Sweet Tweets for 01/09/15

I’m grateful to my friend John Clem, O.F.S. for this week’s Sweet Tweets:

• Papal Tweet:  “Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.” (Pope Francis, Jan. 3rd)
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18–25, 2015 (Holy Land Franciscans) ow.ly/GaK16
• Pope Francis receives John XXIII Community – Lay faithful now 8,000 strong (News.va) ow.ly/Gdv8B
• Pregnant on campus – new website offers information, resources :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/Gdy9T
• Cardinal Dolan to have ‘nothing further to do’ with Priests for Life as row goes public (Catholic Herald) ow.ly/Ge3jm
• Congrats to NEW Vermont Bishop Christopher Coyne – Bishops for the Digital Age – Brandon Vogt ow.ly/GiCf9
• Pope to Curia: 15 “Spiritual Ailments” to Avoid. (Fr. James Martin, SJ – America Magazine) ow.ly/GiLqj
• Does the Power of Prayer Have a Place in Medicine? (NBC News.com) ow.ly/GjHQT
• Nuns On The Ranch Give A Heavenly Twist To Beef : The Salt : NPR ow.ly/GjQrw
• Cuban Bishops: We longed for this moment for years (Rome Reports) ow.ly/Gltnu
• A Catholic takeover of late-night comedy (OSV) ow.ly/GmyIE
• St. Thomas More’s Prayer for Good Humor – Pope Francis prays it daily (Aleteia) ow.ly/GmAua
• Building a never-ending church: a new film about Sagrada Familia ow.ly/GntAi
• Topless FEMEN Protesters Kidnap Baby Jesus From Vatican Nativity Scene (uCatholic) ow.ly/Gswmd
• Crossing Borders | America Magazine ow.ly/GswME
• What Would Jesus Drink? A Class Exploring Ancient Wines Asks : The Salt : NPR ow.ly/GsTb4
• God’s Beauty in Iceland & Norway: The Little Nordics – Life in miniature on Vimeo ow.ly/Gt65o
• ‘We Must Reach Out’ – Pope Francis’ interview in America Magazine ow.ly/GtKCh
• Pope Francis, Filtered (George Weigel – National Catholic Register) ow.ly/GtW2m
• Pope says all religious leaders must condemn Islamic State (American Catholic) ow.ly/Guzq6
• Pope gunman Mehmet Ali Agca visits John Paul II’s grave (BBC) ow.ly/GvBxL
• Young Catholics evangelize, one candle at a time (Crux) ow.ly/GvD5p
• LIFE at the Vatican: Unearthing History Beneath St. Peter’s | LIFE.com ow.ly/GvZ1L
• Neil deGrasse Tyson’s (Unwittingly) Ironic Trolling (Shameless Popery) ow.ly/Gw8SO
• ISIS blows up Catholic church in Mosul – Church of the Virgin Mary (Rudaw) ow.ly/Gw9HW
• Robbed and plundered on Christmas Day: Convent at Pope Francis’ summer retreat broken into (Catholic Online) ow.ly/GwbvK
• 60 Minutes Special Edition: devoted to Pope Francis, Vatican, and Rome (CBS.com) ow.ly/Gwepv
• Recent Article Ponders How Rare Earth Is,& How Astronomical the Possibility of Complex Life in the Universe Is! (ADW) ow.ly/Gwf9d
• Gangsters intimidate and murder priests in Mexico (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/Gx4J8
• Neglected Horse Gets A Beautiful Second Chance (GodVine) ow.ly/GxU96
• Thou Shalt Take It Easy: 7 Reasons to Embrace Sunday Rest (The Catholic Gentleman) ow.ly/GxUVu
• Pope Francis’ message on World Day of the Sick: True charity takes compassion that does not demand conversion (CNS) ow.ly/GB636
• 10 Facts about Angels That Will Blow Your Mind (EpicPew) ow.ly/GB7eK
• A gift to New York for generations – St. Patrick’s restored! (Timothy Cardinal Dolan – NY Daily News) ow.ly/GBdQZ
• Prayers Needed: It has been a challenging Christmas for Malawi, says Fr. Gamba (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/GBsyb
• Rwanda’s apparitions (CNS) ow.ly/GBtO6 + history kibeho.org/en/history.php
• Church heightens profile in its work on environment, climate change | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/GCduT
• Pope Francis: God’s voice is in tears of children at Mass – CNA Blog ow.ly/GCCy9
• God’s Beauty in Ancient Trees: Woman Spends 14 Years Photographing World’s Oldest Trees | Bored Panda ow.ly/GCGwn
• Thou Shalt Not Cyberbully – (Lisa Hendey – New Evangelizers) ow.ly/GDigz
• Muslim Youths Protect Christians In Kaduna, Nigeria (Naij) ow.ly/GDvxZ
• National Migration Week 2015 To Be Celebrated January 4-10 (USCCB) ow.ly/GFmN9
• Hail Mary: You have more in common with the mother of Jesus than you think. (Fr. James Martin, SJ – Slate) ow.ly/GFupf
• Fr. Robert Barron on “Exodus: Gods and Kings” – YouTube ow.ly/GFACB
• Vatican launches campaign to voice women’s concerns, strengths, challenges (Rome Reports) #Lifeofwomen ow.ly/GHO5H
