Young Catholics are increasingly turning to Mass for community, purpose, and friendship, with social media invitations and post-liturgy gatherings helping fill pews at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
Friends in Faith: My Brush With the “Catholic Girl in New York” TikToker
MANHATTAN – On the morning of Friday, Sept. 5, I pushed myself to make a new friend and asked a fellow Catholic to grab a coffee after Mass. Her name is Natalie Zadrima. I noticed her sitting a few pews ahead of me, modestly dressed and effortlessly fashionable, and hoped to get some tips. After […]
Priests’ Uplifting Social Media Content Counters Mockery of Faith
At a time when the convergence of faith and social media is in the news after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer mocked the sacrament of Communion in an Instagram video, Father Simon Teller said faith-based social media content, including that which is light-hearted, is possible if it’s done in a way that the creator believes “brings people closer to Jesus.”
Only in Print: Catholic Comedy Finds New Life in Face of Pandemic
Mash, fry, boil, hash — there are so many things you can do with a potato. At a time when many of us are likely making our way through that list amid stay-at-home orders, online school, and canceled Masses, it might bare considering: “If you can do all this with a potato, think of all God can do with you.”
CEO Zuckerberg Confirms That Facebook Blocked Pro-Life Ads in Ireland
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the social media giant blocked Americans from posting ads supporting the right to life in Ireland during the election cycle before Ireland’s referendum last year that made abortion legal in that country.