Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Would Jesus have tweeted? Massachusetts parish leaders say yes

BY PEGGY WEBER - CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE   
MONDAY, 07 JUNE 2010

"Absolutely. You know Jesus was not afraid of boundaries," said Father James W. Longe, parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish in Westfield.

"Jesus was comfortable in his own skin. He had a message that he wanted to share. ... And so I say absolutely that Jesus would tweet. He'd be on TV. He'd be talking on the telephone. He'd be walking the streets," the 35-year-old priest told The Catholic Observer, newspaper of the Diocese of Springfield.

Father Longe and parishioner Timothy Hourihan believe in taking the message of Jesus to new people in new ways. Specifically, during the past year they initiated many forms of electronic evangelization to attract more people to the faith.

Read the complete CNS story on the The Catholic Spirit website

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