly/nBFZL 
• Video: WYD Krakow 2016 launches official webpage (Rome Reports) http://www.krakow2016.com  http://ow.ly/nBGdm 
• Monk takes devotion to new heights – CNN Photos – http://CNN.com  Blogs http://ow.ly/nCfL9 
• Video: WYD organizers hand out 30,000 blue coins to create prayer chains for Pope Francis http://ow.ly/nCgR3  http://www.marianminute.org/en/ 
• Mexico archdiocese investigating possible Eucharistic miracle :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/nDj1F 
• Family merges love for Christ, the outdoors in new mission :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/nDjrR 
• Want to be a Better Parent? Hang Up the Phone : (Brandon Vogt) IgnitumToday http://ow.ly/nEnni 
• Video: Putting the smarts back in Catholicism CNS – Fr. Robert Barron http://youtu.be/QWn2YCbcd48 
• Cardinal O’Malley Presents 2013 People of Life Awards to Three Women Leaders http://ow.ly/nEr6S 
• CNS STORY: Senate confirms Hackett, retired CRS leader, as ambassador to Vatican http://ow.ly/nEsIG  http://ow.ly/i/2NCol 
• Wives find renewed faith after husbands ‘visit’ heaven | http://USCatholic.org  http://ow.ly/nEwxf 
• Free For Catholics: Free Service! Online Catholic Postcards http://ow.ly/nEyUt 
• CRS using Apps as a Tool to Engage Employees and Save Lives in India — http://ow.ly/nEIkT 
• Should the Bible Be Taught in Public Schools? | Mark Shea – Strange Notions http://ow.ly/nELNO 
• Leveraging Your Bulletin For Parish Website Content | Catholic Tech Talk |Catholic Tech Talk http://ow.ly/nFx0l 
• Cows, Quarks, and Divine Simplicity | Strange Notions (Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph) http://ow.ly/nFH0E 
• Fr. Barron comments on Steroids in Baseball | uCatholic http://ow.ly/nGnyR 
• Inspiring Video: A letter from Dad http://youtu.be/YqMbQ56oawo 
• Video: Musical Depicts the Life of John Paul II (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/nGrVZ 
• News: State Department seeks to broaden religious reach- The Washington Post http://ow.ly/nGCeV  http://ow.ly/i/2Oc5R 
• Video: Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM reflects on the Feast of the Transfiguration. (USCCB) http://ow.ly/nGKGz 
• Study: Habits of Successful Home Schoolers | Seton Magazine http://ow.ly/nHY5R 
• Video: Pope Francis video message: go out and help those who need it most (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/nIs7T 
• Video: Protectors of the pope — Swiss Guard (CNS) http://ow.ly/nI3EA 
• Video: Skateboarding Friars — Too Cool! (Spirit Juice Films) http://youtu.be/cgho09AtCxA 
• Notre Dame’s New Campus Ministry Smartphone App a Terrific Tool for Everyone (Lisa Hendey) http://ow.ly/nIsQM 
• Mysterious Priest Performs Miracle at Crash Site? | http://CatholicVote.org  http://ow.ly/nIHUt 
• Inspiring Story: Daisy the Little Pup Who Believed http://youtu.be/IFPnwpkGioc 
• Vatican: Message of His Holiness Francis for the World Mission Day 2013 – Fides News Agency http://ow.ly/nJxGn 
• What grows in a garden? (On Faith – The Washington Post) http://ow.ly/nK1Z0 
• New app makes Google Glass a religious experience | JPost | Israel News http://ow.ly/nK3hi  http:
• Press release on new Motu proprio (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/nK3UE  http://ow.ly/i/2P9Y3 
• Possible sainthood cause for Chesterton sparks excitement :: EWTN News http://ow.ly/nK564 
• Tech Tip: Funding My App Habit with AppShopper | http://CatholicMom.com  http://ow.ly/nKaRv 
• New Video from USCCB Explains What Happens In Catholic Rite of Marriage http://ow.ly/nKc7j 
• A Few Rosary Goodies in Honor of St. Dominic’s Feast Day (Lisa Hendey) http://ow.ly/  http://ow.ly/i/2PnjG 
• GIVEAWAY: The Last Secret of Fatima by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone | Image Books: Publishing Books of Catholic Interest http://ow.ly/nKTIT 
• Photo Essay: 23 reasons why all dogs go to heaven (MSN) http://ow.ly/nLhKF 

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+.