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A Facebook User’s Prayer
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
- Faith
- Social Networking
Jul16
God Our Father, Direct our lives that we may use Facebook to proclaim Your Word. Grant that our wall posts may serve as a source of inspiration and joy to our friends. Guide us as we update our status and let all our comments be pleasing to You. Make us realize that we need to read the Bible more often than we check our news feed. May we find more time correcting our bad habits than editing our profile pics. Lead us in Your wisdom that we may we be more concerned about following Your p... more »
This Week’s Featured Video and Links
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Jun4
Starting today and henceforth, every Friday, I will feature videos and links that I think will be of interest to regular readers of my blog. And I encourage you to email me (stephencuyos@gmail.com) videos, links and whatnots that you think others might benefit from. In this week's roundup, we'll find out what CBCP Cinema has to say about Shrek Forever After and why 10 European countries support Italy in defending the Crucifix. We will also take a look at the meaning of the names of Jesus' di... more »
A Webinar on New Media for Evangelization
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Apr26
About a month ago I facilitated a webinar (online seminar) for Singaporean youth communicators. The title of my presentation was "Church 2.0 - New Media at the Service of the Word". The main objective of the one-hour presentation was to teach participants how to take advantage of new media in proclaiming the Word of God. The participants gathered at the St. Mary of the Angels Parish in Singapore and I talked to them from Manila via Skype. It was my first time to do such an endeavor so it was kin... more »
The Vatican Now Tweets in 6 Languages
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
- Faith
- Social Networking
Mar26
Better late than never. Last Saturday, the Vatican launched its official Twitter page. And it is available in no less than six international languages. As of writing this post, the Vatican Twitter (English) page has more than 2,000 followers. The Vatican is not new to social media as it launched its YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/vatican) as well as Facebook and iPhone applications more than a year ago. The Vatican's YouTube channel is available in 4 languages. Here are the links to the ... more »
Benefits and Hazards of Social Networking
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
- Social Networking
- Websites
Feb15
I gave the following presentation last Saturday at the St. Scholastica's College in Manila. The audience were mostly parents of high school students. The main premise of the talk is that online social networks, such as Facebook, Multiply and Twitter, have their advantages and usefullness but porn and other inappropriate content are also lurking on the world wide web. Thus young people do not only need to be safe and smart online but also have to develop a greater sense of responsibility in their... more »
Pope Benedict XVI Urges Priests to Blog
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Jan25
In his message for the 44th World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI challenges priests to proclaim the Gospel by utilizing blogs, images, videos and other digital communication technologies. The theme of the Pontiff's message is "The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word". The Pope recognizes that priests need to employ new communication technologies for a fruitful priestly ministry. Knowing that "new technologies create deeper forms of re... more »
Zoogle: A Catholic Social Network
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
- Social Networking
Jan6
Zoogle is a newly-launched Catholic social networking site. Like Facebook and other social networks, Zoogle allows users to create profiles and add friends, share photos and videos, create one's own group or join others. Zoogle is still in beta stage and I've had problems accessing my newly-registered account. After clicking the validation link I received via email from Zoogle, it keeps telling me that my account has either been blocked or that I may not have activated it yet. I hope the adm... more »
10 Nuns to Follow on Twitter
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Dec15
Last week I posted a list of ten priests who tweet. This time let's follow these ten consecrated sisters on Twitter. The ten tech-savvy sisters use Twitter to draw people to God and to communicate His Word through the popular micro-blogging platform. These nuns represent the growing number of priests, religious and lay faithful who make good use of Twitter, as it is a powerful vehicle for evangelization and can provide both inspiration and encouragement. This list below is not a complet... more »
Can the Real-Time Web Bring Real World Change? Can Social Networks Solve Social Problems?
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Dec12
Can the real-time web bring real world change? Thus asked Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as she delivered her keynote address during the Le Web tech conference a few days ago in Paris, France. She pointed out that poverty, disease and education are the big challenges facing today's world. Then later she asked: can social networks solve these social problems? I completely agreed with her when she said that online activism can effect real change in the of... more »
Videosharing To Proclaim
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Dec11
Videos have a universal appeal. Like music, they can be understood without specialist knowledge. They are fun. They are popular. So popular that Youtube, the most-visited videosharing site on the planet, now streams an average of over one billion videos a day. Videos shared in Youtube and other videosharing sites usually last less than 10 minutes and they are called video clips or simply clips. Video clips are available in many categories classified according to their content. The most popula... more »

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