Sweet Tweets for 2/09/14 — The Sunday Coast to Coast Edition

If you’re paying attention to this little space on the web, you’ll note that I’ve been largely absent this week. Since Sweet Tweets was published last Friday, I’ve traveled eight hours by car to San Diego with my husband Greg to join him at a medical conference, and then flown across country to join a lovely group of women at the Diocese of Venice’s Women’s Conference in Florida. I have to much to share with you from these two experiences, but that will have to wait for another post. Today, I’m more grateful than ever for our awesome John Clem and this week’s Sweet Tweets. How could I have missed so much news?! John Allen on Facebook? Pope Francis’ Lenten Message? The UN Controversy? Looks like I have a great deal of catching up to do!

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

• Papal Tweet: “The world makes us look towards ourselves, our possessions, our desires.The Gospel invites us to be open to others, to share with the poor.” (Pope Francis Feb. 6th)
• NEW Mobile App Puts an End to Hunger at Your Fingertips – CRS Rice Bowl App | http://CatholicMom.com  http://ow.ly/tnXtc 
• Organist of the Pope: privileged witness to unique moments (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/t9PDX 
• Year of Consecrated Life set for 2015 (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/ta1pX 
• Google Maps now offers a 360 degree Street View of the St. Paul Cathedral in Minnesota http://ow.ly/ta4Z6 
• Pete Seeger’s park-bench chat with NC News | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/tah7S 
• Video: Pope Francis the prophet (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) http://youtu.be/pEAazwxAYKM 
• RT @JohnLAllenJr: Pleased to announce my Facebook debut: https://www.facebook.com/JohnLAllenJr 
• World Day for Consecrated Life — Pope Francis: a Church without nuns is “unimaginable”! http://ow.ly/tcemr 
• Video: Natural Life – thoughts on a just society, and demostrates needs for prison ministry. http://vimeo.com/85367938 
• America’s Most Beautiful College Chapels Make University Tours A Religious Experience (Huff Post – Religion) http://ow.ly/tcmkf 
• Mass Mobs Fill Pews, Lift Prayers at NY Churches (AP) http://ow.ly/tcpTi 
• The first person with Down Syndrome to work at a Vatican office (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/teaGM 
• Seattle Seahawks Players’ testimonies – ‘Jesus is Better Than the Super Bowl’-GRACE VINE http://ow.ly/teN7z 
• Inspiring Artwork in Super-HD: Ghent Altarpiece in 100 Billion Pixels | Fr. Z’s Blog http://ow.ly/tePdN 
• UN says 3.7 million people in South Sudan are in immediate danger of starvation – International – Catholic Online http://ow.ly/teUNm 
• 7 Amazing Scientific Insights of Biblical Writers – (Stephen Beale) Catholic Exchange http://ow.ly/tfa4T 
• Hilton Foundation gives $2.5 million to religious retirement office – Catholic Herald – Archdiocese of Milwaukee http://ow.ly/tfyyU 
• Video: Leading Catholic communicator’s legacy — Cardinal John Foley (CNS) http://youtu.be/gCx7g9kosjk 
• Pope’s Lenten message highlights poverty of Christ :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/tgube 
• Video: Family leaves it all behind to become missionaries in Hungary (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/tgvgp 
• Movie Review: Son of God — coming to theaters Feb. 28th (Brandon Vogt) http://vimeo.com/85171135  http://www.sonofgodmovie.com/home.html 
• Article & Video: At 98, Blessed John XXIII’s secretary to be oldest living cardinal (CNS) http://ow.ly/thkFx 
• Catholic Leaders From Across Country Urge Legislators to Promote Peace (USCCB) http://ow.ly/ths3a 
• Official Lent 2014 message from Pope Francis (Vatican) http://ow.ly/thzCp
• Tech News: New Net domains in 2014 expand Web addressing system including .catholic http://ow.ly/thWBE 
• Philip Seymour Hoffman: “My image of Jesus is someone who is exciting…” (Deacon Greg Kandra – Patheos) http://ow.ly/thWFp 
• Video: Irish movement to ignite abortion debate (CNS) http://youtu.be/paeWGSxNHB4 
