Sweet Tweets for 7/12/14 – The Road Trip Edition

That title is a tease – it makes it sound as though I’m going to spend time sharing with you the amazing adventure that I’ve had over the past week literally driving 2,982 miles across country with my son Adam. For that, you’ll have to wait. I’m typing this as quickly as humanly possible so that I can depart my hotel and wander the streets of Montreal, our home for tonight.

It probably goes without saying that this has been a phenomenal experience. At some point in the next week, when we bed down in the Catskills area for an extended visit, I’ll share some of the many blessings. For now, I’m very happy to share John Clem’s Sweet Tweets for this week. If your week went by in a blur as mine did, these are a very helpful way to discover all of the major news from the Catholic world in the past seven days.

Sweet Tweets 07/12/2014

• Papal Tweet:  “With God, nothing is lost; but without him, everything is lost.” (Pope Francis, July 8th)
• Family: Become What You Are – Family Prayer Resources | (Archdiocese of Denver) ow.ly/yNHa5
• St John XXXIII and St John Paul II: prayer book (News.va – Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yNCLy
• FAN Response to President’s Announcement on Minors | Franciscan Action Network ow.ly/yNCuK
• America: Imagine the World Without Her | Official Movie Site ow.ly/yNFwx
• John Clem honored to be a guest on SQPN’s Catholic Weekend Show ow.ly/yOS3F
• Musical diplomacy building bridges between the U.S. and Pakistan (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yPdXE
• Pope Asks: Is Working on Sunday “True Freedom”? (Kathy Schiffer – Patheos) ow.ly/yPe3U
• Pope Francis’ Coat of Arms Explained as Devotion to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/yPxTu
• Women gaining leadership: Woman appointed rector of a Pontifical University for the first time ever – Vatican Insider ow.ly/yPyxz
• Catholic Relief Services using iPhones to track malaria with increased speed, monitoring, and analysis ow.ly/yPMf1
• The Mysterious Relics of Saint Anne | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/yPMLz
• Graphic to share with quote from Pope Francis (Archdiocese of Washington) ow.ly/i/68ShS
• Global Rosary Relay unites faithful in prayer for priests :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yQ780
• Catholic NYPD Cop-Turned-Demonologist on Why He Believes Possessions Are on the Rise |TheBlaze.com ow.ly/yR67B
• Graphic to share: quote from J.R.R. Tolkien ow.ly/i/69boR
• Vatican Statement on Pope’s Meeting With Sexual Abuse Victims | ZENIT – The World Seen From Rome ow.ly/yRhse
• Pope Meets With Sex Abuse Victims | America Magazine ow.ly/yRxBS
• Inside look at Pope’s meeting with abuse survivors: ‘most striking was the atmosphere’ ow.ly/yZNEO
• Maria Goretti’s greatest witness is forgiveness, priest observes :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yRjLB
• Put a Smile on Your Website | Blog updates with new links for FREE images – Catholic Web Services ow.ly/yRvrw
• Video: Fr. Barron on “The Fault In Our Stars” (Spoilers) youtu.be/eaZCU4BEiUs
• Pope denounces unemployment (CNS) youtu.be/Q7Ds-vplCAI
• Summer Reflections with Timothy Cardinal Dolan (Archdiocese of New York) vimeo.com/99731863
• Press Release: SQPN launches Star Quest Radio beta – Star Quest Radio ow.ly/ySymH
• Keeping a human touch – Sister Judith Gebelein nurses the body & spirit (The Arlington Catholic Herald) ow.ly/ySBkn
• More prayers needed for remaining hostages: 63 abducted women, girls escape from Boko Haram – CNN.com ow.ly/ySCgy
• New Website: Chastity.com (Catholic Answers) ow.ly/ySE98
• Tech Addiction [Technology & The Synod on the Family] (Thomas McDonald – Patheos) ow.ly/ySYyw
• Church must remain free to serve, Fortnight for Freedom concludes :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yT1RV
• Documentary: Modern Masters of Religion – Thomas Merton, His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, and Karen Armstrong (CBS) ow.ly/yTg9E
