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Website gives priestly discernment a new twist

By Carlos Briceno. How one diocese uses technology to open the door to conversations

Vatican addresses developments in biotechnology

By John Haas. New bioethics instruction raises ethical concerns about adoptive 'rescuing' of abandoned frozen embryos

Tug o' war with media

By Teresa Tomeo. New report reveals startling statistics in the battle between family time and technology

These websites click with OSV readers

Recommended links that were not included in Catholic Guide to the Internet

The Ultimate Catholic Guide to the Digital World

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. This issue of the newspaper contains an updated Catholic Guide to the Internet.

Teresa Tomeo: Why it's smart to 'just say no'

Recent study finds sobering connection between teens’ social-media use and risk of substance abuse. (Subscription required)

Teresa Tomeo: Parental involvement

Taking an interest in what your kids are doing in the social-media world is best gift you can give them

Teresa Tomeo: Facebook frontier

Kudos — and caution — as the Church in United States gets more involved with digital social media

Teresa Tomeo: Digital isolation

Parents are finding that their kids want to plug into digital networks, but lose the ability to commune

Teresa Tomeo: A fitting tribute to 'the media pope'

Newly Blessed John Paul II would have approved of this month’s blogging conference at the Vatican. (Subscription required)

Tech-savvy priests

By Teresa Tomeo. In communications message, pope urges world's priests to use new media to get closer to their flocks

Technology gives parents tools to design babies

Couples lose sight of children as gifts when opting for morally objectionable techniques

Technology and work making Americans more isolated

Free to registered users. By Mary DeTurris Poust. People still want personal connections, but it is more of a struggle to find the time to do it.

Social media tools keep seniors connected

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Along with viewing news and emailing, older adults use sites such as Facebook to keep tabs on family and friends throughout world

Shopping till we drop

By Greg Erlandson. Thriftiness may be so 2009, but why are so many Americans falling prey to the ‘urge to splurge’?

Porn in the USA

In his weekly Openers column, editor Gerald Korson brings to light the porn industry's leadership in the use of technology

Our Takes: Finding solace in faith

Our Takes for November 28, 2010

Our Take: Seeking a religion-free Internet

New web filter seeks to block religious material from being seen by youngsters surfing the Web

OSV's Catholic Guide to the Internet — Readers' choice edition

Free access for all visitors. Compiled by OSV staff. You picked em! The very best of the Catholic Web in four categories.

OSV letters to the editor

Letters to the editor about health care, Catholic humor, Down syndrome and new media.

OSV Guide to the Internet 4.0

By OSV Staff. Great places to find Catholic music, e-books, applications — even a good laugh — on the Internet

Openers: Not just a plea for ‘why can’t we all just get along’

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. Civil disagreement and debate is a very good thing.

Openers: Newspapers, new media and reading from iPads in Mass

By John Norton. The potential for bringing the Gospel to new ways is enormous, as is the ability to engage Catholics in their parishes and as communities, both virtual and real.

Older Catholics find romance and companionship online

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Catholic dating websites help seniors click online and in person

New Media at the Service of the Word

By Pope Benedict XVI. The priest and pastoral ministry in a digital world

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Breaking the porn habit

Try marking a Sign of the Cross on your computer when tempted to look at morally offensive websites. (Subscription required)

More Catholics embrace online social networking

Dennis Poust Pope touts new communications technologies as 'gift to humanity'

More Catholics embrace online social networking

Dennis Poust Pope touts new communications technologies as 'gift to humanity'

Ministry in Cyberspace

By Austin Murphy. Blogging can be another tool for evangelizing

Maryland brothers develop Rosary project to fight disease that killed their father

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Twins’ confirmation project turns into an iPhone app that memorializes dad

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor on pornography, marriage, theology of the body and technology.

Lenten mission: Tuning out, turning off and listening

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. We need to make a conscious effort to quiet ourselves so we can hear God

John Norton: Would Pope Benedict see media as Charlie Sheen's enablers?

Pope Benedict XVI gave a talk last month about the lights and shadows of modern means of social communications

John Norton: Pondering the mystery of reconciliation via flawed conduits

God’s priests may be flawed, but they’re a chosen conduit of God’s mercy and grace.

It's all a mystery to me

The world in which we live is so intricately designed by man that we don't understand it

Is 'forgive and forget' possible in the digital age?

By Mary DeTurris Poust. Social media makes moments of indiscretion last forever, but we all still have a shot at redemption

How to steer clear of pitfalls when using Facebook

By Emily Stimpson. Limit time on social-networking sites in favor of face-to-face communications with family and friends

How to be Christian in the digital world

By Emily Stimpson. Seven keys on how Catholics can Google, surf, tweet and blog in a faithful manner

How parish websites can better connect with Catholics

This article has free access for all visitors. By Emily Stimpson. Study finds majority are woefully inadequate. Experts suggest a way forward.

Hey, watch where you're going!

Our Takes

Greg Erlandson: Extra, read all about Catholic media outreach efforts

In a rapidly changing media world, the Catholic press must keep up in order to fulfill its mission

Go Forth and Blog

By Msgr. Paul Tighe. 'Give a soul' to the fabric of the Web

From the Assembly

Homily Background for June 5, 2011 - Year A. (Subscription required)

Fleeting fancies

By Robert P. Lockwood. Toys and electronic gizmos such as the iPad can’t fulfill ‘our wildest dreams’; for that, we need God

Finding a space for families in the digital world

Openers

Family time, unplugged

By Teresa Tomeo. Weekly media-free night could sober up our families from over-saturation of technology

Expectations, Silence, Museums, Technology

Section: Priestalk By MSGR. William Belford

Editorial: Is the Sacrament of Penance obsolete? Hardly

‘“How long since your last confession?’ I’ll ask, only to see the cheeks turn red.”

Dream girls in 2-D

Free access for all visitors. By Greg Erlandson. What does it mean for a society when 'grown' men fall in love with inanimate objects?

Digital divide over cell phones in high school

By Emily Stimpson. Some foresee their use as classroom tools, but also worry about negative impact on learning

Deacon uses gifts to evangelize through Web

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. His multimedia website features patriotic and faith-inspired videos intended to spread the Gospel. (Subscription required)

Culture briefings

Free access for all visitors. Culture briefings for July 25, 2010.

Catholicism in the Age of the Cell Phone

By Bevil Bramwell. Imagine the Good Samaritan with a cell phone at his ear.

Catholic smart phone apps, downloads add new dimension to faith life

This article has free access for all visitors. By Dennis Poust. Applications, downloads allow Catholics to pray Rosary, Liturgy of Hours from just about anywhere

Catholic Media

By Anthony J. Spence. Technology changing, but the Good News is the same

Catholic Communications

By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Its many constituencies search the print world and cyberspace for the Truth

Can teens stay connected without losing touch?

This article has free access for all visitors. By Emily Stimpson. Inundated with more technology than ever before, today's young adults struggle to engage life outside the digital realm

Author distills the importance of attention

By Emily Stimpson. In our 'culture of distraction' we lose focus on genuine priorities -- prayer and relationships

Apocalypse how?

Book of Revelation doesn't involve top-secret technology, but the salvation of God's flock.

Answer: Heart and soul

By Greg Erlandson. Question: What’s man have that Watson doesn’t?

Advice on being a digital witness

By Emily Stimpson. Catholic media leaders share their insights on Catholic engagement and evangelization in the digital world.

10 stories to watch for in 2010

This article has free access for all visitors. By Tom Hoopes. Our predictions for what will be newsworthy in the Church and society at large in the coming year

His multimedia website features patriotic and faith-inspired videos intended to spread the Gospel