Sweet Tweets for 7/04/14 — Happy Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July! I pray that you and your family have a blessed holiday weekend.

• Papal Tweet: “Jesus, help us to love God as Father and our neighbour as ourselves.” (Pope Francis June 30th)
• Julian and the Sacred Heart – Julian’s  Voice: Listening to Julian of Norwich (Veronica Mary Rolf) ow.ly/yxIfL
• THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yyamz
• Five Facts of Faith from the Life of St. Peter – A Homily for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (ADW) ow.ly/yyOmg
• Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sends Message to Pope Francis for St. Peter and Paul (News.va) ow.ly/yBbzn
• New Video: Fr. Barron on Saints Peter and Paul (Word On Fire) youtu.be/hBXFnKYcpuo
• Supreme Court upholds religious freedom for Hobby Lobby :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yBC3M
• Supreme Court: A Great Day for the Religious Freedom of Family Businesses (USCCB) ow.ly/yCGfO
• OK, We Won. But the Hobby Lobby Vote should have been 9 – 0. Wake up America, your liberty is on the line. (ADW) ow.ly/yDlQX
• Contraception and the Supreme Court (CNS) youtu.be/HFYSymb9CQ0
• EWTN granted emergency relief from contraception mandate :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yF6ci
• For the first time in 1600 years, no Masses said in Mosul | Catholic World Report ow.ly/yDiKd
• Social ills are result of political, not just moral failures, pope says (CNS) ow.ly/yBMSe
• Let the Children Come — Resettling unaccompanied minors (USCCB) youtu.be/N25-KCkU1dg
• Two Men Named Francis – Fr. Dan Horan, OFM at World Care 2014 (Franciscan Mission Service) youtu.be/B_-oft4-An4
• Great NEW Digital Company producing Catholic New Media & Business Media called illuvint ow.ly/yF8wO
• Australia & New Zealand Conference to Encourage Catholics to Occupy ‘Digital Continent’ « ACBC Media Blog ow.ly/yEieM
• With a view to the Synod in October (Archbishop Aquila – News.va) ow.ly/yHkD2
• Video: Stop Slavery (USCCB) youtu.be/gOcheWILkXk
• Which country does the most good for the world? (Simon Anholt – TED Talks) ow.ly/yIedJ goodcountry.org
• Video: Try God – The gift of knowledge (Fr. Anthony Ekpo – TheCatholicLeader) youtu.be/Fydwvep4egA
• Women and Children: Pastoral and Material Assistance to Mothers, Single and Married (Lisa Hendey – Patheos) ow.ly/yIVuA
• Podcast: Billy Kangas on the “Moonshine Jesus” show – Bread for the World (The Orant – Patheos) ow.ly/yECRO
• Painter Prepares for First Portrait of Pope Francis – Loyola Press — Arts & Faith ow.ly/yIBag
• 5 Ways to a Stronger Family (Willits Family – Archdiocese of Denver) youtu.be/tXCCg8zocTU
• Busted Halo’s Summer Photo Challenge! – WIN Prizes – Busted Halo ow.ly/yIkAD
• Faith on the Move: Fr. Jay Finelli (Catholic Tourist) ow.ly/yBQoG
• What were typical homes like in Jesus’ time? « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/yGiMo
• What are some great Catholic sites to visit on summer vacation? – Busted Halo ow.ly/yIfp9
• Music Video: Build Your Kingdom Here (Rend Collective) ow.ly/yCDaC
• Hillsong Movie – Let Hope Rise – Official Trailer – coming to theaters in 2015 youtu.be/OwZvAejhfZA
• Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for July ~ Month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood ow.ly/yBITD
• USCCB Urges Obama Administration To Reconsider Proposed Policy To Return Unaccompanied Children Without Due Process ow.ly/yJ1de
• PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016 LOGO (News.va) ow.ly/yK2Ue ow.ly/i/670Sh
• Catholic aid organizations scramble to meet Iraqi needs :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yK3kA
• Syrian refugees: tough choices for Lebanon’s aid workers (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yK3zH
• Golden Dove for Peace Prize to Lampedusa fishermen (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yK477
• Brother Consolmagno Receives The Carl Sagan Medal | U.S. Jesuit Brothers ow.ly/yLpNF
• Music: King of Kings (Original) by Destiny_7 (Sound Cloud) ow.ly/yLGmh
• Francis calls for a mass gathering with grandparents on September 28 (Rome Reports) youtu.be/RIWbdVnIADo

Sweet Tweets for America’s 238th Birthday

• The Fourth of July and a Revolutionary Approach to the Bible – New Evangelizers ow.ly/yHjMn
• Fourth of July : The Integrated Catholic Life™ow.ly/yHmEM
• Fortnight 4 Freedom Closing Mass at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception LIVE on EWTN 12 Noon ET ow.ly/yHnuW
• The Journey of Citizenship (CNS) youtu.be/wXnPfY3NRA4
• Catholic reflections on Civil Rights Act (CNS) youtu.be/C_X8kAkT_B8
• July 4th at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello LIVE event 9am-12pm ET Independence Day & Naturalization Ceremony ow.ly/yIZ5K
• 6 iPhone Tips to Photograph Fireworks | eCatholic blogow.ly/yMDF7
• July 4th is the Memorial of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (Fr. Barron at Mundelein Seminary) youtu.be/zqFXT8wuCwU
• NCRegister | Building Faith and Freedom ow.ly/yMAK8
• Fr. Barron on the Fourth of July | uCatholic ow.ly/yN2LR

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+.