• Study urges education about Down syndrome, to further acceptance :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yVHBw
• Cardinal Dolan slams anti-Catholic NY Times ad :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yVZ1D
• CNS STORY: Holy Land bishops criticize ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians ow.ly/yXt6f
• ISIS militants sledgehammer Mosul tomb of Prophet Jonah & 50 bodies found massacred | Mail Online ow.ly/yXRH8
• Rebels attack Bambari’s Cathedral, leaving at least 20 people dead, dozens injured – (Rome Reports) ow.ly/z11gg
• Why Google’s New Anti-Porn Policy Is Such a Big Deal | RELEVANT Magazine ow.ly/yYphC
• What Was the Climate and Weather Of Israel Like at the Time of Jesus? « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/yYWld
• Marriage! Annulment! Sex! Sacraments! Symposium Roundup Part I (Elizabeth Scalia – Patheos) ow.ly/z0pJC
• New document gives big boost to ‘sense of the faithful’ | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/yZ1Sf
• NEW directory of healthcare providers that follow Catholic values called WellCatholic ow.ly/yY6oW
• Departing pastor leaves legacy of quiet activism in Camden, NJ (philly.com) ow.ly/z0evi
• Top 10 Ideas for a Screen-Free Summer Your Kids Will Love (The New Dream Blog) ow.ly/yVwhA
• Pope Francis presented with new version of “The Pope App” (PCCS) ow.ly/yU68B
• Tech Talk: Symbaloo | (Barb Szyszkiewicz –CatholicMom.com) ow.ly/yZMTY
• Tech Tip: 12 Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits (Nonprofit Tech for Good) ow.ly/yZW5k
• Vatican official praises Sr Cristina for going to ‘peripheries’ :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yY7uO
• Catholic at Heart: Pierce Brosnan’s Imperfect Yet Saving Faith | CatholicVote.org ow.ly/z0sEC
• Fr Jim invites you to First Annual Holy Land Festival – Saturday | Franciscan Monastery in DC ow.ly/yY9AL
• Feast of the Assumption (August 15th) — Special Vigil Mass at Franciscan Monastery Aug. 14th (Holy Land Franciscans) youtu.be/8As65rEXw4Y
• Music: Tenth Avenue North – Islands To Cathedrals Begins July 10th youtu.be/4vBFbLpyih8
• The beauty of basilicas (Our Sunday Visitor) ow.ly/z1hc3
• Video: Beauty of God in Flowers (David de los Santos Gil) vimeo.com/98276732
• In and Out Burger & John 3:16 vimeo.com/99491774
• Eat Healthy: Food MythBusters (Anna Lappe) ow.ly/z1jJ4
• 9 Classic Louisiana Shrimp Recipes… Plus 3 More! (Catholic Foodie) ow.ly/yYe2j
• Satire: young Jesus at bath time (The Catholic Dude) ow.ly/i/68vsU
• The World Cup becomes The Pope Cup | CNS Blog ow.ly/yZNgK
• Pope convokes soccer all-stars for ‘inter-religious’ match in Rome (Rome Reports) ow.ly/z10Zv
• Pontifical Council for Culture launches #PAUSEforPeace campaign ahead of FIFA World Cup 2014 ow.ly/z32Km
• Listen to the official song for the Pope’s visit to Korea (Rome Reports) ow.ly/z2R8H
• Why Blog? 3 Things to Consider Before You Start – (Sarah Reinhard -illuvint) ow.ly/z2SAu
• Coming Dec. 12th: Exodus : Gods and Kings Official Trailer (2014) with Christian Bale and Directed by Ridley Scott youtu.be/1tuaPQdIGdQ
• NEW: 10 Things To Know About Jesus (Fr. James Martin, S.J. – CatholicTV) ow.ly/z3SWG
• Caritas leader: ‘The whole Middle East is at stake’ :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/z3Tn3

Sweet Tweets for Immigration – Crisis at Our Border

• As National Migration Conference Begins, USCCB Chairman Reaffirms Church Commitment to Immigration Reform (USCCB) ow.ly/yThSS
• Busloads Of Turned-Back Immigrants, An Image Of Shame | Sister Mary Ann Walsh (Huff Post – Religion) ow.ly/yUU3q
• CNS STORY: From gangs to coffee rust: Push factors for Central American migrants ow.ly/yVBgV
• Video:  Immigration groups protest U.S. policies (CNS) youtu.be/mupXWdTyP44
• Immigrant Kids at the Border: Follow the (Illegal) Money | Cardinal Roger Mahoney – America Magazine ow.ly/yXqA2
• Honduras cardinal: Children at border are refugees (CNS) youtu.be/6qKGWCk8R-o

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+.