WOF 531: Social Media in Light & Darkness (pt. 3)

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of social media for faithful Catholics and the Church, exploring both its positive and negative aspects.

Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show . I'm Matthew Petrusek, senior director of the Word on Fire Institute and the host of the Word on Fire Show . Thank you for joining us. For the last two episodes, Evangelization & Culture Podcast host Tod Worner has been having a conversation with Word on Fire's founders about social media—a phenomenon that has certainly played a prominent role in the life of our own ministry. But what about its shadow side? How might faithful Catholics engage in social media? How might the Church? How do we cultivate a rich spiritual life in this ever-unfolding age of social media? Here to discuss this with Tod Worner and Fr. Steve Grunow is Bishop Robert Barron. Topics Covered 00:00 | Introduction 00:49 | Examining social media's shadow side 14:32 | Can teachers of the faith use social media without oversight 22:18 | How we prepare for online ministry 27:58 | Join the Word on Fire Institute Links: Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/ NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member ! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Petrusek

Guest: Bishop Robert Barron

Topics covered

• social media
• evangelization
• spiritual life
• Catholic engagement
• online ministry

Keywords

• social media
• Catholic Church
• evangelization
• spirituality
• online ministry
• faith
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Word on Fire Institute, Word on Fire

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