Digital footprints can haunt your estate
Eric Bundgard has some sage advice for everyone: you know death is a reality we will all face, so be prepared for when it occurs.
Speaking Out: The Pope, social media and me
On Ash Wednesday I gave up Facebook. I wanted to give up something that had been part of my daily life for years and that I thought I would miss once cut off.
No youth should feel excluded from pre-synod, cardinal says
Peter Stockland: Don't blame social media for human bad behaviour
There is something seriously laughable, but also laughably serious, about former Facebook bosses bemoaning the global damage caused by social media giants.
Saskapriest’s ministry finds online audience
Fr. Darryl Millette is one social media savvy priest. He podcasts his homilies, has over 3,000 followers on Twitter and extends his ministry through a cleverly named blog — Saskapriest.
How Catholic culture can thrive on the internet
QUEBEC CITY – Social media can be difficult to navigate, but Catholics can reach out with a content-savvy approach that can truly engage people, young social media professionals told Catholic media leaders on Thursday.
Sharing school memories — 140 characters at a time — has proven to be great way to celebrate Catholic Education Week for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
#Ashtags: When posting Ash Wednesday photos, use your head
WASHINGTON – Ash Wednesday seems to offer contradictory messages. The Gospel reading for the day is about not doing public acts of piety but the very act of getting ashes – and walking around with them – is pretty public.
Christians get social media, other online tools to observe Lent
For centuries during Lent, Christians have sought to grow closer to God through praying, fasting and giving to the poor.
Nigerian bishop: Evangelize though family, social media
ABUJA, Nigeria – For one Catholic bishop in Nigeria, social media and family life are two keys for evangelization and sharing the values of the Catholic Church.
Good Shepherd makes leap to social media for fundraising
TORONTO – Come Thanksgiving Day, everybody eats — including the homeless. This year Toronto’s Good Shepherd Centre is asking you to skip lunch for one day and donate what you would have spent so the poor and homeless of Toronto can eat a Thanksgiving Day feast.
Phoneless in a digital age
Maybe I should get a phone. Almost everyone I know has a phone, but at the age of 17, I’ve never had one. At first it was because of my parents. Now that they have given me the opportunity to have a phone, I’ve been weighing the possibility.