Be sure to watch the launch of Perspectives: The Weekly Edition tonight at 7 and 11 pm ET (8 pm PT). Joining me are newly-ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto Vincent Nguyen and screenwriter/blogger Sr. Marie-Paul Curley of the Daughters of St. Paul. (Prior to tonight, Bishop Nguyen’s most recently appeared on CBC’s “The Hour” with George Stroumboulopoulos.)
We’ll be talking about social communications, new media, and the priesthood, all in light of the Holy Father’s Message for the World Day of Social Communications.
Let us know what you think of this new format for Perspectives. And tell us whether you think we should call the Friday half-hour version the “Weekly Edition”, “Friday Edition”, “In-Depth Edition”–or something else entirely! Finally, check out our new Perspectives webpage to share your perspective on our Question of the Week: Should priests have Facebook profiles?
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Pedro Guevara-Mann
The efforts to provide medical supplies and rebuild Haiti are well underway, but they still need our support as thousands have been left completely homeless. That is why, for those in Toronto, the youth of the Franciscan church of St. Bonaventure Parish are hosting a concert to raise money for the Haitian people.
This is a very exciting event headlined by Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala. They will be joined by a group of alumni from St. Michael’s Choir school and many other gifted local musicians—all from within the parish!
Let us join with St. Bonaventure Parish and all people around the world in prayer for our brothers and sisters in Haiti and also for those who are there to assist with the relief efforts.
The concert is this Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm. The church is located at 1300 Leslie Street, just south of Lawrence & Leslie (MAP). For admission they are asking for a minimum donation of $15.
For more info on the concert and updates on what is happening in the world of Catholicism you can visit friar Rick’s blog at http://riccioli.wordpress.com/
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Jonathan Nix
With Steve Job’s iPad announcement last week, the conception of digital media has once again been put into hyper-drive. Advances like these in modern technology have granted public access to a seemingly endless source of information and media. If religion is to remain relevant to the new “plugged-in” generation, it too must embrace the times that we are in. The Catholic Church, specifically, has taken the steps to make the faith digitally accessible. As a result, the Lord has become viral and, so far, efforts to spread His Word have successfully appealed to a whole new audience.
The Vatican has a website because the Church understands that this is quite possibly the most effective way to spread its message today. The Church in Rome has recently made itself even more accessible through the web with the filming of 360 Virtual Guide tours. With access to a decent internet connection, a Catholic from anywhere in the world can visit the papal basilicas of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls and St. John Lateran, the Vatican Secret Archives or the Necropolis under St. Peter’s Basilica without ever getting up from his chair. (Filming for the virtual tour of the entire St. Peter’s Basilica just wrapped up in January.)
There’s also Italy Guides’ new iPhone Application. For a mere five dollars, the application allows you to explore all the nooks and crannies of Vatican City just as a tourist could, accompanied by an audio guide. The app has already been downloaded more than 250,000 times since its late 2009 release.
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Alessia Domanico
