Sweet Tweets for 2/14/14 — The Extra Sweet Valentine’s Day Edition

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

Sweet Tweets for 2/14/14 — The Extra Sweet Valentine’s Day Edition 2015-03-12T16:47:38-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Call me unromantic, but I have never been a huge celebrator of Valentine’s Day. Several years into our marriage, Greg and I settled into a “no present pact” that is a gift all in its own way. It relinquishes me from trying to figure out something cute to buy my minimalist husband to share my love with him. Granted, the holiday is a wonderful reminder to express our love, but isn’t that something I should be doing all year long?

I’ll admit that my impression of the holiday has softened this year with Pope Francis’ wonderful use of today as a celebration of the vocation of marriage, employing the lovely theme, “The joy of ‘Yes’ forever”. How fantastic for the ten thousand engaged couples who gathered with our Holy Father today to pray and be taught! I would imagine that this encounter will be the perfect start to their lives together. For the rest of us, today’s teachings on marriage are the perfect reminder of the beauty of the vows we made and the life we share together.

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

Sweet Tweets 02/14/2014:

Papal Tweet: “What zest life acquires when we allow ourselves to be filled by the love of God!” (Pope Francis Feb. 7th)
NEW app promotes Catholic social teaching :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/trE6W
Pope Francis faces church divided over doctrine, global poll of Catholics finds – The Washington Post (M. Boorstein) http://ow.ly/trFIN
Another Poll, Another Poor Understanding of the Nature and Purpose of the Church « Archdiocese of Washington http://ow.ly/tvmJ8
San Francisco project to promote beauty in music, liturgy :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/trG8l
Archeology of the early American Church in Georgia at 16th Century Franciscan Mission (CNS) http://youtu.be/UDsZZ2F7Vis
50 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically – Biblical Archaeology Society http://ow.ly/tBsh6
People power: Popular devotion is key factor in sainthood process (CNS) http://ow.ly/trNyN
Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – The Myth of the War Between Science and Religion http://ow.ly/tsIkl
Father Pavone Responds to UN Committee’s Attack on Holy See http://ow.ly/tsOzr http://ow.ly/i/4yaTl
A volunteer explains the Pope how she helps the sick visit Holy Land – Hospitalidad Jesus de Nazaret (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/tsQ9o
Comments on NCRonline: Be part of the solution – Comm Boxes take time, talent, and expense to maintain | (NCR) http://ow.ly/tt9WD
Pope Francis softening tone, not stance, Cardinal Sean O’Malley says (John Allen) The Boston Globe http://ow.ly/ttAf2
Pope Benedict Emeritus Has No Regrets Year After Resignation, Believes History Will Vindicate Papacy (Huff Post) http://ow.ly/ttAQ0
A turbulent year that strengthened the papacy (CNS) http://ow.ly/twpL2
The Hard Way of Pope Francis | http://CatholicVote.org http://ow.ly/tuBOn
The Most Catholic States In The U.S., Roughly A Quarter Of The Country’s Population (Huff Post) http://ow.ly/tuBwq
Oil tanker strikes, knocks down, St. Anne statue in Thailand :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/tvmdH
Word On Fire – 10 Things to Know About Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette http://ow.ly/tvRXj
Diocese of Richmond just launched a great NEW website for their Office of Vocations http://ow.ly/tvYBE
Church workers rejoice as India declared polio-free – Catholic Courier http://ow.ly/twq1n
Theology of Food: Fr. Leo Patalinghug just released a NEW book – Epic Food Fight: A Bite-Sized History of Salvation http://ow.ly/twscf
Ascension Press – NEW Confirmation Preparation program for your parish (well produced with many good endorsements) http://ow.ly/tx9sR
Music Video: This A Cappella Arrangement of In Christ Alone is Awesome (http://godvine.com ) http://ow.ly/txevW
NEW Project from Fr. Robert Barron: Subscribe for Daily Lenten Reflections and Videos, plus giveaways ALL FREE http://www.lentreflections.com/
Pope’s Audience: Three practical ways in which the Eucharist can improve daily life (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/txPrK
The Olympic Games – By Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J. (CNA) http://ow.ly/txSCo http://ow.ly/i/4zEqm
Podcast: Among Women 173: Reflecting on Rwanda, with Lisa Hendey http://ow.ly/tzc9N
Street evangelization group finds success in personal encounters :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/tzsrX
Make Prayer a Habit with the Lift App (+ supportive community of prayer) | Jared Dees http://CatholicMom.com http://ow.ly/tzwcl
Video: The Conditioned – Hope for the Homeless (Facebook Stories) http://vimeo.com/facebookstories/theconditioned …
NEW Website: Gus Lloyd – Catholic Apologetics -of Seize the Day on Catholic Channel XM/Sirius http://ow.ly/tAFrt
NEW App: Tech Talk: A Multimedia Look at the Mass | (Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS) http://CatholicMom.com http://ow.ly/tAIOA
Support Fast4Families Bus Tour 2014 – lobby for Immigration Reform | Franciscan Action Network http://ow.ly/tALwh
Inviting Young Adults to Church this Lent – Busted Halo http://ow.ly/tAR8Z
Vatican Radio celebrates World Radio Day 2014 today – Vatican Radio Press Release http://ow.ly/tB6Kc
Video: Our Lady of the Highways in Maryland on I-95 (CNS) http://youtu.be/-jM-PpVnt7I
NEW website for The Open Door Ministry and Spiritual Direction Institute http://ow.ly/tBfee
An Anti-Photoshop Revolution? Verily’s Take on Real Beauty – Aleteia http://ow.ly/tByjg
33rd Annual Chesterton Conference July 31-Aug. 2 at Mudelein Seminary (American Chesterton Society) http://ow.ly/tBF9B
Front Left Corner of Heaven | America Magazine http://ow.ly/tBLqu
Sad News: Belgium Legalizes Child Euthanasia (prayers needed) – Aleteia http://ow.ly/tBOHE
Video: Interview with Dr. Eugene Gan, Communications Professor at Steubenville (author – Infinate Bandwidth) Aleteia http://ow.ly/tC5Jg
Satire: Do You Approve Of How Pope Francis Is Leading The Catholic Church? (The Onion) http://ow.ly/tBL1R
Virginia Bishops issued statement, decrying a judge’s decision that redefines marriage: http://ow.ly/tD5tK
Professorship in Catholic Studies to be established at Virginia Tech | The Open Door http://ow.ly/tCZNK

Valentines Day Tweets

Catholic Roots of Valentine’s Day – St. Valentine History (http://AmericanCatholic.org ) http://ow.ly/trjkI
10 Commandments for Falling in Love – Busted Halo http://ow.ly/tARwP
Happy Valentine’s Day — The Love Collection from National Geographic http://ow.ly/tBWDf
Happy Feast of Saint Valentine of Rome (http://Saints.SQPN.com ) http://ow.ly/tBYPB
Video: Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found (artist Sophie Blackall) http://youtu.be/-nKHXyvsR-U
Papal Tweet: “Dear young people, don’t be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.” (Pope Francis, Feb. 14th)
Show Me Real Love: Romantic Movies Worth Watching – (Sr. Helena Burns, DSP) http://LifeTeen.com for Catholic Youth http://ow.ly/tCISu
St. Valentine is loved and venerated in Dublin at the shrine that retains a reliquary with some of his remains. (CNS) http://youtu.be/3UJmq-loaZ4

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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