Top Catholic Tweets for 3/16/15

This week’s news comes on the heals of a very busy week for me and for our Church. I’ll be back in the next few days with posts on my experience as Lino Rulli’s co-host, my time at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and much more. But until then, take some time to get caught up on all of the highlights of the past week…

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

• Papal Tweet:  “Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.”  (Pope Francis March 12th)
• International Women’s Day from the heart of the Vatican (News.va) ow.ly/K1oKh
• Evangelizing in a secular age (CNS) ow.ly/K1OwF
• 54 miles to freedom: Catholics were prominent in 1965 Selma march | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/K3vuf
• Catholic News | ‘Selma’ prompts painful memories for Sister of St. Joseph who marched | American Catholic ow.ly/K4Hru
• Prepping for media ahead of World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/K4jMp
• Indian bishop encourages celebration of color festival in joy, freedom :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/K4my6
• Vincent Van Gogh May Have Hidden ‘The Last Supper’ Within One Of His Most Famous Paintings (Huff Post) ow.ly/K6ciP
• Treasures of the Church – a traveling exposition of 150 saint’s relics (Fr. Carlos Martins, C.C.) ow.ly/K6fZN
• Inclusion Act Receives Strong Support from Three USCCB Chairmen ow.ly/K71P6
• Supreme Court to lower court: Reconsider decision against Notre Dame (The Becket Fund) ow.ly/K72z0
• Vatican cemetery a ‘piece of heaven’ (CNS) ow.ly/K7yXv
• Vatican gets ransom demands from Michelangelo letter thief (Rome Reports) ow.ly/K7zze
• Infographic: Pillars of Lent — PRAYER (Catholic Link) ow.ly/i/8WK0u
• Do you need a Deaf Interpreter for Your Event? Check out the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf ow.ly/K7RG7
• Beauty of God in “A Taste of Austria” on Vimeo ow.ly/K7URP
• Video interview reveals great virtue in a little girl displaced by ISIS #PrayForMyriam (Te Deum laudamus) ow.ly/K85Ir
• Lenten call to Catholics to support Church in the Holy Land on Good Friday (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/K99Dc
• A Comprehensive Book Guide For The Beginning Catholic Apologist | Reasonable Catholic ow.ly/K9oQo
• The Jesuit Post joins America Media! (America Media) ow.ly/K9qWE
• Marriage and Fatherhood: Adventures in Humility (The Catholic Gentleman) ow.ly/K9rwj
• Video: The Season of Lent – Fr. Greg Friedman, O.F.M. | Franciscan Monastery ow.ly/K9snS
• 16 Beautiful Artistic Depictions of the Blessed Trinity | ChurchPOP ow.ly/K9vn2
• Euthanasia threatens improvements in end-of-life care, experts say (CNS) ow.ly/K9w9y
• ‘The world will say you are silly! Be proud of that!’ | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/K9GLD
• Jesus’ Experience of Temptation (Friar Jim Van Vurst, O.F.M. – A Friar’s E-spirations) ow.ly/K9Jha
• How one artist went from Red Guard propaganda to painting the pope’s portrait | Toronto Star ow.ly/K9JSR  ow.ly/i/8Xm1L
• OwningOurFaith -Documentary to facilitate conversation that explores the unique experiences & gifts of LGBT Catholics ow.ly/K9UCZ
• In El Salvador, vandals damage statue of Oscar Romeo – again | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/K9XyS
• Monks: The Original Hipster Entrepreneurs | Money.com  ow.ly/Ka1Ol
• NEW web address for CatholicSaints.Info – the BEST resource for saints (formerly SQPNsaints) ow.ly/Ka7nO
• Bulgarian bones could be John the Baptist’s, scientists say – CNN.com  ow.ly/KabBS
• Turkson talks papal encyclical, ‘integral ecology’ at Irish lecture (NCR) ow.ly/KaCHU
• Latin Words or Phrases Every Catholic Should Know (Epic Pew) ow.ly/KaHBd
• Desexualizing Dolls to Protect Minors (National Center for Sexual Exploitation) ow.ly/KaQhC
• A top-notch contender: Knights of Columbus among world’s most ethical companies :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/Kbc3A
• Video: Miracle at Knock – Ireland’s Marian shrine (CNS) ow.ly/KbcCH
• Sad Catholic Publishing News: Image Books Halts Acquisitions (Publishers Weekly) ow.ly/Kbd9H
