Tag: social media
Diocese of Wilmington newspaper The Dialog grows website audience threefold year-over-year
The audience for thedialog.org has been growing considerably for the last two years, according to statistics provided by Google Analytics.
As much as the plight...
Catholics ‘unfriend’ social media, choose ‘digital detox’ for Lent
BALTIMORE — No selfies. No cat videos. Not even an artfully composed photo of avocado toast.
Come Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, Sheila Wheltle’s social media...
Social media vs. social interaction: Why must we choose? Opinion
Back in the olden days, before foreign governments could be accused of hacking and influencing our elections, serious discussions took place about using cutting-edge...
Analysis: With immediacy comes responsibility in the 24/7 social media world
WASHINGTON — The image on social media was striking. A smiling teenager wearing a red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap and a Native...
Resource not risk: Pope reflects on using social media for good
VATICAN CITY — Social media are anti-social, anti-human and anti-Christian when they are used to increase differences, fuel suspicion, spread lies and vent prejudice,...
Covington Catholic High School closed ‘for physical and death threats via...
WASHINGTON -- An exchange between Catholic high school students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington Jan. 18 was vilified on social media...
Being Catholic online — problems and possibilities
Is there a theology of social media? Our sacramental tradition values our bodily natures and the material substances of wine, bread, oil and water....
What role can social media play in evangelization?
These days, one is hard-pressed to find people who speak positively about social media. In fact, a quick Google search of the term "social...
Silence can help in a modern world that is all about...
By BRETT ROBINSON
It has been said that St. John Paul II was our first "media" pope. His international visits attracted scores of media attention....
Social media from church shows how teachings apply to your life
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has said that shepherds "should have the smell of the sheep." For some bishops and their dioceses, that means going...