CathNewsUSA reports that Europe's Roman Catholic bishops will gather for a seminar on the church and information technology:
Media experts will join European bishops to show how best to communicate the Catholic Church's message using the tools of the 21st century.These previous posts offer more evidence of the interest the Church has in using information technology to fulfill the gospel mission on what Pope Benedict XVI has termed the "digital continent."Representatives from the social network Facebook, the search engine Google, the YouTube video sharing website and the online encyclopedia Wikipedia will explain the importance of "new media" in the lives of young people, the UK's Telegraph reports.
The annual meeting of the European Episcopal Commission for Media will be held at the Vatican from Thursday through Sunday and focus on the "new technology" of cyberspace...
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In a recent post I noted how many visitors were arriving at this page via their searching the web for a "Veterans Day Prayer." My average daily hits number around 350 but this graph illustrates how that number rose, peaked and is returning to normal with the approach, celebration and passing of the holiday. I'm sure that some of those searching the net for such a prayer were clergy preparing to serve at church and civil ceremonies honoring veterans. Here in Concord I was invited to offer an invocation and benediction at the annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. I used my own text as the closing prayer and adapted another text I found online as the opening prayer.
A reporter from CapeCodOnline was in touch yesterday regards her coverage of a Veterans Day ceremony at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Barnstable where the pastor, The Rev. Stephen Smith, included my prayer in the service. I'm always pleased to learn that something from this page has found its way into the lives and prayers of others near and far!
Life on the digital continent offers ever increasing potential for the mission of the Church!
-ConcordPastor
We saw a similar spike over at Church Mojo with searches for Veterans Day prayer and it gets bigger each year. Searches for Thanksgiving prayers are just starting to heat up now. Do you see something similar with your Thanksgiving prayers each year?
ReplyDeleteMark: yes, but, as I recall, not as dramatic as for Veterans Day. I think the difference is that "thanksgiving prayers" are part and parcel of most Christian rituals and prayerbooks while the same may not have texts ready for civil holidays.
ReplyDeleteFolks arriving at my page through Mojo
have been legion! Thanks for the link!
"I'm always pleased to learn that something from this page has found its way into the lives and prayers of others near and far!"
ReplyDeleteI am hoping (and suggesting) that,when the time comes, you will post info and explanations regarding the new liturgical translations. We need all the help we can get in order to give a positive spin to our parishioners.
I'm sure if you do,those posts will get many hits.