Sweet Tweets for 6/20/14 — Sharing Our “Treasure” on World Refugee Day

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:45 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

Sweet Tweets for 6/20/14 — Sharing Our “Treasure” on World Refugee Day 2015-03-12T16:45:50-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Refugee children from Iraq in Jordan

Today, we commemorate “World Refugee Day”. According to the website of the United Nations:

“Most of the world’s refugees – 86 per cent — live in the developing world, compared to 70 per cent 10 years ago. Most of these countries have kept their doors open to people in search of safety, and have shown a generosity that is often well beyond their means. I appeal to all Member States and our partners in civil society to do their utmost to support the nations and communities that have welcomed the forcibly displaced into their midst.” Ban Ki-moon

It feels very fitting that we should commemorate this day on the same day as our daily gospel from Matthew 6:19-23 teaches us to keep our “treasures” in their proper perspective:

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
But store up treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

For those of us blessed with faith, with shelter and with love, the “treasures” God showers upon us are meant to be multiplied by sharing them with the world around us. We don’t need government programs or mandates to show us the way. We each have the calling to let our treasure become a gift to the world around us. “For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be…”

Thank you to John Clem for this week’s Sweet Tweets!

Papal Tweet: “May the Lord bless the family and strengthen it in this moment of crisis.” (Pope Francis June 16th)
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Angelus: Love is at the heart of the Trinity (News.va) ow.ly/y32uw
Pope Francis: Prayers for peace in Iraq (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/y3fQq
Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Welby discuss ways of working for unity (News.va) ow.ly/y5awx
Mosul now emptied of Christians, says Archbishop (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/y5aYd
NEW Graphic Art Service for you parish: Parish Designer – Your Ministry Deserves Better Graphicsow.ly/y6amT
Beautiful video about Mass (Christopher Stefanick) youtu.be/1fvX_LTK7Bk
Video about Feast of Corpus Christi (Fr. James Gardiner – Monastery of the Holy Land in America) youtu.be/uqH1bicJkBQ
Bill Maher and not understanding either faith or the Bible – By Father Robert Barron (CNA) ow.ly/y6esz
World Refugee Day is Friday, June 20th – Welcoming the Stranger (USCCB) youtu.be/6XdWZRDIQhs
Video: Christ Has No Online Presence But Yours (Meredith Gould) youtu.be/Qx-fsRe_ZG0 ow.ly/i/5W0Vg
Pope Francis will attend UN conference on nutrition in November (Rome Reports) ow.ly/y7YV4
Pope’s warning to parents: Do you make time for your children? (Rome Reports) ow.ly/y86cK
Yet Again: Catholics, please stop stealing artwork and graphics! (Jeff Geerling) ow.ly/y8bli
Tech Tip: Helpful Tool for Choosing Colors — Kuler from Adobe | eCatholic blog ow.ly/y8gQZ
NEW: The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton by Daniel P. Horan, OFM (just in time to celebrate his 100th Birthday ow.ly/y8oes
Thomas Peters Recovery : A Most Happy Birthday (and an Early Birthday Present!) ow.ly/y8YPD
Archbishop Cordileone to Gay-Marriage Proponents: Let’s Be Friends – Aleteia ow.ly/y90cL
NEWS: Press Release: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen miracle approved ow.ly/y91FO
U.S. Bishops, Iran Religious Leaders Jointly Declare Opposition to Violations of Human Life & Dignity, Including WMD ow.ly/y9gjR
Christian faith critical for World Cup star Clint Dempsey :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/y9h1K
Tech Tip: 5 Amazing Tech Tools for Catholics –BrandonVogt.com ow.ly/y9nYu
Ten Ways To Grow in Prayer (Fr. Ed Broom – Catholic Exchange) ow.ly/y9q9A
People Who Should Read Flannery O’Connor’s Prayer Journal – CNA Blog ow.ly/y9RTE
Video: Pope Francis writes young U.S. inmates (CNS) youtu.be/qIBFDYHXBRY
Pope’s programme released for Apostolic Journey to Korea – August 13-18 (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/yaWpL
Vatican Museums to install new system to protect Sistine Chapel (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/ybd0K
Pope begins new Catechesis on the role of the Church (Rome Reports) ow.ly/yaXcr
Mazzaglia: Brewing up prayer and ale – MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA ow.ly/ybilI
Photo Tip: Adobe Overhauls Creative Cloud, Here are the Important Updates for Photographers (PetaPixel) ow.ly/ybNK4
The Galway Horror Part II | America Magazine ow.ly/ybQQ8
All about the Feast of Corpus Christi — good resource flyer (pdf) from Busted Halo ow.ly/ybWNE
Blessed James Alberione – Apostle of the Media: DVD to be released in July ow.ly/yc1WO
Keynote Address of Archbishop Kurtz @ CMC: Catholic Press and the New Evangelization | Archdiocese of Louisville ow.ly/ycMwn
New WordPress Website by Greg Willits – Speaker. Author. New Media Leader. (Dir Evangelization) Archdiocese of Denver ow.ly/ycN05
Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: Peter Kreeft: Twelve things to know about angels ow.ly/ycPoI
Religious freedom serves those in poverty, says Archbishop Lori :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/ydwGY
The places they’ll go: Nuns working on the margins |USCatholic.org ow.ly/ydWc4
Congressional Subcommittee Maintains Foreign Aid Funding for 2015 (CRS) ow.ly/ydXJ7
The Pope Believes in Evolution – (M. Anthony Mills Aleteia) ow.ly/yfdnp
March for traditional marriage in Washington DC June 19th (CNS) youtu.be/P-zFK9i3a2s
Eucharist the ‘bread of love’, Pope says on Corpus Christi :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/yfdIg
Cheer Along with Me: CNA Joins the EWTN Family | Sarah Reinhard | NCRegister.com ow.ly/yff2t
Fr. Pontifex ft. Yung PK – Heart of Gold (Spirit Juice Studios) youtu.be/9tOiQ0J-N3U
Peace Chats: Dr. Margie Sweeney, OFS Helping Hands Healing Ministries (Franciscan Videos) youtu.be/sqhKVOwVzxA
World Refugee Day 2014: How many refugees are there? International Rescue Committee (IRC) ow.ly/ygiOG
Singing priest discoverd on YouTube – Fr. Ray Kelly of Ireland (CNS) youtu.be/dgqWNS5vLZw
Dave Moore: ‘Be simply. Love God. Grow Beard’ (Rome Reports) ow.ly/ygh6d
Pope Francis Denounces The Legalization Of Recreational Drugs (Huff Post Religion) ow.ly/ygdAr
Finding God’s Dice | (Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph) Strange Notions ow.ly/yghRz
Quantum Physics and Bodily Resurrection | Matthew Allen Newland – Strange Notions ow.ly/ygn5M
U.N.: Number Of Displaced People Hits Mark Not Seen Since World War II : The Two-Way : NPR ow.ly/ygNRv
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John Clem

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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