• His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan » Cardinal Edward Egan Funeral Mass Homily on March 10th ow.ly/KbdvC
• Archbishop Romero to be beatified May 23 | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/Kc2es
• Waterford Franciscan Friar who created St. Patrick’s Day is now long forgotten –IrishCentral.com  ow.ly/Kc2UO
• Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche awarded the 2015 Templeton Prize ow.ly/Kc7Ef
• Virginia parish severs ties with Knights of Columbus over plans to honor Gov. Terry McAuliffe (Deacon Greg Kandra) ow.ly/Kc8wq
• Joint Statement on Norfolk St. Patrick’s Day Parade from Bishop DiLorenzo & Bishop Loverde ow.ly/KdUof
• Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day ow.ly/KcT5i
• Pope Francis to wash feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/KcI54
• In wake of net neutrality ruling, Catholic leaders encourage cautious use of the Internet (NCR) ow.ly/KcRvZ
• Pope Francis Presented with St. Teresa of Avila’s Pilgrim Staff – celebrating 500 years since her birth (ZENIT) ow.ly/KcVMU
• 8 Things You Need to Know About Louis and Zélie Martin and Their Upcoming Canonization – EpicPew ow.ly/Kd1UO
• Islamic State Group Obliterates 10th Century Chaldean Monastery – St George (Aleteia) ow.ly/Kdlch
• CRS Rice Bowl’s Global Kitchen: West African Peanut Stew from Niger (Fr. Leo Patalinghug – Grace Before Meals) ow.ly/KdHg8
• Don’t kill the disabled – Maryland lawmakers warned against assisted suicide bill :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/KdRUQ
• NEW App: Pauline App for Books, Music and More (Barb Szyszkiewicz, O.F.S. –CatholicMom.com) ow.ly/KeHMU
• 5 Ways to See God in Ordinary Household Tasks | ChurchPOP ow.ly/KeJQq
• Padre Pio: A Rare Video (Plus Stigmata video on both St. Francis & Padre Pio) – Dr. Taylor Marshall ow.ly/KeLu4
• Pope names new bishops for Spokane (Bishop Anthony Daly) & Lexington (Fr. John Stowe O.F.M. Conv.) dioceses (CNA) ow.ly/Kf0G9
• Family, Faith, and the Pope: My Interview with Archbishop Charles Chaput (Brandon Vogt) ow.ly/KgNwf
• Atlanta’s Archbishop Gregory sells mansion, moves to more modest home (Deacon Greg Kandra – Patheos) ow.ly/KgNWX
• Preaching to the pope: Capuchin says it’s an exercise in humility (CNS) ow.ly/KgTAv
• Video:  Legacy of ‘Father Ted’ (Catholic News Service) ow.ly/Kh2AT
• Photo to share: Two years ago today, the world met Pope Francis. (USCCB) ow.ly/i/906Hc
• Abortion support blights European Parliament report, critics charge :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/KhMIo
• The Catholic Church in the Holy Land call for international aid to help refugees (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/KhRCg
• Video: God’s beauty in the world’s largest cave in Vietnam — Hang Son Soog (Ryan Deboodt) vimeo.com/12173604
• At Lenten penance service, Pope Francis announces Holy Year of Mercy (CNS) December 2015 to November 2016 ow.ly/Kjh9o
• Seven words that best explain the “Pope Francis Approach” (Rome Reports)ow.ly/KlXaX
• Video: Fr. Barron on The Ten Commandments (Word On Fire) ow.ly/KlWJh
• Tolerance as Tyranny, As Illustrated in a Commercial Starring Darth Vader « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/KlW3G
• Dancing Priest: Choreographer & Jesuit Priest Robert VerEecke Explains His Craft (America Media) ow.ly/KlWWc
• Comic book about John XXIII by Marvel artist is re-released (CatholicHerald.co.uk)  ow.ly/KlW8x

International Women’s Day at The Vatican

• International Women’s Day from the heart of the Vatican (News.va) ow.ly/K1oKh
• Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Vatican with Voices of Faith (Lisa Hendey – Patheos) ow.ly/K4mjL
• Women speak up about equality in the church from the heart of the Vatican | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/KgOl4

Year of the Consecrated Life

• Year of the Consecrated Life: The Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Priests | Why Priest? ow.ly/K4g9L
• Year of the Consecrated Life: Infographic: Good Habits (Vocation Boom) ow.ly/K7OnA
• Year of Consecrated Life: Secular Franciscan consecrated life at the service of the poor (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/KcTBc

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+.