Lisa Hendey
Maybe it has something to do with the amount of time I spent in airplanes looking at the sky this week on my way to and from Nashville and then here to my current “office” in Toronto, but Pope Francis’ tweet “We need to rediscover a contemplative spirit, so that the love of God may warm our hearts” has truly stayed with me. In the midst of so much hustle and bustle, so much noise and a seemingly endless amount of sad news, drawing close to God can seem to be our only solace. I hope you’ll find some time this week to explore all of our Sweet Tweets – there are some pearls of great joy in these places, and additional wisdom to help you put into context all of that “noise” in your life and to find God warming your own heart!
Thank you to John Clem for making this weekly feature possible!
- Papal Tweet: “We need to rediscover a contemplative spirit, so that the love of God may warm our hearts.” (Pope Francis, April 8th)
- Gloria.tv: Arts and Faith: Holy Saturday, contemplative prayer in sacred art (Loyola Press) http://ow.ly/vFyun
- Video & New Book: Love From Heaven by @LornaByrne http://ow.ly/vqSx6 http://www.lornabyrne.com/
books/love-from-heaven/ … - Tech Tip: 5 Facebook tweaks to make right now (Kim Komando – USA Today) http://ow.ly/vrRo3
- Pope Francis recognizes three new saints of the Americas :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/vuEz1
- Video: Immigration and the Catholic Church (USCCB) http://youtu.be/4hWYfJ28mLY
- Vatican displays Bible that traveled to moon, and oldest Gospel on record (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/vvzjF
- Are priests happy? A licensed psychologist has the answer (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/vvBdd
- Jesuit, who used YouTube to appeal for help for Homs, killed in Syria (CNS) http://ow.ly/vvMgu
- Video: Survivors, pope mark 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide (CNS) http://youtu.be/uFX76muqdl4
- Video: Celtic penance: Not just for monks (CNS) http://youtu.be/kPdNMf2T7JY
- Supreme Court declines to hear religious freedom photography case :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/vyoTT
- CNS STORY: Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at center for elderly, disabled http://ow.ly/vyRhI http://ow.ly/i/5aM7C
- Atlanta archbishop will sell controversial residence – Catholic Courier http://ow.ly/vyS7i
- On Hermits, Friends, and Marmots | Blog of the Courtier (Billy Newton) http://ow.ly/vzROS
- Two popes, two saints: Everything you need to know for canonizations (Our Sunday of Visitor) http://ow.ly/vAhS8
- Pro-life congressman, wife honored with Notre Dame award :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/vB9nv
- Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – The Heart of St. Francis (Fr. Damien Ference) http://ow.ly/vBeo8
- Blessed Beans: How the Pope Baptized Coffee | The Catholic Gentleman http://ow.ly/vBh4W
- USCCB releases resource guide on Girl Scouts for Catholic parishes (CNS) http://ow.ly/vCQqs
- Video: A look at the restoration project of the Holy Stairs in Rome (CNS) http://youtu.be/9ympR8PFhec
- Survey on the Family gets record response for Bishops Synod on the Family Oct. 5-19 (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/vDD50
- Video: Holy Week in Two Minutes – Busted Halo http://ow.ly/vEfvq
- Did Jesus Have a Wife? No. (Huff Post) | Rev. James Martin, S.J. http://ow.ly/vF1d7
- Mysticism, Monasticism, and the New Evangelization | Catholic World Report – Global Church news and views http://ow.ly/vF1HO
- “What Happens When You Pray?” with Fr. James Martin, SJ (Jesuit Collabrative) http://ow.ly/vFdlv
- Video: Holy Week | Franciscan Monastery in DC (Fr. Larry Dunham, OFM) http://ow.ly/vFrGG
- Photo Tips: 9 iPhone Camera Features That Every Photographer Should Know http://ow.ly/vC8wd
- Tech Tip: 15 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/vFwj8
- ASIA/HOLY LAND – Catholics and Orthodox celebrate Easter according to the Julian calendar (News.va) http://ow.ly/vFz3q
- Audio: Looking ahead to Holy Week on a musical note (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/vGaV3
- Sign-up for behind-the-scenes videos from Fr. Barron in Rome covering the canonizations of JPII & JXXIII (WOF) http://ow.ly/vGbJF
- Satire: St. Joseph of Cupertino doing this many years before Yoda, certainly a strong saintly force) http://ow.ly/i/59vFM
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.
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