Sweet Tweets For 11/15/13: Concrete Help

crsnuns — Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10, 2013. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official said on Sunday, with coastal towns and the regional capital devastated by huge waves. Super typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70 to 80 percent of the area in its path as it tore through the province on Friday, said chief superintendent Elmer Soria, a regional police director.
Photo courtesy of Caritas Internationale

What a week! In the space of one week, we’ve seen the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, the emotional response of the world, the gathering of our bishops in Baltimore, and concrete “hands on” help in the Philippines. Read any news account and you’ll see that all of us must get involved in being a part of the solution in real ways, not simply with well wishes on social media. To that end, our bishops have announced a second collection to aid Catholic Relief Services’ efforts in the region. Let’s all consider what small (or large!) sacrifices we can make to support their work.

Additionally, I would like to urge you personally to participate in the Greater Good Technology campaign being spearheaded by our own John Clem. I’ll have more on this innovative program on the blog later today. This is technology at the service of the Word!

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: We remember the Philippines, Vietnam and the entire region hit by Typhoon Haiyan. Please be generous with prayers and concrete help. (Pope Francis Nov. 11th)
Philippines typhoon CRS emergency response | Catholic Relief Services | Easy Donation Available http://ow.ly/qQfgO
Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas of the Archdiocese of Lingayen Dagupan – Addressing slow recovery efforts | CBCP News http://ow.ly/qQfbF
Haiyan Aftermath: How You Can Help – http://WEBSHOO.COM (Maria Lyn Francisco) http://ow.ly/qQhZq
Food for the Soul » From the Feedbag: Meaningful Messages, Faithful Filipinos (Fr. Leo Patalinghug) http://ow.ly/qQhWk
Please help support new ministry Greater Good Technology | indiegogo campaign Veteran’s Day to Christmas http://ow.ly/qHoiN
Great video: Sharing the Gospel (Outside da Box) http://youtu.be/4fEVjGEqxbw
Audio: New recording from Friars of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC | Dominicana Blog http://ow.ly/qFuym
God & Disc Golf: On Disc Golf and Freedom | Help for Hurting Emotions http://ow.ly/qFvDz
How many Catholic funerals lack balance and do not teach clearly on the Last Things « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/qGkCW
Saints and Social Justice – My New Book (For Just $3.19)! | http://BrandonVogt.com http://ow.ly/qH4x5
Pope Francis ranks #1 most talked about name on the net | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/qHhnI
Video: Papal economics – Fr Zieba, OP discusses the relationship between Catholic social teaching & social sciences http://youtu.be/XxLB7TUskFs
Meet the Pope’s New BFF – Amy Sullivan – The Atlantic http://ow.ly/qIGpP
Beautiful video: The Beauty of the Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Milwaukee) great reflection on this Year of Faith http://youtu.be/lpOVsFtZ1hM
God in the Dock: Tragedy and Trilemma | (Dr. Bryan Cross) Strange Notions http://ow.ly/qJzmw
SFO Urges People of Good Will To Take a Cue from the Example of Pope Francis | Mount La Verna Fraternity http://ow.ly/qJDey
Archbishop Kurtz Elected President of U.S. Bishops | America Magazine http://ow.ly/qKokL
Bishops overwhelmingly approve continuing liturgy translations | National Catholic Reporter http://ow.ly/qLmdA
CNS STORY w/ video: Newly elected USCCB president says he is rooted in simple values http://ow.ly/qORQP
Thomas Peters Recovery : #IStandWithThomasPeters – The Two Month Challenge http://ow.ly/qMOZl
Video: Pope Francis gives you a homework assignment http://youtu.be/kCk-qYpennk
Sarah Palin goes after Pope Francis | MSNBC – (Lawrence O’Donnell & Fr. James Martin) http://ow.ly/qOKDm
Pope Francis and the Satanism of Greed – (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) Aleteia http://ow.ly/qONSu
Prayers for Christians–North Korea executes 80, some for possessing The Bible, newspaper says (LA Times) http://ow.ly/qPs90
Acceptance of Drugs: A Challenge to Culture and Evangelization | (R. Jared Staudt) Crisis Magazine http://ow.ly/qPsOG
Official Movie Trailer: Noah – starring Russell Crowe & Emma Watson in theaters March 28, 2014 http://youtu.be/FRTlT3DEydU
Beautiful Video: Friar Alessandro singing Ave Maria in Bethlehem http://youtu.be/UOQmi7hhaX4
Italian prosecutor says mafia would like to hurt the pope (Catholic News Service) http://ow.ly/qQj8K
The Beautiful Story of how Kirsten Powers Found Jesus. What’s Your Story? « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/qQqcT
6 Comics You’ll Only Get If You’re Catholic (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/qR59I

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+.

Sweet Tweets for 11/15/13: Concrete Help