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September 2013

September 26, 2013

Has this become our church?

In the Los Angeles Times, writer Meghan Daum made a compelling observation, I thought, about...

September 24, 2013

“Half of all Catholics have no idea the Church has any presence at all on the web”

That's the summary that kicks off this report: I read an interesting summary of the...

September 21, 2013

Pope Francis on social communication and “the great digital continent”

The scoop, and text of his remarks today, from Vatican Radio: Pope Francis on Saturday...

September 17, 2013

Vatican publishes e-book of Benedict’s World Communications Day messages

Something new and nifty, from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications: The Pontifical Council for...

September 17, 2013

Forbes calls pope a “social media phenomenon”

From columnist Tom Watson: Pope Francis – or @pontifex to his Twitter followers – has quickly become...

September 16, 2013

Best pope ever?

MSNBC's Chris Hayes goes ga-ga over Papa (reminding me of another MSNBC anchor, Chris Matthews,...

September 14, 2013

“There is a growing tendency to ‘tabloidism’ in the Catholic press…and the worrying phenomenon of blogs”

Some of the remarks from Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, on the New Evangelization: We...

September 11, 2013

Pope Francis writes personal letter to atheist

From John Allen at NCR: Although the big Vatican story in the English-speaking media today is...

September 10, 2013

Worst. Ad. Ever. — UPDATED

Details: Images of the ad started appearing on Facebook pages and Twitter. And many...

September 05, 2013

USCCB sets up special web page devoted to Syria

Check it out: "Praying for Peace in Syria." This has very good videos and news...

September 05, 2013

Life in the echo chamber: plugged in, but still disconnected

In the New York Times the other day, Frank Bruni hit on something that's been...

September 03, 2013

My review of “EWTN News Nightly”

Tonight, EWTN unveiled one of its most ambitious undertakings ever: a nightly Catholic news program,...

September 03, 2013

Catholic university cancels appearance by Geraldo Rivera, son of a “lay deacon”

From Politico: Geraldo Rivera has been uninvited to speak at Duquesne University after posting a...

September 02, 2013

That famous shot of Will Smith and his family? It wasn’t what you think.

The evidence, from HuffPo: During the act, Twitter exploded with commentary about the performance. One...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Labor pains—UPDATED

Just in time for Labor Day, Michael Voris offers this gift to the workers of...

August 29, 2013

Worshipping at the altar of Apple

Some years ago, Umberto Eco posited the notion that computers are like religion: The fact...

August 23, 2013

A conservative Catholic’s case for gay marriage

This will undoubtedly have the Catholic blogosphere buzzing this weekend. In a dramatic turnabout, Joseph...

August 06, 2013

“Look to media as an apostolic opportunity…”

Some solid advice and a little bit of wisdom, via Catholic News Agency: Catholics should...

August 06, 2013

“Look to media as an apostolic opportunity…”

Some solid advice and a little bit of wisdom, via Catholic News Agency: Catholics should...

August 05, 2013

Wow. In the world of journalism, this is huge.

Talk about the end of an era: The Washington Post is being sold: The Washington Post...

August 05, 2013

Want to listen to the Bible? There’s an app for that.

CNS throws a spotlight on an intriguing (and free) audio app: The gentle lilt of...

August 05, 2013

Wow. In the world of journalism, this is huge.

Talk about the end of an era: The Washington Post is being sold: The Washington Post...

August 05, 2013

Want to listen to the Bible? There’s an app for that.

CNS throws a spotlight on an intriguing (and free) audio app: The gentle lilt of...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

What’s the Media Saying About the Pope in Rio?

Vatican Radio's Sean Patrick Lovett has the answer: One thing that really stands out in...

July 22, 2013

A REALLY Great Moment in Journalism: NBC Reporter Anne Thompson Chats with Pope, Asks Him to Bless Medal

If memory serves, Anne Thompson also did the readings at one of the pope's daily...

July 22, 2013

Pope to Reporters: “I Don’t Give Interviews…But I Enjoy Your Company.”

From the flight to Rio, via CNS: With economic hard times as an excuse not...

July 08, 2013

Esquire magazine: “Pope Francis is Kind of Awesome”

The author, an atheist, is discovering what many of us already know: There is serious...

July 03, 2013

St. Thomas on Facebook

This is clever, marking today's Feast of St. Thomas, from Catholic Memes:

July 02, 2013

“The Bible” Sequel Coming to NBC

From the New York Times: In an indication of the shifting center of power in...

July 01, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: Wherein Bob Schieffer Learns a Thing or Two About Gay Marriage

This comes via Da Tech Guy on DaRadio: There was a moment during Sunday’s victory...