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Crowd Funding Hail Marys

Published July 8, 2018 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Social Justice, World and News

After a week of losing sleep over the suffering of little children taken from their parents at the border, many days of speaking out and also of sending what money I could to organizations trying to help these separated families, I texted to one of my sisters in Carmel, still feeling very sad. I asked… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published July 8, 2018

For Catholic Bloggers (ATX Catholic Reflection Day Quick Takes)

Published May 5, 2016 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Prayer, Social Media and Tech, Young Adult, Youth

For bloggers, as people who are often plugged in, absorbing information, writing and interacting online, etc – how blessed a day of reflection can be! I think this was a common sentiment for all of us that attended the ATX Catholic Day of Reflection last weekend. Speaking for myself, it was a great gift to… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published May 5, 2016

A Mexican Demon Named Charlie

Published June 1, 2015 • Written by Matthew Hartwick Filed Under: Social Media and Tech, Youth

The recent trending hashtag #charliecharliechallenge has been shown to a lot of teens and tweens recently through social media like Twitter and YouTube videos. In this game, you cross two pencils and put yes and no on a paper, then ask “Charlie” a question and wait to see if the pencil moves to yes or… [Read More]

Written by Matthew Hartwick • Published June 1, 2015

The Radio-Man, New Media & The New Man (Vatican II & Social Communication, Part II)

Published April 20, 2015 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

Social media & technology have  been coming up recently in several conversations with friends of mine. The other night at a group of us were talking about youth and smart phones. I mentioned I’d been doing some substitute teaching lately, and experienced a little culture shock in seeing how nearly every high school student  and… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published April 20, 2015

Do You “Like” God?

Published November 26, 2014 • Written by Adam Shaivitz Filed Under: Faith

What’s the last thing you do as your head hits the pillow at night or the first thing you do at the moment you wake up in the morning? In this age of constant connectedness, many of us take one last look at our email or social media before hitting the sack and another quick… [Read More]

Written by Adam Shaivitz • Published November 26, 2014

New Media and the Family: Pope Francis speaking on Covenant Culture

Published November 3, 2014 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Faith, World and News

Just moments after the Pope’s audience with the Schoenstatt Movement in Rome, his words were reverberating in twitter and in blogs. Which words? The Pope’s strong words about the state of marriage today. These clear and straightforward words were picked up quickly and passed on. The world of the media heard them. “Marriage has never… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published November 3, 2014

Struggling with Instagram Envy

Published June 18, 2014 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Social Media and Tech, Young Adult

It’s easy to become convinced that many of your friends and acquaintances live more exciting lives when we see filtered and carefully selected shots from their life on social media. There is a growing trend with heavy users of social media that shows Instagram comparison causing and rooting envy in the hearts of users. Suddenly… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published June 18, 2014

Catholic on Instagram

Published July 31, 2013 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Social Media and Tech

About 521 images are uploaded to Instagram every second from all over the world. That equals about 45 million photos a day. That’s a superabundance of images. Many of us not only have Instagram on our phones, we also have additional companion apps to help us take image customization to another level. I’ve been fascinated… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published July 31, 2013

How to keep your tween a child for just a little while longer

Published March 20, 2013 • Written by Lauren Gulde Filed Under: Family, Social Media and Tech, Youth

Tween. Tween? Such a strange word. When I was growing up, we didn’t call ourselves that. We were either kids, or teens. There was no in beTWEEN. But, as weird as the word is, there might be some good in setting this stage of childhood off as its own separate category. There’s a lot going… [Read More]

Written by Lauren Gulde • Published March 20, 2013

Conclave? There’s an app for that! (and Twitter, Email, etc)

Published March 11, 2013 • Written by Elizabeth Filed Under: Blog, Social Media and Tech, Young Adult, Youth

The eight general congregation of the College of Cardinals announced last week that the conclave to select the next Pope will begin on tomorrow on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The cardinals will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in the morning and then enter into the conclave that afternoon. If you’re not planning on waiting… [Read More]

Written by Elizabeth • Published March 11, 2013

The 10 Commandments of Social Media use for Teens

Published February 26, 2013 • Written by Kathryn Whitaker Filed Under: Blog, Resources

Every kid does it. No matter how straight the A’s, smart the brain, talented the athlete or pious the altar server—at some point in life, your child is going to lie to you. A few weeks ago our 11-year-old did just that. He opened an Instagram account even though we expressly told him not to… [Read More]

Written by Kathryn Whitaker • Published February 26, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI – Words you might’ve missed

Published February 14, 2013 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

Last weekend as I planned my post, I was thinking of sharing some words from Pope Benedict that didn’t get much social media/blog attention, words that most people weren’t talking about – his homily on February 2nd at mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, and the 17th year of celebrating the… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published February 14, 2013

Is Facebook Making You Depressed?

Published February 11, 2013 • Written by Elizabeth Filed Under: Social Media and Tech, Young Adult

Two-thirds of American adults are on Facebook. 69% of adults in this country find themselves updating their statuses, changing their profile pictures and adding photos and videos to share with family and friends. And according to the PEW Research Center, between Feb. 2005 and August 2006 the use of social networking sites among adult internet… [Read More]

Written by Elizabeth • Published February 11, 2013

Vatican II & Social Communication

Published January 31, 2013 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Faith, Social Media and Tech

So I’ve been studying Vatican II lately (the Second Vatican Council) – not formally or anything, just reading up on it for fun (yes, for fun!). It IS the 50th anniversary of the opening Vat II after all – which is, of course, a fundamental part of the spirit/reason behind the Year of Faith. And… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published January 31, 2013

A New Media Guide for the New Evangelization (Review: “The Church and New Media”)

Published May 29, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews, Social Media and Tech

Here at Austin Catholic New Media, we strive to harness the most popular social technologies of the day to aid in the New Evangelization. In other words, since everyone and his grandma is on Facebook, can we share our Catholic lives in photos and status updates? Can we use YouTube to teach people about Catholicism?… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published May 29, 2012

Unliking Facebook

Published May 14, 2012 • Written by Brandon Kraft Filed Under: Blog, Faith

Friendster, MySpace, Facebook? While the numbers on usage continue to impress, is Facebook on the decline? Facebook used to be the cool social network. Not only did you need an .edu e-mail address to sign-up, initially, you had to wait until your school was cool enough to join the Facebook ranks. Then it opened to all… [Read More]

Written by Brandon Kraft • Published May 14, 2012

Social Media and the Full Impact of the Gospel

Published February 8, 2012 • Written by Meghan James Filed Under: Youth

Technology. The definition from the Dictionary (as cited from http://www.dictionary.com) tech·nol·o·gy [tek-nol-uh-jee] noun: 1. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science. Everywhere we look at any time throughout the… [Read More]

Written by Meghan James • Published February 8, 2012

Children, The First Teachers of Faith?

Published October 12, 2011 • Written by Brandon Kraft Filed Under: Blog, Family

Children get it. We can learn much about faith from listening to the words of toddlers. Last weekend, my mother-in-law was in town and went to Mass with us. During one of the readings, she whispered into my two-year-old Olivia’s ear, “I love you.” Olivia turned, put her mouth to my mother-in-law’s ear and went… [Read More]

Written by Brandon Kraft • Published October 12, 2011

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