Avid Pokemon Go players in churches should better come to church to pray, not to get hooked on the addictive game. A Catholic priest in Tacloban City reminded Pokemon Go fanatics not to forget their faith even as they try to advance their status in the popular game. Noting that Sto. Niño Church in Tacloban Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’
Hawke’s Bay school uses social media to find new principal
Friday, July 8th, 2016
A Hawke’s Bay Catholic primary school has taken to social media to look for a new principal. St Joseph’s School in the Holy Trinity Parish of Central Hawke’s Bay has found a novel way to stand out in the search for a new principal using Youtube and Facebook The board of trustees had advertised twice Read more
The teenage brain on social media
Friday, June 10th, 2016
The same brain circuits that are activated by eating chocolate and winning money are activated when teenagers see large numbers of “likes” on their own photos or the photos of peers in a social network, according to a first-of-its-kind UCLA study that scanned teens’ brains while using social media. The 32 teenagers, ages 13-18, were Read more
Some much needed empathy for networked teens
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
This is a review of Beyond the Screen: Youth Ministry for the Connected But Alone Generation by Andrew Zirschky (Abingdon 2015). When it comes to teenagers and social media, many of the headlines and much of the prevailing conventional wisdom—including within our churches—is that social media is a danger and a threat. This not only Read more
Debate over Samoan woman’s stigmata
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
A young woman claiming to have received stigmata wounds is sparking vigorous debate in Samoa. A woman named in Samoan media as Toaipuapuaga Opapo Soana’i, 23, played the part of Jesus in a Sunday School Easter play. People noticed wounds appearing on her body. She had wounds on her feet and hands, as well as Read more
Bishop Tamaki outrages with tweet about money
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki has caused a stir in social media with a tweet referring to both Jesus and money. On March 23, Bishop Tamaki put out the following tweet. “Jesus spoke to a tree/fish/wind/water [a]nd other things … i spoke to a $100 bill early in my life [a]nd said ‘you [a]nd Read more
Pope hits 1 million Instagram followers in 12 hours
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Pope Francis hit one million Instagram followers in only 12 hours after launching his account on Saturday. The pontiff’s first post is a photo of him kneeling in prayer with the message “pray for me” in nine languages. The pope’s Instagram account, with the handle “Franciscus,” broke a record for getting one million followers — Read more
Are teenagers having less sex — because of social media?
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
The rate of teenage pregnancy in England and Wales has halved in 16 years and currently stands at its lowest level since records began 50 years ago. Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 23 young women under the age of 18 out of every 1,000 became pregnant in 2014, compared Read more
Irish primate concerned at social media trends
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Ireland’s Catholic primate has criticised the way social media is being turned into a harsh and dehumanising environment for some. Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh told a conference at Maynooth that it is particularly reprehensible when those responsible purport to be Catholic or Christian. “Sadly more and more journalists, members of the Church and other Read more