In a new essay, theologian Brett Salkeld looks at how the use of analogies is key to getting people to understand each other better: “Have you ever been frustrated by a conversation — perhaps on social media — where someone invokes an
OSV publisher Scott Richert writes: “Much has changed in the 110 years since Father John Francis Noll founded Our Sunday Visitor. Back then, Catholics were encouraged by the Church (and even expected) to support the Catholic press. This wasn’t mere tribalism, because,
Rather than mere disagreement, an epidemic of hatred in the digital sphere is poisoning social communications and damaging the unity Christ calls for his body, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said in a new pastoral note June 11.
"The Beauty of Truth: A
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, in the kickoff session to the 2021 Catholic Media Conference, said that with "the Gospel of hope," Catholic communicators should be able to "communicate with hope and to communicate hope in the face of trying times."
"Hope is,
In 2020, analysts tracked a lot of COVID-centric numbers, focusing on infections, hospitalizations and deaths. We followed the numbers up and down, watched the repeated swelling of the first that, as predicted, led to the second two. Plenty of news outlets —
Editorial director Gretchen R. Crowe reflects on Pope Francis’ recent message for World Communications Day, celebrated each year on the feast of St. Francis de Sales. She writes that she appreciated the pope’s message for two reasons: “First, he calls us to
In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists -- like everyone else -- need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said.
"'Come and see' is the simplest method to get to
At a time when all people are yearning for a message of hope, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington wants the church to be ready to use all manner of media to proclaim the good news of the Gospel.
In his pastoral letter
We live in a cacophonous world saturated with both physical and mental noise. God can be salvaged out of most social constructs, and God can be found in all things. If we are to find God, one another and even ourselves, we
In at least 10 states, parishioners have received emails and texts from what they thought were their pastors asking for gift cards. Dioceses have informed the faithful that priests would never solicit money outside of official fundraising appeals through established parish channels.