Papal preacher: Measure your life by Christ, not social media likes

Papal preacher: Measure your life by Christ, not social media likes

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians should resist the temptation to be swayed by applause, popularity or approval, especially in a culture driven by social media and instant recognition, instead grounding their lives firmly in Christ, the preacher of the papal household said. “Today the world lives on notifications, likes, approvals and recognition,” Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the papal preacher, told cardinals and senior officials of the Rom…

He said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread, that they may eat?" Now he was testing him, for he knew what he was going to do. (John 6:4-5) The remark of St. John the Evangelist, according to which our Lord puts the question to Philip in order to "test him," recalls the sixth of the seven petitions of the Our Father. The word translated in the Gospel as "test" is elsewhere translated as "test" or "tempt"; thus in the sixth petition of the Our Fath…

Measure your life by Christ, not social media likes

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians should resist the temptation to be swayed by applause, popularity or approval, especially in a culture driven by social media and instant recognition, instead grounding their lives firmly in Christ, the preacher of the papal household said. “Today the world lives on notifications, likes, approvals and recognition,” Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the papal preacher, told cardinals and senior officials of the Rom…

Vatican's second Lenten reflection focuses on measuring life by Christ, not social media likes - The Dialog

VATICAN CITY — Christians should resist the temptation to be swayed by applause, popularity or approval, especially in a culture driven by social media and instant recognition, instead grounding their lives firmly in Christ, the preacher of the papal household said. “Today the world lives on notifications, likes, approvals and recognition,” Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the papal preacher, told cardinals and senior officials of the Roman Cur…

VATICAN CITY — Christians should resist the temptation to be swayed by applause, popularity or approval, especially in a culture driven by social media and instant recognition, instead grounding their lives firmly in Christ, the preacher of the papal household said. “Today the world lives on notifications, likes, approvals and recognition,” Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the papal preacher, told cardinals and senior officials of the Roman Cur…