Lisa Hendey
Since I am in the thick of book writing and likely won’t have time to blog much today, I want to take this occasion to invite you to pray with me for the repose of the soul of Nelson Mandela. As Cardinal Dolan said so eloquently, “Nelson Mandela was a hero to the world.” May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace.
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. I urge you personally to participate in John’s Greater Good Technology campaign. This is technology at the service of the Word!
- Pope Francis pays tribute to Nelson Mandela (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/rvWeM
- Over 10,000 youth to send birthday card to Pope Francis (born Dec. 17th) :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/rvWjB
- Pope Francis to set up advisory commission on sexual abuse (CNS) http://ow.ly/rvgZD
- Papal Tweet: Let’s try to be open to God’s word, and open to the Lord’s surprises when he speaks to us. (Pope Francis Nov. 28)
- Download pdf of Pope Francis Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of The Gospel) http://ow.ly/rc4l7
- Video: Fr. Robert Barron comments on Pope Francis and “The Joy of the Gospel” http://youtu.be/1v8ZqVLY9V8
- ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ amounts to Francis’ ‘I Have a Dream’ speech | John Allen – National Catholic Reporter http://ow.ly/rettu
- Interesting to see word count of Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) http://ow.ly/i/3Qu6A
- Video: Harry Potter & the Catholic Faith (Love & Sacrifice — PreachingFriars) http://youtu.be/pUq6JxYV-lE
- Video: Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – C. S. Lewis: A commentary by Fr. Barron http://ow.ly/r6Kxx
- Great Video from Catholic Relief Services – Thank you for living your faith! http://youtu.be/6Mxa1HwmuzU
- Help Support Greater Good Technology – a NEW ministry | Call To Holiness http://ow.ly/r9Xjy
- CNS STORY: At Vatican meeting, pope discusses ongoing war in Syria with Putin http://ow.ly/rb16W
- NEW free Advent & Christmas Mobile App for iPhone & Android (Family Rosary) http://ow.ly/rd8PG
- NEW App for iPhone & Android: Words with Jesus (Allison Gringas & Little iApps) http://ow.ly/rjwdM
- Busted Halo’s 2013 Advent Surprise Calendar http://ow.ly/rf39K
- Bishops’ Website Offers Online Resources for Advent and Christmas (USCCB) http://ow.ly/rffvI
- Ignatian Resources for Advent (http://jesuits.org ) http://ow.ly/rkAw6
- Video: Advent in 2 minutes (Busted Halo) http://youtu.be/S02KOlw7dlA
- Just the Facts: The Future U.S. Embassy to the Holy See | DipNote (US Dept. of State) http://ow.ly/rgEHb
- 10 Advent Songs to Cure the Christmas Craziness – Aleteia http://ow.ly/rjiho
- On The Tyranny of Relativism as Seen in a Darth Vader Commercial « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/rjnFK
- SQPN.com – NEW website & Congrats to 200th Catholic Weekend and 900th episode for The Break podcasts http://ow.ly/rjykM
- Faces of forgiveness: lessons learned in Rwanda (OSV – Lisa M. Hendey) http://ow.ly/rjT8g
- Pope Francis – GQ Men of the Year 2013 – Cold-Caller http://ow.ly/rldfD
- Who Said It: Pope Benedict Or Pope Francis Quiz (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/rlfcE
- Poetry: TCC Reads: “A List of Praises” by Anne Porter | The Catholic Catalogue http://ow.ly/rljtY
- NEW Catholic social network called The Awestruck Network http://awestruck.tv/
- Obamas visit immigration fasters (USA Today) http://ow.ly/rmFR6
- Video: Rob Galea: successful young singer and… parish priest (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/riXY1
- NEWS: Pope meet with Israel’s Netanyahu, discusses Middle East peace (CNS) http://ow.ly/rmIiC
- Is Pope Francis Secretly Sneaking Out Of The Vatican At Night To Give Money To The Poor? | uCatholic http://ow.ly/rmQpH
- In conversations with parishioners, pope reveals he once was a bouncer (CNS) http://ow.ly/ro6Mv
- Join Pope Francis in the Global Wave of Prayer to end hunger on Dec. 10th – Hunger in a land of plenty | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/rquAU
- Pope Francis to Celebrate Bambinelli Sunday | American Catholic Blog http://ow.ly/rpP30
- Music Video: Showing God’s Creation in 185 State Parks in Oregon (The Weather Machine – Soul Pancake) http://youtu.be/7GMs5DUfCf0
- Mr. Christmas – A Short Documentary http://vimeo.com/37746891
- Music Video: Angels We Have Heard On High (The Piano Guys) http://youtu.be/n543eKIdbUI
- Mosaic of Pope Francis ready to be placed inside St. Paul Outside the Walls (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/rrXc5
- If Pope could perform one miracle, it would be ‘to heal children’ :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/rsB22
- Prayers for Nelson Mandela: South African cardinal says iconic Mandela had touch of humanity (CNS) http://ow.ly/ruXXA
- Friday is the Feast of St. Nicholas | patron saint of children, bakers, and travelers (AC) http://ow.ly/ruYOp
- St. Nicholas Center ::: Discovering the Truth About Santa Claus http://ow.ly/ruZ0f
- Vatican collecting your video greetings for the pope | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/rva16
- Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for December ~ Month Dedicated to the Divine Infancy http://ow.ly/rv27w
Image Credit: Brandon Vogt – http://brandonvogt.com/
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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