Sweet Tweets for 4/11/14 — A Contemplative Spirit

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:46 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

Sweet Tweets for 4/11/14 — A Contemplative Spirit 2015-03-12T16:46:48-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Maybe it has something to do with the amount of time I spent in airplanes looking at the sky this week on my way to and from Nashville and then here to my current “office” in Toronto, but Pope Francis’ tweet “We need to rediscover a contemplative spirit, so that the love of God may warm our hearts” has truly stayed with me. In the midst of so much hustle and bustle, so much noise and a seemingly endless amount of sad news, drawing close to God can seem to be our only solace. I hope you’ll find some time this week to explore all of our Sweet Tweets – there are some pearls of great joy in these places, and additional wisdom to help you put into context all of that “noise” in your life and to find God warming your own heart!

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

Papal Tweet: “We need to rediscover a contemplative spirit, so that the love of God may warm our hearts.” (Pope Francis, April 8th)
Gloria.tv: Arts and Faith: Holy Saturday, contemplative prayer in sacred art (Loyola Press) http://ow.ly/vFyun
Video & New Book: Love From Heaven by @LornaByrne http://ow.ly/vqSx6 http://www.lornabyrne.com/books/love-from-heaven/ …
Tech Tip: 5 Facebook tweaks to make right now (Kim Komando – USA Today) http://ow.ly/vrRo3
Pope Francis recognizes three new saints of the Americas :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/vuEz1
Video: Immigration and the Catholic Church (USCCB) http://youtu.be/4hWYfJ28mLY
Vatican displays Bible that traveled to moon, and oldest Gospel on record (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/vvzjF
Are priests happy? A licensed psychologist has the answer (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/vvBdd
Jesuit, who used YouTube to appeal for help for Homs, killed in Syria (CNS) http://ow.ly/vvMgu
Video: Survivors, pope mark 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide (CNS) http://youtu.be/uFX76muqdl4
Video: Celtic penance: Not just for monks (CNS) http://youtu.be/kPdNMf2T7JY
Supreme Court declines to hear religious freedom photography case :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/vyoTT
CNS STORY: Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at center for elderly, disabled http://ow.ly/vyRhI http://ow.ly/i/5aM7C
Atlanta archbishop will sell controversial residence – Catholic Courier http://ow.ly/vyS7i
On Hermits, Friends, and Marmots | Blog of the Courtier (Billy Newton) http://ow.ly/vzROS
Two popes, two saints: Everything you need to know for canonizations (Our Sunday of Visitor) http://ow.ly/vAhS8
Pro-life congressman, wife honored with Notre Dame award :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/vB9nv
Fr. Robert Barron’s Word On Fire – The Heart of St. Francis (Fr. Damien Ference) http://ow.ly/vBeo8
Blessed Beans: How the Pope Baptized Coffee | The Catholic Gentleman http://ow.ly/vBh4W
USCCB releases resource guide on Girl Scouts for Catholic parishes (CNS) http://ow.ly/vCQqs
Video: A look at the restoration project of the Holy Stairs in Rome (CNS) http://youtu.be/9ympR8PFhec
Survey on the Family gets record response for Bishops Synod on the Family Oct. 5-19 (Rome Reports) http://ow.ly/vDD50
Video: Holy Week in Two Minutes – Busted Halo http://ow.ly/vEfvq
Did Jesus Have a Wife? No. (Huff Post) | Rev. James Martin, S.J. http://ow.ly/vF1d7
Mysticism, Monasticism, and the New Evangelization | Catholic World Report – Global Church news and views http://ow.ly/vF1HO
“What Happens When You Pray?” with Fr. James Martin, SJ (Jesuit Collabrative) http://ow.ly/vFdlv
Video: Holy Week | Franciscan Monastery in DC (Fr. Larry Dunham, OFM) http://ow.ly/vFrGG
Photo Tips: 9 iPhone Camera Features That Every Photographer Should Know http://ow.ly/vC8wd
Tech Tip: 15 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do (Buzz Feed) http://ow.ly/vFwj8
ASIA/HOLY LAND – Catholics and Orthodox celebrate Easter according to the Julian calendar (News.va) http://ow.ly/vFz3q
Audio: Looking ahead to Holy Week on a musical note (Vatican Radio) http://ow.ly/vGaV3
Sign-up for behind-the-scenes videos from Fr. Barron in Rome covering the canonizations of JPII & JXXIII (WOF) http://ow.ly/vGbJF
Satire: St. Joseph of Cupertino doing this many years before Yoda, certainly a strong saintly force) http://ow.ly/i/59vFM

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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