• Report calls for reform of Mexican jails (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/GJGzJ
• New Plush Jesus from Loyola Press Helps Bring the Gospels to Life for Children |CatholicMom.com ow.ly/GFu8h
• A Catholic Writer’s Prayer (Pat Gohn) ow.ly/GKdYp
• Francis reaches out to the margins in his picks for new cardinals (John Allen – Crux) ow.ly/GLATC
• January is Poverty Awareness Month – Poverty USA – USCCB Catholic Campaign for Human Development ow.ly/GOxhn
• Catholic Schools Week To Be Observed In Dioceses Across The Country, January 25-31 (USCCB) ow.ly/GQ8Vt
• First new church in a century to be built in Turkey (CatholicHerald.co.uk) ow.ly/GPeav
• Making the rosary available to everyone through music (Rome Reports) ow.ly/GHLFp
• Possible site of Jesus’ trial uncovered in the Holy Land :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/GQMCc
• Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place (The Daily Beast) ow.ly/GTUH3
• When Faith Goes to Washington: the 114th Congress by the Numbers | America Magazine ow.ly/GRZo2
• The Vatican’s going to become more active diplomatically (John Allen – Crux) ow.ly/GS5g2
• St. Francis of Assisi the Writer (Fr. Pat McClosky, O.F.M. – American Catholic Blog) ow.ly/GRYYd
• Video: A look inside the Papal Plane (Rome Reports) ow.ly/GSkd1
• Official hymn of World Youth Day Krakow 2016 released in Polish (English coming soon) ow.ly/GS4NI
• The Hound of Heaven: The Story of Francis Thompson Documentary Trailer (Emblem Media) ow.ly/GSngT
• How My Special Needs Child has Sanctified Me! (Mary Lou Rosien – Amazing Catechists) ow.ly/GSZLi
• 9 Days for Life Unites Faithful in Prayer, Action around Anniversary of Roe v. Wade (USCCB) ow.ly/GSxQm
• Atheists and the Absurdity of De-Baptism | Word On Fire ow.ly/GT3Hp
• Top Vatican Official: Washington, NYC likely stops on papal trip :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/GT6d0
• Cardinals dedicate new wing of U.S. seminary in Rome (Francis X. Rocca – CNS) ow.ly/GTXYY
• Orders of Friars Minor Face ‘Grave’ Financial Problems – in debt for $37 million |NCRegister.com ow.ly/GWBz7
• America Press, publisher of America magazine, will re-brand as America Media. americamedia.org ow.ly/i/8aD3b
• Catholic writer Thomas Merton: Holy and oh-so-human | Crux ow.ly/GWIOF
• Beautiful Imagery For Your Website: What It Is, Where to Find It, & How To Use It (Elegant Themes Blog) ow.ly/GUdnf
• NEW Faith Formation for Teens: Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed — Trailer (Ascension Press) ow.ly/GXdG9
• Celebrating the Epiphany around the globe | Reuters.com ow.ly/GTVN5
• Vatican condemns ‘horrible’ attack on French newspaper :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/GXjLJ
• Satire: The Baby Jesus Starts Teething (H/T Fr. Roderick Vonhogen) ow.ly/i/87JoV
• Greeks going wild for Holy Water? ow.ly/GWZfD
• ‘Proof of Heaven’ Author, UVA’s Dr. Eben Alexander, Details New Book ‘The Map of Heaven’ (CBS19) ow.ly/GXXC4
• Living on the Dark Side of the Cartesian Divide. A Reflection on the Gnosticism of our Times (ADW) ow.ly/GYaI2
• My Vocation Story (Media Nun, Sister Helena Burns, DSP – Hell Burns Blog) ow.ly/GYfuk
• At Honduran airport, church workers welcome migrants deported from U.S. (CNS) ow.ly/GYhuO
• Vatican astronomers unlock the mysteries of the universe…sort of :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/GZu0S
• Pope Francis : love leads us to God (News.va) ow.ly/GZuCH
• NEW: Bico – a documentary about Volunteer Health Program in Dominican Republic (Spirit Juice Films) ow.ly/H01eg
• 2015 Catholic New Media Conference celebrating 10 years this year in Atlanta in conjunction with Eucharistic Congress ow.ly/GXaGQ
• Video: March for Life – Chicago 2015 (Spirit Juice Studios) ow.ly/GXg1F January 22nd across America marchforlife.org
• Great Society to Obama: Government Effect on Family Size (Russell Shaw – Patheos) ow.ly/H063d
• Court protects Catholic-owned company from HHS mandate :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/H0ws9
• Tech Talk: Updated Liturgy of the Hours App | CatholicMom.com ow.ly/H0FTz
• Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for January ~ Month Dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus ow.ly/GDgRo

