This past week Franciscans around the world celebrated the Transitus of St. Francis on October 3rd and his Feast Day the following day. My fraternity traveled to the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land for a special prayer service and celebration of St. Francis and remembering his great attention to peace, poverty, and piety. I was hoping that Pope Francis would win the Nobel Peace Prize this morning, but bet he will get it next year. Congrats to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet who won this year’s Nobel Peace prize — a group who used “dialog” which Pope Francis emphasized in his speeches in his trips to Cuba and America.
There is plenty of news to share from this past week with special sections on the Synod of Bishops and Care for Creation. May you have a blessed week.
Pax Et Bonum,
John
Top Catholic Tweets for October 9th
- Papal Tweet: “The faith is not a gift just for me. Faith is given to be joyfully shared.” (Pope Francis, Oct. 3rd)
- 9 Things Your Guardian Angel Wants You to Know About Him (Epic Pew) ow.ly/SWiRW
- To My Guardian Angel – A Poem by St Thérèse of Lisieux (Spiritualdirection.com) ow.ly/SWRTg
- The Vatican must speak on conscientious objection (John Allen – CRUX) ow.ly/SWmvD
- Tech Tip: Thou Shalt Use Secure Passwords (Dominico Bettinelli) ow.ly/SWkTw
- Pope Francis: Pacem in Terris a guide for a better, peaceful world (News.va) ow.ly/SY6BZ
- Vatican responds to CDF official’s “coming out” (CNA) ow.ly/SYaF7
- Blessed Marcel Callo: The nerd’s alternative to Pier Giorgio (Denver Catholic) ow.ly/SYbGM
- Lisa Hendey: An Accidental Innovator Who Follows the Spirit (Aleteia) ow.ly/SYeYZ
- After 27 Years of Killing Babies, Abortion Clinic in Virginia Shuts Down for Good (LifeNews.com) ow.ly/SYjxB
- 12 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About the Great St. Francis of Assisi (ChurchPOP) ow.ly/SZg5K
- Video: St. Francis from “Who Cares About The Saints?” with Fr. James Martin, S.J. (Loyola Productions) youtu.be/kw1LDSV23zA
- Things We Can Learn from Cats and Dogs (Monsignor Charles Pope) ow.ly/T0jOG
- This Catholic healthcare group is being sued for refusing to provide abortions (CNA) ow.ly/SZomi
- An offering to Our Lady of Charity in Cuba (Maria Morera Johnson) ow.ly/SZApo
- The Hidden Holocaust (60 Minutes) – God Bless Father Desbois! ow.ly/T08Sj
- Celestial body named after Oscar Romero (Rome Reports) ow.ly/T0a9z
- Edgar Allen Poe’s Forgotten Hymn to Our Lady (ChurchPOP) ow.ly/T0ez8
- FREE Program: Life Changers Program offers 27 individual audio sessions (Greg Willits) ow.ly/T0gbS
- Bill Nye the Unscientific Abortion Guy (Trent Horn – Strange Notions) ow.ly/T22Zw
- The 80th Anniversary of the Divine Mercy Chaplet (National Catholic Register) ow.ly/T2a4Q
- 14,000 Rosary Rallies from Coast to Coast on October 10th (Catholic365.com) ow.ly/T2cCi
- Watch RFK give a speech about gun control in Roseburg, Ore., nearly 50 years ago (The Washington Post) ow.ly/T4JnN
- Year of Consecrated Life: Secular Franciscans celebrate 100 years of ‘Franciscan joy’ (San Francisco Catholic) ow.ly/T4Pxf
- Brian Williams, Chris Matthews, and Letting the Fly Out of the Fly Bottle (Bishop Robert Barron – Word On Fire) ow.ly/T5hfA
- Rosary Activities for this month dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary (Jared Dees – The Religion Teacher) ow.ly/T5nOv
- How the Rosary Led Me to Christ (Monsignor Charles Pope – Archdiocese of Washington) ow.ly/T9mCE
- A Beautiful Explanation of the 9 Choirs of Angels, In One Simple Infographic (soulpainter.com – ChurchPOP) ow.ly/T9lzH
- Shop for a Cause With Ten Thousand Villages Stores on Friday, October 16! – supporting CRS ow.ly/T9q3j
- Video: United in Prayer (Office of Social Ministry – Diocese of Richmond) youtu.be/HV1fPa2-yQA
- Lesson One in Prayer (Dr. Peter Kreeft – The Integrated Catholic Life) ow.ly/TbiFr
- 59 Days until the Year of Mercy — Official Website for the Year of Mercy (Vatican) ow.ly/TbrBo
- James Martin, SJ, previews his debut novel, “The Abbey” (America Media) youtu.be/2eSjkY3dsqg
Synod of Bishops on the Family
- Address of Pope Francis at the Prayer Vigil for the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (News.va) ow.ly/SZfOX
- Pope opens Synod of Bishops with call to blend tradition with mercy (CRUX) ow.ly/SZAuI
- Adopt a Bishop:Your personal prayer for a bishop (participant of the synod)
can make a difference for a good course ow.ly/SZPtG - Pope opens the Synod: No ideologies. This is not a parliament to negotiate (Rome Reports) ow.ly/T1vKH
- Video: Pope Francis’ family mission (CNS) youtu.be/K4K4czJJS-s
- 5 of Bishop Robert Barron’s top videos on topics of Marriage & Family (Word On Fire) ow.ly/T2wQV
- Cardinal Lacunza: We are still “in diapers” when it comes to dealing with broken families (Rome Reports) youtu.be/S87YXCdK448
- New Saints on Oct. 18th: Louis and Zelie Martin Models for Marital Fidelity, Vice Postulator Says (NC Register) ow.ly/T53lC
- Cardinal Wuerl: Synod off to a good start (Vatican Radio) ow.ly/T7iIv
- Issues beneath issues at Synod 2015 (George Weigel – The Catholic World Report) ow.ly/Taq2v
- Video: The challenge of accompaniment (Catholic New Service) youtu.be/AabW0xZLjHM
- Patriarch of Antioch at the Synod: “Our families flee from hell” (Rome Reports) youtu.be/49D94wd1c08
- What is Really Happening at The Synod (Explained in Under 2 Minutes) CatholicLink ow.ly/T9x8S
Care for Creation
- Understanding Laudato Si EP 04: “Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor” (Fr. Dan Horan, O.F.M.) youtu.be/8LloARnNUPE
- Creator of 5-hour Energy Wants to Power the World’s Homes—With Bikes (National Geographic) ow.ly/T9o0Z
- Music video: Creatio (Craig Berry – The Gentle Monk) youtu.be/LIWjgOyfI0Y
Top Catholic Tweets are compiled by John Clem, O.F.S. who is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order, and loves to share his talents in faith, technology, and journalism in service to the church. John’s blog is entitled Call To Holiness (http://www.calltoholiness.us/). Follow John on Twitter at @Catholicwebs, on Facebook and at Google+