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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 »
Priests Who Tweet
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Dec10
Following priests on Twitter can be a stimulating experience. While their main goal is to spread God's Word, they also tweet about their everyday experiences, their opinion on issues that affect all of us, and about other things that engage and excite their attention and curiosity. There are those who tweet their prayers. Others talk about the liturgy. There are also those who provide the latest updates from their Church and from their mission areas. Some of them even have tens of thousands o... more »
Using Dolls to Promote Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Dec8
I have worked as a Vocations Director for over a year and I have seen some truly creative ways of promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life. But never have I thought that someone would actually use dolls as vocations promotion tools. I think using huggable dolls to foster vocations among the young is actually cool. And this is not an entirely novel idea. Dolls have been around since the dawn of civilization and they've been used for various purposes. Ancient cultures used d... more »
Free Software: Minitube
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
- Technology
- Video
Nov11
The coolest thing about Minitube is it allows you to stream YouTube videos endlessly, without requiring you to install a Flash Player. Just type a keyword and then you can sit back and relax as you watch your favorite YouTube videos hassle-free. I discovered Minitube while I was browsing the newly-renovated GetDeb.net. According to its official website "Minitube is a native YouTube client. With it you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, Minitube gives you an endless... more »
Weekend Roundup: Stunning Photos and Wallpapers, Ubuntu 9.10, Dan Brown Wanting to Meet the Pope and other Stories Worth Talking About
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Oct31
In this weekend's roundup we'll take a look at stunning photographs, heed the Pope's call to use digital technologies to spread God's Word, find a good reason to install Ubuntu 9.10, rule the internet with Firefox add-ons, pray for the faithful departed, discuss Dan Brown's desire to meet the Pope and download awesome Christian wallpapers. Mix Collection of 99 Stunning Photographs to Refresh Your Mind There are many ways to attack photography and some are much more expensive than others. ... more »
MSC Priests and Formands Undergo Training for Pastoral Ministry in the Digital World
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Oct19
From 12 until 15 October I facilitated a training for pastoral ministry in the digital world at the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The participants were 13 MSC priests from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. The workshops included in the four-day event were Blogging, Podcasting and Photography. Then from 17 until 18 October I facilitated another media workshop for the MSC formands in Banawa, Cebu City. For two days I trained the 35 ... more »
5 Christian Alternatives to FaceBook
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Oct13
Having more than 300 million active users and counting, Facebook is no doubt the most popular and fastest growing social network in the planet right now. But Facebook is NOT the only social network out there. Nor even the best. If you want to be in a faith-based social network, you might want to take a look at these Christian alternatives to Facebook. XT3 This is my personal favorite. The administrators of XT3 claim that this social network is "so good even the Pope uses it". Aside from... more »
Free Rosary Apps for Your iPhone
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
- Faith
- Technology
Oct3
Can't memorize the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary or the Apostle's Creed or the Hail Holy Queen? Don't have a rosary with you? Want to know how to recite the Rosary? If you are an iPhone or iPod Touch user, consider the following apps a blessing. These free apps are designed to encourage non-devotees to learn more about the Rosary as well as to provide a guide to practicing devotees who can't memorize the twenty "mysteries" (significant events or moments in the life of Jesus and Mary) and the p... more »
WEBSITE: Google for Catholics
Posted by Fr. Stephen, MSC
Sep22
Cathoogle is a search engine which utilizes Google's "safe search" technology and targets Catholic users and all those who want to know more about Catholicism. It's aim is to "provide an easy to use resource to anyone wanting to learn more about Catholicism and provide a safer way for good Catholics to search and surf the net." If you search for "catholic" words like sacraments, eucharist, vatican, saints, popes, most of the results are from vatican.va, usccb.org, catholic.org and other well-... more »

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