Remembering 2014 and Looking forward to 2015:

• Vatican news highlights of 2014 (CNS) ow.ly/Gzeji
• “Urbi et Orbi” – Christmas 2014 message from Pope Francis ow.ly/Gqq6x
• The Top 5 over-covered Vatican stories of 2014 (John Allen – Crux) ow.ly/Gx3ny
• 2014 Catholic App Roundup (John Clem – Call To Holiness) ow.ly/Guihc
• Pope Francis’ Most Iconic Photos Of 2014 (Huff Post) ow.ly/GBGqu
• 2014 snapshot: A look back at some of the images that made us laugh, cry and think (Catholic News Service) ow.ly/GDNNX
• 2014 brought a chance at change for millions of immigrants (CNS) ow.ly/GBpAv
• The Bible App Reveals Its Most Popular Verses Of 2014 (Huff Post) ow.ly/GxCZn
• Top 10 Recipes of 2014 (Jeff Young – The Catholic Foodie) ow.ly/GDeT8
• Pope Francis named Person of the year for 2014 | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/GB827
• Catholics of the Year 2014 (OSV) ow.ly/GXgYz
• World Day of Peace 2015: No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters (Pope Francis) ow.ly/GFnkt
• 2015 will be a busy year for a maverick pope (John Allen – Crux) ow.ly/Glv2x
• What can we expect in 2015 for Pope Francis? (Rome Reports) ow.ly/GFtH0
• Pick a saint for 2015: Saint’s Name Generator (Jennifer Fulwiler) ow.ly/GEqLG
• Pope Francis’ suggested New Year’s resolutions | CNS Blog ow.ly/GFmTK
• Year of Consecrated Life – prayers and resources (USCCB) ow.ly/GOy97

Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines January 15-19:

• Official Website of Papal Visit to the Philippines 2015 Jan. 15-19 ow.ly/GUzNO
• INFOGRAPHIC: Schedule of Pope Francis’ Philippines visit January 15-19 (Philippine Star) ow.ly/GZxl4
• U.S. Catholic Filipinos say pope’s visit to their homeland will bring hope (CNS) ow.ly/GaN0H
• Manila Traffic Enforcers to Wear Diapers During Pope’s Visit – ABC News ow.ly/GXXkr

John Clem, O.F.S is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is a professed member of 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+.