Sweet Tweets for 1/17/14: Bringing about Peace

This week as I’ve spent time running around the city of Boston, it’s very fun and interesting to see the world from the perspective of the East coast. From being on Eastern time zone and dealing with the cold to hearing the Eucharistic prayers at Mass prayed with a Boston accent, it’s like I’m “home” but also not. I’ve prayed about this in relation to Pope Francis’ tweet yesterday (“Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes!”) — how being in a new “home” helps me have a better perspective on the folks who live here, so far away from the place I typically call home. Perhaps this is one of the reasons that as I age, my travel “bug” grows ever stronger within me. It’s this desire to know, to understand, to experiment in new places that warms my heart when I visit someplace new. I’m also grateful to John for this concise listing of the big news I’ve missed this week!

Thank you to John Clem for making this weekly feature possible!

• Papal Tweet: “Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes!” (Pope Francis January 16)
• Pope Francis meets disability campaigner Ileana Argentin (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/suniz 
• Earthlings Clamor for One-Way Ticket to Mars (Seasons of Grace – Kathy Schiffer) http://ow.ly/suo7c 
• The Bull in the Bullying Hype | Those Catholic Men http://ow.ly/suqGm 
• How I Rediscovered Faith | (Malcolm Gladwell) RELEVANT Magazine http://ow.ly/suJot 
• Pope Francis announces names of new Cardinals (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/sv5rs 
• RT @JamesMartinSJ “What does the Pope’s selection of cardinals tell us? Five observations.” http://ow.ly/svco3 
• Happy 75th Anniversary to the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. Blog by Cardinal Donald Wuerl http://ow.ly/svaB6 
• Video: Gifts & Ministry of Adoration (USCCB) http://bcove.me/fpzwzbdu 
• New book series: The Ether by @LauriceMolinari (i.e. Harry Potter & Narnia meets the Archangels) releases Feb. 4th http://youtu.be/7rfVTHJe9s0 
• Mass in the Mall? St. Francis Chapel in Boston (Lisa Hendey – Patheos) http://ow.ly/svYES 
• This makes me think…. about praying more to the Sacred Heart – St. Bernard’s prayer (@PatGohn) http://ow.ly/swJyB 
• Fr. Barron Reveals Mundelein’s New “Blessed John Paul II Chapel” (Word On Fire) http://ow.ly/swMW6 
• The Necessity of Contemplative Monasticism for the New Evangelization – Aleteia http://ow.ly/sxJaA 
• Video: NEW– The Jesuit Collaborative Presents a Hangout with Fr. James Martin, SJ: How Do You Pray? http://youtu.be/aRUVsu73bjQ 
• Pope Francis’ Harley And Leather Jacket Up For Sale To Benefit Caritas Rome Charity http://ow.ly/syoN2 
• The frightening deathbed question from the inventor of the AK-47 rifle – Catholic Online http://ow.ly/syoZZ 
• Music: 12 Tribes – Rock songs for Apostles http://ow.ly/sypz8 
• Pope With the Humble Touch Is Firm in Reshaping the Vatican – http://NYTimes.com  http://ow.ly/syyhu 
• Video: Bringing People Back Again (from the authors of Rebuilt) CatholicTV http://ow.ly/syzeU 
• Music Video: Hillsong United – “Oceans” (Live at RELEVANT) http://youtu.be/1m_sWJQm2fs 
• USA Today to Obama administration: leave Little Sisters alone :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/szmvS 
• Video: The voices of God – St. Paul’s Choir School (only Catholic boys choir school in US) – CNS http://youtu.be/-037Bvg4o1o 
• Pope Francis says abortion, hunger, environmental damage threaten peace (CNS) http://ow.ly/szw85 
• Conversation with Franciscan Minister General | Mount La Verna Fraternity (SFO) http://ow.ly/szQ0K  http://ow.ly/i/4hUQh 
• NEW Video: Fr. Robert Barron comments on God and Morality (Word On Fire) http://youtu.be/fisH54IFoEw 
• Amazing photos: God’s creation with sand magnified 250 times, each grain stunningly individual. – Imgur http://ow.ly/sAmqr 
• NEWS: Father Lombardi: US Secretary of State meets Vatican Secretary of State http://ow.ly/sAmZw 
• Beautiful post about Jimmy, a devout man with Down Syndrome by Brother Rex Anthony Norris the Franciscan hermit http://ow.ly/sAQX7 
• Pope Francis Cleans House At Vatican Bank With New Cardinals As Advisors (Huff Post – Religion) http://ow.ly/sBHvV 
• Great story & video: Christ among us: meet the doctor making house calls to people without houses (Patheos) http://ow.ly/sBJbZ 
• Pew Research: Religious Hostility Reaches Six-Year High Worldwide | Gleanings | http://ChristianityToday.com  http://ow.ly/sBRrW 
• The CatholicTV Network Launches NEW redesigned Website | CatholicTV http://ow.ly/sBVJF  http://ow.ly/i/4iuFd 
• Video: Fr. Reed gives a tour of the NEW Catholic TV website. http://youtu.be/XBxKgjag8OY 
• Video: Pope Francis on the meaning of baptism (CNS) http://youtu.be/u9-bc1RfjsA 
• Facebook Increases Website Traffic (Sister Susan Wolf, SND) http://ow.ly/sC7wF 
• Why do we support marriage as a union of one man and one woman? | http://CatholicVote.org  http://ow.ly/sCkx7 
• NEWS: Net Neutrality was struck down in US Court of Appeals – Info and lobby resources | Free Press http://ow.ly/sCUJ7 
• Facing reality: popes have ordinary moments, too | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/sDdSG 
• Defining the New Evangelization is Like Herding Squirrels | Greg Willits http://ow.ly/sE17f 
• Jedis and Jesus? (Fr. Roderick Vonhogen) – The Arlington Catholic Herald http://ow.ly/sExxL  http://ow.ly/i/4jcYy 
• Scandal, defeat come when clergy, lay refuse to let God transform them (CNS) http://ow.ly/sExX7 
• NEW Franciscan online college classes: Canticle Campus Classes | Franciscan Earth Corps http://ow.ly/sFeXh 
• Hunger: the greatest risk to health in the world today (Patheos – Billy Kangas) http://ow.ly/sFgea 
• Music & Video: Lent at Ephesus: Benedictines of Mary (de Montfort Music) http://ow.ly/sFD5Z 
• Google Updates Image Search, Now Easier to Sort Photos by License (now easily get Creative Commons & Public images) http://ow.ly/sAnPi 
• Put on your Gospel Glasses & Holy Hearing Aids: An Image of Grace and the Church in a Paul Simon Song (ADW) http://ow.ly/sGoVf 
• Dr. Martin Luther King Day Retrospective | PAX CHRISTI USA http://ow.ly/sGtN1 
• New Pinterest Board for Catholic Blogs | (Allison Gingras) http://CatholicMom.com  http://ow.ly/sGumt 

March for Life Sweet Tweets:

• 41st March for Life | Resources, NEW Logo, media links, and details http://ow.ly/sFCP4  http://ow.ly/i/4jwLQ 
• Jan. 18-26: Nine Days of Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage– App & Website (USCCB) http://ow.ly/sypby  http://ow.ly/i/4hwM2
• 8 films on abortion you must see | Live Action News (Kristi Burton Brown) http://ow.ly/sFBS3 
• Podcast: On the life and dignity of the human person | American Catholic Radio | ACR Presents Journey with Christ http://ow.ly/sFCgz 

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+.