“Listening with the ear of the heart” is the theme of this year’s World Communications Day, which most dioceses will mark May 29, the Sunday before Pentecost.
Pope says news reporting requires better listening, more objectivity
Program explores how social media can help young people engage their faith
Discussion participants described their use of social media and offered advice to young adults on how to gain positive experiences from their interactions on the various online platforms that exist.
Brett Robinson: Mary’s message
“The speed of digital communication can breed complacency or slowness to act in the offline world.”
Amy Uelmen: The buddy system for political dialogue
“It is an understatement to say that political polarization in our communities is intense. Some people are close to despair that they will ever be able to have a fruitful conversation with a person of another political party.”
Brett Robinson: Masks as technology
Personal technology, whether mask or smartphone, can intervenes in our relationships.
Marriage handbook offers good advice for engaged or married couples
The book is an excellent resource for couples planning to be engaged or already engaged, and for those responsible for preparing them for marriage.
When it comes to pope, social media comments don’t always reflect reality
While facing sometimes angry criticism in social media, the pope repeatedly has encouraged journalists to “unmask” destructive news, guard against reporting “fake news” and to undertake their important work with humility in the search for truth.
Brett Robinson: In secret you will be repaid
St. Augustine was a “seller of words.” Prior to his conversion, St. Augustine was a professor of rhetoric in Rome, making money teaching students how to speak well and persuade audiences.