Sister Nancy Usselmann of the Daughters of St. Paul writes about her experience coming off of a week-long silence retreat. She writes: “In our noisy world, it’s a challenge to sit in the silence without any media, just oneself alone with God.
Is your phone helping you grow in virtue and find joy in life, or is it more often a distraction? Associate editor Ava Lalor reflects on her own social media usage and poses some questions on how Catholics should treat their phones,
The founder of an internet safety initiative warned Catholic school teachers and administrators April 20 about the appeal and impact of social media on today's students.
Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, told participants at the annual conference of the National Catholic
A Philippine parish has begun a monthly practice of spending an entire day in silence and prayer by unplugging and freeing themselves of their gadgets.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help parishioners began the 24-hour silence Feb. 23, and organizers said they hope to
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, college student Harris Craycraft, who has a YouTube channel dedicated to reviewing the latest technological gizmos and gadgets, looks at ways Catholics and maximize the benefits and minimize the drawbacks that our smartphones, computers
After almost two years, it’s time to ask: Are virtual Catholic conferences succeeding in their mission?
When the men’s conference that Matt Ingold was scheduled to speak at in 2020 was canceled because of COVID-19, little did he know that a virtual door would open as that window closed. Ingold and others came together to organize an online
Lawmakers need to regulate and develop sound policies regarding today's digital technology, specifically targeting the problems of child pornography, personal data violations, cyber attacks on critical infrastructures and fake news, Pope Francis told Catholic and Christian legislators.
"Prudent legislation can guide the development
Pope Francis, his liturgy office and his communications team made very deliberate decisions over the past year with the goal of letting people experience how close the pope was to them in their isolation and suffering.
And people -- tens of thousands of
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — They built webpages and mastered robots, addressed login issues, responded to a deluge of software-related questions and even stood atop wobbly ladders to fix glitchy Wi-Fi extenders. Many professionals have been dubbed heroes of the pandemic, and schools’
Zoom was fun in the beginning. Now videoconferencing is becoming wearisome, and “Zoom fatigue” is well and truly a thing. We now need to be more intentional in our approach to Zoom meetings in order that they continue to bear fruit and