On Thursday I was contacted by Fr. Paolo Padrini(the Pope2You project manager)about writing about the Pope2You project, where they use social media to connect with people and the younger generations. So here is my post about this and of thoughts on why I support it.

Here is the info(or press release, if you will) that I got says-

Benedict XVI Speaks to the Net Generation through the World of Social Networks


The new media of Facebook, the iPhone, YouTube and Wikipedia are increasingly becoming the new forum where the Catholic Church dialogues with the world. As Pope Benedict XVI noted in his message for the 43rd annual World Communications Day, the Internet is a place where young people need to develop true friendships which spring from an encounter with the Risen Christ. With this awareness and the courage to enter into the world of social networks, the project Pope2You was started with the idea of helping these networks become authentic places of friendship and true dialogue.


Pope2You was created in collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Social Communications as an experiment in providing a new forum and channel of communication using the latest platforms. The Pope2You website provides a new way for Pope Benedict XVI to reach out to young people around the world. The site can be viewed in five languages and allows young people to learn more about the Church and Benedict XVI through his own writings, starting with the message for the 43rd World Communications Day. While the site aims to generate the interest of young people, it is also meant for people of all ages. It features news on the Catholic Church and details on the pastoral activities of Benedict XVI incorporating content from the Vatican’s YouTube channel. At the same time, a new application for the iPhone and iPod Touch has been created by the Catholic news agency H2Onews, with plans to add other mobile platforms later.


Pope2You also provides a gateway to a parallel world in Facebook with an application where you can create and send to your friends virtual postcards with the Pope’s own words, greetings and excerpts of his writings staring with this year’s World Communications Day message. Also, with the help of the Media Office of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, a special area has been created along the lines of a WIKI with suggestions on how to put into pastoral practice the Pope’s 2009 Message.

These new applications highlight the latest example of the Church reaching out in new ways in the world of social networks – a forum where the Church can meet new people, make new friends, dialogue and offer solidarity.

Personally I think this is great news. For once this is using social media for the good and not the bad-while I love the Internet, I do feel that too much has gone bad about it and by the Vatican using it-we might get something good out of it.

We all know that social media has gotten so big, even celebrities and the Governments use it as a tool. I think that might allow the Church to grow and connect with people they might not otherwise connect with.

Like for an example, before hearing about it I didn't think that Pope Benedict XVI even had a Youtube page-let alone a Facebook page?! So that is nice to know about that Pope Benedict XVI does and is trying to connect and stay connected to the Church.

Are you going to check out Pope2You? I am and I will likely keep it bookmarked as well.

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On a side note, since I am also moving my blog-this post will be also posted on new home(which I hope to have open to the public soon).

That's right, this little baby defied Abortion laws in the UK. Lexie Slater-Folksman was born at 23-weeks(when babies can still be "legally" killed) and weighed 1 lb and 8 oz. And now is a healthy baby 6 months after she arrived in this outside world.

Lexie was born a week prior to time limit of abortion, and now proves that even at 23-weeks they are pretty well developed and can survive even being born at just 23-weeks.

You can read the article here at The Daily Mail.

Isn't that great news? Perhaps now, they can't say babies are just "blobs".

Whats your opinion on this?

image credit-http://www.informationliberation.com

I guess I shouldn't be shocked by this, but it could end up in a lawsuit. You can read the article here.

I don't know how to respond to that. Perhaps they did overreact, but then again can we be to safe after 9/11? I really dont know!

How do you feel about what AirTran did? Did they overreact in your opinion?

Photo 1 Credit-http://www.air-vaild.com

I haven't posted in a few days after the election, but I now have some news stories to share with you. And a little blurb about each.

8 year old boy shot dad and another man
Why would his father tech him and let him use a gun at 8? Now, I believe in gun rights, but come on here people! He's 8!

Democrats Make Guns Sales Rocket
No shocker here, it happend during the Clinton years.

Palin Says McCains Aids Who Took Her Comments Out Of Context Are Jerks
No kidding, they are being jerks.

Obama Wants To Overturn 200 Bush's administration rulings.
No shocker here again.

