Over the past year, my team and I made it a priority to truly understand the concerns and pain points of Catholic communities around the country. After hundreds of conversations with bishops, priests, communications directors, parishioners, and ministry group leaders,...
Do Smartphones Promote Dumb Disciples? Mark 4: 26-34
Groceries such as Whole Foods online are instantaneous. Gardens are not. Gardens are progressive. We scatter seeds and as we sleep they sprout and grow. Groceries market the obvious by deploying dye or colored lights to make produce more noticeable. Gardens do not....
Digital Tool Changing The Way Catholics Engage With The Church
You open up your phone. Your newest email has new Catholic articles from around the country, an incredible story from someone at a neighboring parish, and a new event in your diocese that feels like it’s right up your alley. Everything you see is both relevant to...
The Ultimate List Of Resources Needed To Explain The Relationship Between Science And Faith
Though the media would have us think differently, the Catholic Church does not oppose science. In fact, the Church encourages us to develop our knowledge of the world around us because it always points to the Divine Creator. Catholics need to be able to articulate our...
Is Amazon’s Alexa Catholic? 15 Alexa Skills That Make Us Think She Is
Well, when you ask Alexa if she's Catholic, she will typically reply, "Sorry, I'm not sure," but I have my suspicions that she might be Catholic. There was recently a hoax in which comedian Steve Crowder upset several conservative news outlets and Christians when he...
Don’t just look… Feel! What Life Without Technology Is Like
Photographer Niki Boon currently resides on a 10-acre property in New Zealand. She explains, “My children are unschooled and live without TV or modern electronic devices, a lifestyle that may seem unconventional to some, but I am here to celebrate the magical place I...
You Can Destroy a Relationship With Just One Look…Here’s How
Have you ever simply sat and observed how others look? I am not referring to their outer appearance, rather to how to they look at what's around them. Where and how a person looks can tell you a lot about who they are and where their heart is. Every glance is filled...
11 Things You Stop Doing When You’re Stuck In Front of A Screen
More often than not, it seems time flies by. We constantly complain about lack of time, yet we spend an incredible amount of time sitting in front of computer and telephone screens. Surfing the web, social media and online shopping have left us static and ironically...
Will Technology Ruin This Generation?
Many companies are choosing to use advertising dollars to get across an uplifting message in addition to promoting their products. Viewers find a break from the onslaught of advertisements with a chance to think about an important social issue. In the ad we feature...
“Look Up”: Is Real Life Passing Us By In The Virtual World?
Here at Catholic-Link, we are obviously big fans of the internet, social media, social networking; we are present on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest. Those of us in the international Catholic-Link team have met, collaborated and even become friends online. Two...
Does Your Media Use Make You More Fully Alive?
We live in a world of instant gratification— we are so connected through technology, we are disconnected from reality. Prince Ea says, “I'm so tired of performing in the pageantry of vanity, and conforming to this accepted form of digital insanity”. But how do we...
The 21st Century Autograph with Kirsten Dunst: The Relationshipless Selfie
Today’s video gives us a taste of raw egoism. It’s the 21st century autograph, where the photo matters all, the person nothing. No disclaimers, no excuses, no decorations: Pure “selfie”. The angle of the photo matters little, it’s the spirit underneath it all that...
Oops my iPhone 5 Broke! Why? Because the iPhone 6 Just Came Out!
As the release of Apple's iPhone 6 is just around the corner, we figured that this video is just what the doctor ordered. It was produced by Big Lazy Robot VFX, a company that, in reality, loves robots and technology but decided to produce this video in order...
5 Videos that Will Surely Make You Want to Spend More Hours of Your Life in Front of a Screen
et's start with a simple question: "How many hours do you spend looking at a screen?". Be honest, be clear. Count'em up. Next question, why do you do it? There will be a lot of reasons, but at the bottom it's because you are looking for happiness,...
What Is The Efficient Technology Driven Multitasker Of Today Really Accomplishing?
he "Daily Grovo" offers an interesting video dealing with our fascination with multitasking and efficiency. It's an exaggerated representation that draws our attention to some of the same thoughts and habits that we display in...
Apple v.s. Samsung, is technology neutral?
Whenever we are making a presentation or giving a talk about an apostolic subject, video resources can be used in various ways. Some are rich in content and can be used as a centerpiece in our talk. Others, such as this video, can be used to capture the audience's...
Apostolic Movie Recommendation: Hugo (2011)
Hugo is an interesting and entertaining movie which offers many topics for discussion. Based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, the plot revolves around a boy, Hugo, and his search for answers following his father’s death. Hugo meets Georges...
Losing Memories: When an Artificial Life is Swept Away, What’s Left?
This short video is based in Paris in the year 2020. A beautiful couple enjoys a day taking pictures together. Then, suddenly, everything changes. The technologically advanced brilliant holograms and digital streams until it comes face to face with a strange...