Sweet Tweets for 9/13/13 – Friday Fast: #PrayforPeace

As we head into the weekend, I hope you’ll take time to catch up on these highlighted tweets from the past week, which again underscore the power of social media to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and to propel the New Evangelization.

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:  “The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil #prayforpeace” (Pope Francis Sept. 10)
• USCCB: #FridayFast: For lasting peace in Syria, the Middle East, and the entire world http://ow.ly/i/38RMv  http://ow.ly/i/38SoY 
• Fr. Barron’s “CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization” Giveaway! | http://BrandonVogt.com  http://ow.ly/oQm9o 
• The Science of Dad: Engaged Fathers Help Kids Flourish | LiveScience http://ow.ly/oB4xN 
• Pope calls single mother ‘brave,’ offers to baptize her child (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/oBbbE 
• The Pope Francis Effect: Confession Boom Continues | http://CatholicVote.org  http://ow.ly/oCON2 
•  28 Pictures That Prove Dreams Do Come True (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/oDkS5 
• Video: A short history of papal peacemaking (CNS) http://youtu.be/-U0lnK20bd4 
• Video: The vital importance of Fatherhood: http://TheFatherEffect.com  – YouTube http://ow.ly/oDvns 
• New encyclical to clarify poverty vows, cardinal says :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/oED2j 
• Pope Francis: homily at peace vigil — audio & full text (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/oF438 
• Video: Entire Prayer Vigil for Atonement with Pope Francis http://youtu.be/zw1UYylwwuc 
• Sober and Serious on Syria. A Pastoral Teaching rooted in the Just War Teaching « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/oGkKZ 
• FREE Webinar: Walking as Disciples: with Jeff Cavins–Monday, Sept. 16th 6:30pm EST http://ow.ly/oF4MM 
• Great Podcast: http://FranciscanMedia.org  | American Catholic Radio | ACR Presents Disciples Called to Witness http://ow.ly/oGjbo 
• Letter from Arab-American promoting peace: President Obama, Please Don’t Do It « The Civil Arab by Amer Zahr http://ow.ly/oG4n2 
• ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress on Diplomacy, NOT Military Option in Syria! (USCCB) http://ow.ly/oHK24  http://ow.ly/i/36u3B 
• Video: Silence in the Square: Pope prays for Syria (CNS) http://youtu.be/nCl0De5sUJg 
• Video: Lorna Byrne sees angels everywhere. Do You have a Guardian Angel? (4thought.tv – Vimeo) http://ow.ly/oGd5Z 
• FREE Ninja Costume for Youth Ministers | Fun Ninja Youth Group Games http://ow.ly/oH7cY  http://ow.ly/i/36km5 
• Francis, the peace pope (The Washington Post) http://ow.ly/oHdtj  http://ow.ly/i/36lMI 
• Social Media “Blowback” is a Shortsighted Theory | New Media Catholic http://ow.ly/oHWt9 
• Video: Protest & prayer for Syria (CNS) http://youtu.be/cKYj6zAhKqk 
• First National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children September 14 | http://LifeNews.com  http://ow.ly/oIzaQ 
• Comedy Writer Tom Leopold: Finding God—and Laughs—in the Midst of Suffering | http://CatholicMom.com  http://ow.ly/oJtIu 
• NEW Video Podcasts by Fr Rob Galea Video (iTunes) by thatsworship http://ow.ly/oJzQu 
• NEW Resource: Wiki site for Global Catholic Media Network: http://intermirifica.net  Instructions Manual » Welcome! http://ow.ly/oJLwn 
• Support: Five Blocks Away – 1st Movie made by a parish — $12K goal–Kickstarter http://ow.ly/oJOsn 
• Tech News: Apple Makes iLife And iWork Apps Free For Everyone, But GarageBand Won’t Be Free | TechCrunch http://ow.ly/oKf51 
• Tech News: 10 questions about new iPhone 5S’s fingerprint sensor http://ow.ly/oPjik 
• Tech News: A Photographer’s Take On The iPhone 5S Camera | TechCrunch http://ow.ly/oPjrZ 
• Pope takes classic Renault for spin, leaves security in the dust | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/oKklq 
• Social Media Advice: Troll Management 101 (Lisa Hendey – Patheos) http://ow.ly/oKBHo 
• Reflection on 9/11 — Fr. Barron reflects on anger & forgiveness| uCatholic http://ow.ly/oLX8z 
• New light is shed on Pope Benedict’s 9/11 memorial prayer | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/oLKav 
• Video: A prayer at Ground Zero (reflections from Fr. James Martin, SJ) http://youtu.be/Jdra46PYovc 
• In latest sensation, Francis writes non-believer to urge dialogue (John Allen) | National Catholic Reporter http://ow.ly/oM5O1 
• 7 Mother-Baby Teams Who Handled Their Risky Births Like A Boss (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/oMpSE 
• NEW Beautiful Video: Light of Love (Imagine Sisters) –entire movie http://ow.ly/oMrW5 
• ‘Fasting bread’ unites bakery, parishioners in concern for war victims-w/recipe | Praying for Peace in Syria (CNS) http://ow.ly/oMScm 
• How technology is changing blindness | TED Blog http://ow.ly/oMTrc 
• Geekpriest: Confessions of a New Media Pioneer: Fr. Roderick Vonhogen — audio clip now available (Amazon) http://ow.ly/oMUvU 
• Video: Fr. Barron comments on The Childfree Life. http://youtu.be/1buybmnQ0nQ 
• 10 ways to revitalize the Catholic Church – Fr. Michael Bellafiore (On Faith – The Washington Post) http://ow.ly/oOcHa 
• USCCB: Bishops Endorse CRS Work For Poorest, Most Vulnerable http://ow.ly/oOe9d  http://ow.ly/i/38gJR 
• The Bible: From Stone Tablets to Tablet Computer – Busted Halo http://ow.ly/oOqFP 
• A mobile mission: Catholic apps on-the-go – Sarah Reinhard (OSV) http://ow.ly/oOQAN 
• ACTION ALERT: Support people struggling with hunger! Easy system to contact Congress (USCCB) http://ow.ly/oOTZl 
• Pope scales back honorifics, and temporarily stops practice of naming monsignors (The Tablet) http://ow.ly/oP4AQ http:/
• Catechesis in the Home: 5 Simple Habits to Develop as a Family « My Year Of Faith – Jared Dees http://ow.ly/oPig4 
• The Catacomb Saints – Saint Skeletons Dressed in Jewel-Encrusted Gold and Silver | Oddity Central http://ow.ly/oPiEN 
• Is Pope Francis about to eliminate celibacy? (9 things to know and share) | Jimmy Akin | http://NCRegister.com  http://ow.ly/oPAVl 
• Come join us at the Catholic New Media Conference in Boston! Only 31 seats remaining! http://ow.ly/oP1WR  htt

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+.