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Our flight from conversation

Have you ever observed what Sherry Turkle writes of in a recent New York TImes article... "We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection." "A 16-year-old boy who relies on texting...

Texting saves children’s lives

A very powerful brief  video (link no longer active)draws our attention to an often underappreciated source of social action — not just those at the top, but those in the middle. Separating the new and the scalable from what actually makes an impact, Nancy calls for a...

Wikipedia head addresses Pontifical Academy

According to a Vatican website, "The co-founder of Wikipedia told a Vatican audience that his online encyclopedia could contribute to peace by promoting "a more thoughtful world," even as the site was under fire for how it referred to those who oppose and support...

VinMore Pinterest mobile resources

As a part of the Mt 25 in a Digital Era event scheduled for May 5 we gathered a collection of the many ways Pinterest, one of the fastest growing social media platforms, can be used as a resource for Vincentian mobile ministries visit some of the following "boards"......

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