• Mexico Cathedral to receive John Paul II relic :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/thXl6 
• Video: Bill Nye (The Science Guy) debates Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis) http://ow.ly/ti0HJ 
• Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and the Catholic Third Way | (Dr. Stacy Trasancos) Strange Notions http://ow.ly/tjXaK 
• Sotomayor and the Rhetoric of the Immigration Debate – Aleteia http://ow.ly/ti6Mx 
• Parents’ most powerful protection to safeguarding their kids – (USCCB -Faith and Safety) http://ow.ly/tiQ2F 
• The Astrolabe [Beautiful Machines] (Thomas McDonald – God and the Machine) http://ow.ly/tiWQa 
• NEW App: Download the CRS Rice Bowl app! A New Way to bring Lent to Life! http://ow.ly/tj3dr 
• Nuns Versus Pipeline | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS http://ow.ly/tjGgV 
• Introducing “World View Wednesday” at http://CatholicMom.com  | http://http://ow.ly/tjGE9 
• The Winter Olympics: A Lesson in Hope – Busted Halo http://ow.ly/tm6af 
• How the Church Fathers Found God in the Olympics – Aleteia http://ow.ly/tjIAf 
• Apply Olympic spirit to your faith, Catholic writer advises :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/tjWIA 
• Video: Lenten Film Series (Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP) Premier on Ash Wednesday http://ow.ly/tjWlR  http://getinn.tv/ 
• Many Faiths Uniting for: Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend @ Washington National Cathedral | March 13-16, 2014 http://ow.ly/tjXwj 
• Four-year-old asks Belgian king to block euthanasia of children :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/tkmyV 
• Should John Paul II’s personal meditations have been burned or not? (Jimmy Akin) | http://NCRegister.com  http://ow.ly/tkA5Q 
• Pope’s Message for WYD: Embrace the revolutionary Beatitudes (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/tlc8a 
• Wow! Pope Francis’ Harley motorcycle auctioned — JUST sold for 241,500 Euro. all proceeds to help Caritas Rome (CNS) http://ow.ly/i/4vPtC 
• Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – Fr. Barron’s NEW and Upcoming Projects! http://ow.ly/tli4a 
• NEW Dominican App: Blackfriars Media including videos & music | Dominican Friars (Apple & Droid) http://ow.ly/tliK9 
• Update: Thomas Peters Recovery : Lokomat & Lourdes http://ow.ly/tljY1 
• Suburban man gives a voice to the special needs community – http://DailyHerald.com  http://ow.ly/tlC6t  http://specialchronicles.com/ 
• The Best Argument for Marriage I’ve Ever Heard | Encourage & Teach – Catholic Diocese of Arlington http://ow.ly/tlDmS 
• Decision Point Confirmation Program – a new FREE program from Matthew Kelly http://ow.ly/tlDUx 
• Priest Who Performs Exorcisms Signs Movie Deal (Breitbart) http://ow.ly/tlK1u 
• NEW Video: Fr. Robert Barron comments on The Calling of the Disciples (Word On Fire) http://youtu.be/fC7xNZ5j-2o 
• Fr. Robert Barron’s Videos organized by subject | Catholic Religion Teacher http://ow.ly/tn2T2 
• Homeschool Connections: Win Six Months of Unlimited Access to Online Classes http://ow.ly/tmaZ0 
• Check out guest Lisa Hendey on CatholicTV’s Inter Nos program Friday at 11am and recorded for later viewing http://ow.ly/tmfCb 
• Saints use social doctrine to change world (Interview with author Brandon Vogt) OSV http://ow.ly/tmsis 
• National Marriage Week USA begins Friday, February 7th | Catholic World Report – Global Church news and views http://ow.ly/tnOhB 
• Satire: Pope Francis has changed his mind on what to give up for Lent (photo from Brandon Vogt) http://ow.ly/i/4wmfa 
• Lisa Hendey on CatholicTV’s Inter Nos with Fr. Reed | CatholicTV http://ow.ly/tqthy 

Controversy with The United Nations & The Vatican

• Holy See responds to UN Committee on Rights of the Child (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/tiSnt 
• Thoughts on UN report blasting Vatican | John Allen on All Things Catholic http://
• Cardinal O’Malley responds to UN report (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/tpPqM 

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+.