In this week’s roundup, we’ll see how Facebook can meet our daily need for community and what priests in Cebu are doing to combat illegal fishing. Another interesting read is George Weigel’s reaction to Time Magazine’s overly negative portrayal of the Church. Also included in this roundup is a step-by-step guide to digitizing your life, a reflection on love as consequence of authentic forgiveness as well as a film review of Sex and The City 2.

The featured website this week is Visual Theology and the featured short film is Simon Olivier Fecteau’s “The Technician.”

• The Church on Facebook
  The popularity of social media sites seems to testify to the fact that people still need a community — not once a week or once a month or at Easter and Christmas, but daily. And that is exactly what Facebook is all about: reflection and confession, support and community. Read more…
• Priests Campaign vs Illegal Fishing
  Priests from the Archdiocese of Cebu and some religious congregations have begun a serious campaign to preach the importance of being stewards of God’s creation. Augustinian friars led by Fr. Tito D. Soquino, OSA, have launched a crusade to preserve marine life and stop illegal fishing around Cebu area. Read more…
• Weigel discards Time Magazine’s spread against Catholic Church as ‘nonsense’
  Noted Catholic scholar and commentator George Weigel has reacted to strongly to Time Magazine’s recent 10-page spread criticizing the Catholic Church as “nonsense,” and has offered counter points to several accusations the magazine raised. Read more…
• The Step-by-Step Guide to Digitizing Your Life
  Your increasingly digital lifestyle has left your analog media collecting dust. Save it from obsolescence and digitize your life. This guide covers many different kinds of media, so feel free to skip to the section(s) that interest you the most. Read more…
• Love as Consequence of Authentic Forgiveness
  Throughout the Gospels, Jesus dines with sinners and takes the opportunity to teach some very important lessons about discipleship and holiness. As with so many things he did, Jesus’ befriending such types of people and eating with them angered his opponents, especially the religious leaders of his day. Read more…
• Sex and the City 2: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
  Back in 2008 I saw the first Sex in the City film I thought it actually had its moments. I objected on a Busted Halo Sirius Radio interview with Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP, that it was not a “chick flick” but had a heart-felt theme of authentic forgiveness. Read more…

Featured Website: Visual Theology

URL: http://visualtheology.blogspot.com/

Visualtheology is the successor to the original davesdistrictblog, and contains all of its content. I hope you find something here to encourage and inspire you.

Featured Short Film: The Technician

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB3yxtst7p0

A cable guy is called in to repair an old mans TV set. Once inside the clients home, the repairman realizes theres nothing wrong with the TV. Rather its the images broadcasted on the screen: wars, famine, illness and kidnappings, that are broken. Moved by the clients naïve request, and against his better judgment, the cable guy will attempt to fix the problem.