Sweet Tweets for 8/30/13 — God is Pure Mercy

In a week that has been filled with challenging news and leading up to a long weekend, I hope you’ll enjoy taking some extra moments today for a roundup of all that’s gone on in the past seven days. I find myself continually grateful for our Holy Father, Pope Francis, who never ceases to amaze me with the grace that he can pack into 140 characters or less. Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online and around the world.

• Papal Tweet:  Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy. (Pope Francis)
• Audio Link: Brother Ken Lucas, Franciscan friar featured on public radio | The Story http://ow.ly/odqzt 
• NCR receives major grant ($2.3M) to pursue global coverage of women religious – The Compass http://ow.ly/odyvx 
• Pope lays out concerns, petitions one tweet at a time, with ever growing following http://ow.ly/oegSF 
• Comprehensive list of Lesson Plans for Catechesis | http://CatholicMom.com  http://ow.ly/oehVc 
• CNS STORY: National shrine employees recall their roles in March on Washington (50th Anniversary) http://ow.ly/oeR1G 
• Call for Prayer: Pope Francis renews call for peace in Syria (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/ofcMX  http://ow.ly/i/2Y6Wl 
• Tech Tip: 5 secrets every smartphone user needs to know (Kim Komando) http://ow.ly/ofd15 
• Video: The Number 8 and the “octave” in the Bible. Bishop Christopher Coyne (CTV) http://youtu.be/llV901hFyQM 
• CNS STORY: Retire pope’s secretary says ‘mystical experience’ story is untrue http://ow.ly/ohh58  http://ow.ly/i/2YGMI 
• Video: Life blooms from historic Jewish cemetery in Rome (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/ohlbf 
• Video: Prayer for Technology: Christ has no online presence… (poem by Meredith Gould) http://youtu.be/0GAf9h4-A_U 
• CNS STORY: Egypt’s Christians proud of history traced to Jesus, St. Mark http://ow.ly/ojeZl 
• NEW website: Chastity Project offering great resources to your parish (Catholic Answers) http://ow.ly/ojhmR 
• Muslims & Christians March on D.C. Protesting Muslim Brotherhoodʼs Violence in Egypt | (NCR) http://ow.ly/ojkBp 
• Video: U.S. Bishops press for religious freedom and more economic aid to Egypt (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/ojAW7 
• Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – Catholicism New Evangelization – New DVD Study Program – begins shipping next week http://ow.ly/ojM4N 
• Great Music for Feast of St. Augustine – Music to Inspire | Call To Holiness http://ow.ly/ojUtq 
• Father Michael McGivney’s Cause for Canonization Advances | http://NCRegister.com  http://ow.ly/olzFw  http://ow.ly/i/2ZSLA 
• Video: Fr. Barron comments on why Dr. King Still Matters. http://youtu.be/ueg9FN4K6hE 
• USCCB Blog: Back to School Safety Tips http://ow.ly/olDJv  http://ow.ly/i/2ZTB6 
• Tech News: Google+ Hangouts Go HD, Starting With Hangouts On Air | TechCrunch http://ow.ly/omcNc 
• Who said Latin was dead?: BBC News – Mars images to go on social media feeds in Latin http://ow.ly/omgQA 
• Satire: Martyrs Read Joel Osteen Tweets (Lutheran Satire) http://youtu.be/KA_wWmVlypg 
• Have We Discovered the God Particle? | (Stephen M. Barr) Strange Notions http://ow.ly/onrQx 
• Pope asks Augustinians to keep St. Augustine’s restlessness to help others (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/ony6u 
• White Sox Catcher: I Love Praying the Rosary | http://CatholicVote.org  http://ow.ly/onyv3 
• Are our parish doors truly open? – (Sarah Reinhard) New Evangelizers http://ow.ly/onzPY 
• Church Architecture: The Green Cathedral Is an Interpretation of Paris’ Notre Dame in Trees http://ow.ly/onKoW  http://ow.ly/i/30ueY 
• Infographic: How to avoid a Throwaway Culture with guidance from Pope Francis (OSV) http://ow.ly/i/30uD5 
• Jordan’s King Abdallah II and Queen Rania discuss need for dialogue in Syria with Pope (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/onNL6 
• Spiritual conversations on the frontiers of Ignatian ecological commitment, Fr. Pedro Walpole, SJ | (ecojesuit) http://ow.ly/onQM5 
• Video: Geekpriest – Koalas and Kangaroos (travels in Australia & New Zealand w/ Fr. Roderick) http://youtu.be/2nCfHl6eScQ 
• It’s God’s creation. Let’s protect it. (On Faith – The Washington Post) http://ow.ly/ooh3A 
• Remembering Immigrants on Labor Day – (Busted Halo) http://ow.ly/omj3A 
• Catholic Cuisine: Great Recipes for the month of September http://ow.ly/opCG7 
• Labor Day Statement 2013 – Bishop Stephen Blair, Chairman-Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development USCCB http://ow.ly/ogO6S 

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+.