Obama is Expected To Join Forces With UN Global Pro-Abortion Group
I think he wants to force abortions on people.

Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela is helping Russia later on this year for a Navy exercise.

Four Russian Navy boats will travel the waters of Venezuela on November 10 through the 14, and they will also have the Venezuela air force helping in the exercise.

Chavez who is outspoken against the US politics, has been a fan of Russia for taking a stand against the United States.

Hmm, sounds like another cold war in the making!

Source

Well today isn't much a of post, but I am letting you know that I am also writing for a site called GroundReport. You can check out my articles here.

I found this petition linked to another site, and I believe that anybody who truly cares about America, ought to know about it and sign it.

Its for the fence on the border, the one that out Government promised to have built. Yet they now seem to be backing away from what they promised.

Sign here.

As a person who lived in Texas for 6 years, I have seen what the illegals are doing to our country.

I have witnessed a car being robbed by them, I lived in a complex where we had illegal bank robbers and a shoot out took place because of them.

And I for one, do not want to learn Spanish in my own home country just because they won't learn the language of our land.

I do not want my hard earn tax dollars(or anyone else's for that matter) to pay for the illegals to have anchor babies, or from their kids to go to our schools and not learn English.

I do not want to watch my Country to fall apart because they're taking over.

I refuse to.

I signed, will you?

The University was asked to fire professor Paul Zachary Myers after he posted in his blog to publicly desecrate Holy Communion.


He wanted to someone to mail him at least one if not more of the Holy Eucharist wafers, so he could publicly desecrate it and post the evidence of it on his blog. It was his response to a student in a FL college who held the the Holy Eucharist on hostage for some days, before returning it to the Church.

The article can be found here

I highly doubt they will fire him, heck they're more likely to promote him now.

I find this very upsetting, but I am not that shocked that a professor would say such.

Perhaps California may be the next Sodom & Gomorrah?

I am sure you all are aware now of the gay "marriage" in California? Well this lightning storm hit this past weekend, after gays were starting to be allowed to get "married".

It seems that it fits the bill.

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If anybody else notice, that I write a LOT about America and Europe and the laws of their land. Well, perhaps you also tooken notice of that Europe is even more liberal than America(ever look through European magazines?). So maybe you will be or will not be shocked by this article here

They say that adoption is closely related to "child trafficking". Which I have no clue on how they came up with that. So they want to promote abortion as a way to go. Though pro-abortionist state that it shouldn't be used as a form of birth control, but that seems to be what is going on.

Of course the whole world is also very into "choice rights", not just Europe or America.

ps:I am in the middle of working on the layout, so I'm sorry for any issues you may have with it loading.

Yes, you read that correctly. Middletown School District will be putting RFID microchips in 80 kids school bags. They would be scanned on the bus, and parents can be "check" on their kids this way.

But the real surprise is that the ACLU is against it. Yes, you do not need to rub your eyes and reread that.

Now I think that they're just testing to see how people are taking it. If it goes over smoothly they will chip all kids and maybe even their skin. It's just one step closer to a one world order

The link is above to the article.

Article can be found here



Of course not in America. I mean I have heard of countless people spreading the idea of one, yet nobody really did anything.


Here in America people almost worship their automobiles. But I am glad to know at least other countries are trying. Hmm, I wonder if America could learn a thing or two from them?

Comments as always, are welcomed.

Colorado was the first state to make abortion legal, now they might be the first state to make it illegal.

The article can be found here.


Now I had no idea that Colorado made it legal before Roe Vs Wade. Though they must have changed their views. I hope that they can vote the bill into law, but I am shocked that the Denver Archbishop is staying in the sidelines.
I think that would cause an outcry. Or at least it should.



You can try to contact the Archbishop at:

Denver Archdiocese
1300 South Steele Street
Denver, CO 80210

Phone: 303-722-4687

Email: info@archden.org


Whats your opinion?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23921668

This sickens me. How can our world go on this way? I am just waiting for the Anti-Christ.

A Continental flight that had landed in Houston that came in from New York,was being cleaned when they found a dead baby's body on the bathroom floor. FBI was called in,they stated that an autopsy would be done to see if the child could of been saved.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23877843

What do you think should be done?