Sweet Tweets for 1/10/14: A Place at Our Table

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Sweet Tweets for 1/10/14: A Place at Our Table 2015-03-12T16:47:46-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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“Place at the Table” by John Clem

This week, I spent a great deal of time inside a casino. Don’t get me wrong — I wasn’t gambling! Being there and seeing some of the folks I encountered during a “people watching” stroll made my heart hurt. The pain, the loneliness, and even in one case the obvious homelessness of the people was a bit heartbreaking. As I saw them, I had Pope Francis’ tweet of January 7th (shared below) tucked away in my heart. One of the reasons I love our weekly “Sweet Tweets” roundup is that it gives me a good chance to look outside myself and see what is really happening in the world. During weeks like this one where I’ve been so busy, it’s easy to get caught up in thinking that my personal stress is tantamount to the struggles faced outside my little bubble. A quick look at the “real world” and its happenings reminds me to not only count my blessings, but also to continually look at how I can shine my little light in our world and look to help those in real need. Is there a place at your table this week?

Thank you to John Clem for making this weekly feature possible!

Papal Tweet: “Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.” (Pope Francis January 7th)
Reclusive Pope Emeritus Leaves His Vatican Home to Visit Hospitalized Brother http://ow.ly/sg4Aa
How did God make the Earth so beautiful? Watch this video: Dreamscapes by Jonathan Besler from Hinterstein, Germany http://vimeo.com/besler/dreamscapes …
Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for January ~ Month Dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus http://ow.ly/shrzh
Jan. 5th Angelus & Pope Francis announces papal visit to Holy Land http://ow.ly/shs5p http://ow.ly/i/4cHu7
Too Funny: Pub evacuated after Monty Python prop mistaken for grenade – “The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch” Telegraph http://ow.ly/shZbs
What did Pope Francis say about the children of homosexual couples? (Jimmy Akin) http://ow.ly/si06S http://ow.ly/i/4cS7n
Charlie Daniels Tweets: The only people with the guts to face down Obama are nuns, God Bless you Sisters | Twitchy http://ow.ly/si0EX
Inspirational Video: A Small Act of Kindness Turns Into Something Much Bigger (God Vine) http://ow.ly/sicCU
A Monsignor Reflects on the Restriction of the Title “Monsignor.” « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/siaiD
CNS STORY: Pope limits ‘monsignor’ honor for diocesan priests (CNS) http://ow.ly/skygW
Pope meets baby Jesus, carries lamb during visit to live Nativity scene (CNS) http://ow.ly/slMGa
Video: USCCB president talks about why it’s important for U.S. church leaders to work w/ the Obama Admin. & Congress. http://youtu.be/_98mClh0Sbs
John Allen leaves NCR, joins the Boston Globe (Patheos – Deacon Greg Kandra) http://ow.ly/i/4e3TG
Hipster Saints – Busted Halo (Megan Fincher) http://ow.ly/smNNr
Video: Income Inequality Debate – Fr. Jim Martin – The Colbert Report – 2014-07-01 – Video Clip | Comedy Central http://ow.ly/soPVS
Video: Spreading the Gospel through Authentic Encounter – Monsignor Paul Tighe (CatholicTV) http://youtu.be/Y8k06erhlu0
NEW iPad App: Mass Explained App ($25 and 300MB) – plenty of multimedia content and many endorsements http://ow.ly/spbGz
The Principle Movie | iPadre Catholic Podcasting (Fr. Jay Finelli) http://ow.ly/spdsX
Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – How to Share Fr. Barron’s Content on Your Website http://ow.ly/sqkSz
A Priest Writes to the Pope Just Before Dying at Age 31. Here’s What His Letter Said… – Aleteia http://ow.ly/sqMj0
Catholic universities educating for political engagement (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/spTv7
Does Your Catholic School Use Social Media? (Barb Szyszkiewicz) | http://CatholicMom.com http://ow.ly/sqP8k
Finding the Church in a Bach Fugue « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/spe4x
NEW App & Website: Honor Your Inner Monk – Saint Meinrad Archabbey (Apple & Droid) http://ow.ly/sqPTQ
“Twitteresque” reviews of 86 films I saw in 2013 (and my Top Five) Sister Rose Pacatte http://ow.ly/srygt
Did the Beatles Promote Abortion? – Taylor Marshall http://ow.ly/srzJk
Examination of conscience for those who work, study, dwell, or play in the digital culture (Bishop Christopher Coyne) http://ow.ly/srAvw
Pope Says Nope To Dope | http://CatholicVote.org http://ow.ly/sqRTO
Satire: Theology on Toke in Colorado at St. Isadore the Pot Farmer’s Cafe & Medical Marijuana Dispensery http://ow.ly/i/4ePjB
Trappists in Spencer tap monk mystique in launching brewery – Business – The Boston Globe http://ow.ly/ssnJb
Why Goodness Depends on God | (Fr. Robert Barron) Strange Notions http://ow.ly/ssoyl
“CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization” DVD Giveaway! | http://BrandonVogt.com http://ow.ly/ssptZ
Celebrating Catholicism in American Culture – Billy Newton | Blog of the Courtier http://ow.ly/ssVcY
Happy 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the United States and The Holy See (Ambassador Ken Hackett) http://ow.ly/ssWKa
A Franciscan Approach to Climate Change | Franciscan Earth Corps http://ow.ly/ssXtB

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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