Sweet Tweets for 12/6/13: Nelson Mandela, St. Nick and a Whole Lot of Joy

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:47 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

Sweet Tweets for 12/6/13: Nelson Mandela, St. Nick and a Whole Lot of Joy 2015-03-12T16:47:52-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Since I am in the thick of book writing and likely won’t have time to blog much today, I want to take this occasion to invite you to pray with me for the repose of the soul of Nelson Mandela. As Cardinal Dolan said so eloquently, “Nelson Mandela was a hero to the world.” May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace.

Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online and around the world. I urge you personally to participate in John’s Greater Good Technology campaign. This is technology at the service of the Word!

Pope Francis pays tribute to Nelson Mandela (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/rvWeM
Over 10,000 youth to send birthday card to Pope Francis (born Dec. 17th) :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/rvWjB
Pope Francis to set up advisory commission on sexual abuse (CNS) http://ow.ly/rvgZD
Papal Tweet: Let’s try to be open to God’s word, and open to the Lord’s surprises when he speaks to us. (Pope Francis Nov. 28)
Download pdf of Pope Francis Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of The Gospel) http://ow.ly/rc4l7
Video: Fr. Robert Barron comments on Pope Francis and “The Joy of the Gospel” http://youtu.be/1v8ZqVLY9V8
‘Evangelii Gaudium’ amounts to Francis’ ‘I Have a Dream’ speech | John Allen – National Catholic Reporter http://ow.ly/rettu
Interesting to see word count of Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) http://ow.ly/i/3Qu6A
Video: Harry Potter & the Catholic Faith (Love & Sacrifice — PreachingFriars) http://youtu.be/pUq6JxYV-lE
Video: Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – C. S. Lewis: A commentary by Fr. Barron http://ow.ly/r6Kxx
Great Video from Catholic Relief Services – Thank you for living your faith! http://youtu.be/6Mxa1HwmuzU
Help Support Greater Good Technology – a NEW ministry | Call To Holiness http://ow.ly/r9Xjy
CNS STORY: At Vatican meeting, pope discusses ongoing war in Syria with Putin http://ow.ly/rb16W
NEW free Advent & Christmas Mobile App for iPhone & Android (Family Rosary) http://ow.ly/rd8PG
NEW App for iPhone & Android: Words with Jesus (Allison Gringas & Little iApps) http://ow.ly/rjwdM
Busted Halo’s 2013 Advent Surprise Calendar http://ow.ly/rf39K
Bishops’ Website Offers Online Resources for Advent and Christmas (USCCB) http://ow.ly/rffvI
Ignatian Resources for Advent (http://jesuits.org ) http://ow.ly/rkAw6
Video: Advent in 2 minutes (Busted Halo) http://youtu.be/S02KOlw7dlA
Just the Facts: The Future U.S. Embassy to the Holy See | DipNote (US Dept. of State) http://ow.ly/rgEHb
10 Advent Songs to Cure the Christmas Craziness – Aleteia http://ow.ly/rjiho
On The Tyranny of Relativism as Seen in a Darth Vader Commercial « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/rjnFK
SQPN.com – NEW website & Congrats to 200th Catholic Weekend and 900th episode for The Break podcasts http://ow.ly/rjykM
Faces of forgiveness: lessons learned in Rwanda (OSV – Lisa M. Hendey) http://ow.ly/rjT8g
Pope Francis – GQ Men of the Year 2013 – Cold-Caller http://ow.ly/rldfD
Who Said It: Pope Benedict Or Pope Francis Quiz (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/rlfcE
Poetry: TCC Reads: “A List of Praises” by Anne Porter | The Catholic Catalogue http://ow.ly/rljtY
NEW Catholic social network called The Awestruck Network http://awestruck.tv/
Obamas visit immigration fasters (USA Today) http://ow.ly/rmFR6
Video: Rob Galea: successful young singer and… parish priest (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/riXY1
NEWS: Pope meet with Israel’s Netanyahu, discusses Middle East peace (CNS) http://ow.ly/rmIiC
Is Pope Francis Secretly Sneaking Out Of The Vatican At Night To Give Money To The Poor? | uCatholic http://ow.ly/rmQpH
In conversations with parishioners, pope reveals he once was a bouncer (CNS) http://ow.ly/ro6Mv
Join Pope Francis in the Global Wave of Prayer to end hunger on Dec. 10th – Hunger in a land of plenty | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/rquAU
Pope Francis to Celebrate Bambinelli Sunday | American Catholic Blog http://ow.ly/rpP30
Music Video: Showing God’s Creation in 185 State Parks in Oregon (The Weather Machine – Soul Pancake) http://youtu.be/7GMs5DUfCf0
Mr. Christmas – A Short Documentary http://vimeo.com/37746891
Music Video: Angels We Have Heard On High (The Piano Guys) http://youtu.be/n543eKIdbUI
Mosaic of Pope Francis ready to be placed inside St. Paul Outside the Walls (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/rrXc5
If Pope could perform one miracle, it would be ‘to heal children’ :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/rsB22
Prayers for Nelson Mandela: South African cardinal says iconic Mandela had touch of humanity (CNS) http://ow.ly/ruXXA
Friday is the Feast of St. Nicholas | patron saint of children, bakers, and travelers (AC) http://ow.ly/ruYOp
St. Nicholas Center ::: Discovering the Truth About Santa Claus http://ow.ly/ruZ0f
Vatican collecting your video greetings for the pope | CNS Blog http://ow.ly/rva16
Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for December ~ Month Dedicated to the Divine Infancy http://ow.ly/rv27w

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John Clem, Catholic Web Services

John Clem is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is currently in formation to join the Secular Franciscan Order, and loves to share his talents in faith, technology, and journalism in service to the church. John also writes a blog entitled Call To Holiness (http://www.calltoholiness.us/). Follow John on Twitter at @Catholicwebs, on Facebook and at Google+.

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