There’s an ‘app’ for that: iPhone applications devised for Catholics

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The following is an article from The Catholic Herald By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a world that boasts continual technological change, the iPhone by Apple has gained near-iconic status. Even Apple boasts there are more than 140 million applications — or "apps," in Apple-speak — that users can obtain for their phones. It only follows that there would be some clever Catholics who have devised apps to bolster people's faith. Dave Brown of Bend, … [Read more...]

Youth ministries, parishes use social networks to spread the good news

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Article from the Catholic Herald By Denise MacLachlan Herald staff In May 2008, D’Acquisto added a more interactive dimension to the non-gathered ministry by creating a Fuel’d Ministries Facebook page. People register at the social networking Web site — Facebook users register as a “friend” at an individual’s Facebook page and as a “fan” at a group’s page — and then are free to post their own thoughts, add links to other Web sites, post photos, and comment on everyone … [Read more...]