Oct 28, 2013 | Blog
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In this exciting episode, Frs. Darryl & Andrew are joined by Fr. Kyle Sanders and Fr. Cory Sticha. We discuss the NFL and CFL, NHL and local hockey, and of course the World Series! All that and much, much more… next!
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Oct 23, 2013 | Blog
Saskatchewan group, plus Fr. Roderick Vonhögen
Replica of the Eleanor
View from the Boston Harbour Trail
The exchange of information can become true communication, links ripen into friendships, and connections facilitate communion. [. . .]
Many people are actually discovering, precisely thanks to a contact initially made online, the importance of direct encounters, experiences of community and even pilgrimage, elements which are always important in the journey of faith.
How absolutely true this is! In some cases it felt like I was connecting with old friends, though we had never met face-to-face. And for those whom I met first at the conference, we had an instant connection with respect to our Catholic faith and our desire to share Christ online. The real benefit of a conference like this (beyond the sessions, which were enormously informative) was the ability to connect with people face to face and to be inspired by them. Rather than a sense of competition as sometimes happens online, I detected a real sense of companionship, the desire to learn from each other, and a genuine celebration of each other's efforts. We are all in this together!
On Saturday we began the actual conference. The opening keynote was given by Msgr. Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. It was, in a word, stellar. Fortunately, you can watch it on YouTube, courtesy of the Archdiocese of Boston. There are several things that I immediately took away from the keynote, including:
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Keynote by Msgr. Paul Tighe
- Bombshell: News.va is intended to aggregate church news and is meant to be shared. So, those of us online can share the content we find there and beg forgiveness later. There are some intellectual property issues that need to be figured out but at the heart of the matter is the fact that we are trying to share good news - so share it!
- Everything is centred on the person of Jesus and inviting people to a relationship with him!
- As it has been throughout the Church's history, this is done through developing relationships with others. We are pilgrims walking with each other.
- Social media allows us to develop relationships and to share our story of faith in ways that have never before been available.
That last point in my list reminds me of a new initiative begun by my diocese: #IBelieveBecause. Feel free to share this around and encourage people to share why they believe!
Jeff Young and Fr. Roderick Vonhögen talk about internet audio.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
Sunday Mass. Recognize the guy on the right?
Then after lunch it was time for some more intensive learning. We were taken on walkabouts where we learned more about photography, especially good photo composition. (Like a champ, I left my DSLR in the hotel room. D'oh!). Fr. Roderick led us on a walkabout where he talked about telling a story with video. I wish we had recorded these sessions; they were enormously informative! Again, as with the rest of the weekend, the focus in my mind was about sharing Jesus Christ by building relationships and telling stories through the different forms of media.
Photography walkabout
Oct 12, 2013 | Blog
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Join Frs. Darryl, Travis, and Steve as they talk about football – CFL and NFL, the Major League Baseball playoffs, and fighting in hockey: all that and much more… next!
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Sep 27, 2013 | Blog
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Good day, eh! In this episode, Frs. Darryl, Geoffrey, and Travis talk about the NHL preseason, Major League Baseball, our favourite NFL teams, and the ongoing CFL season. All that and much more… next!
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Aug 24, 2013 | Blog
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In this exciting episode, Frs. Darryl, Geoffrey, and Travis talk about Major League Baseball & doping scandals, the ongoing CFL season, and The Trade: 25 years later. All that and more… next!
Enjoy & share it around! We have a lot of fun putting these together. :-)
On Saturday we began the actual conference. The opening keynote was given by Msgr. Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. It was, in a word, stellar. Fortunately, you can watch it on YouTube, courtesy of the Archdiocese of Boston. There are several things that I immediately took away from the keynote, including:
Then after lunch it was time for some more intensive learning. We were taken on walkabouts where we learned more about photography, especially good photo composition. (Like a champ, I left my DSLR in the hotel room. D'oh!). Fr. Roderick led us on a walkabout where he talked about telling a story with video. I wish we had recorded these sessions; they were enormously informative! Again, as with the rest of the weekend, the focus in my mind was about sharing Jesus Christ by building relationships and telling stories through the different forms of media.
