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Email a FriendLisa—THANKS for posting Danielle’s talk here, about New Media and Family. You know, I lost my connection twice as I was listening to Danielle, and bothered to go back and find where I was in her presentation-because I wanted to hear the rest!! I really enjoyed it!
My oldest daughter, who is about to turn 12, just LOVES our family blog, and every time she reads the latest post, or the comments, she says “Reading the blog just makes me more and more excited to have my OWN blog. I’m so excited, I can’t wait to have one!” I’ve been trying to work out the logistics in my head, as to how we can give her that, but protect her from even the HEADLINES online. I know it’ll be really tricky supervision tactics, but it just may be worth the joy she’ll get out of it, and the multiple benefits of blogging for her.
Danielle - If you read this…GREAT presentation. Lots to think about, and lots to keep in mind. I DO love my media stuff, for all of the reasons you mentioned it’s so good for, but balance really is the key to it all.
CNMC Words of Wisdom
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:00 PM
As Danielle shared with you on Sunday, she and I were blessed to meet in person this week at the Catholic New Media Celebration organized by SQPN.com. One of the thrills of the weekend for me was spending time in person with Mrs. Bean, who has long been one of my role models. Danielle and I have “known” one another online for years, so it was a complete joy to simply “hang out” with her for a few hours as you would with a girlfriend back home. The night we spent out on the RiverWalk in San Antonio with Sarah Bauer was one of those “pinch me” moments for me - you can believe that God heard a few “thank you” prayers from this Catholic Mom that night!
Over the course of the week, I want to share with you a few of the things I learned at the conference. As with any intense retreat or meeting experience, there are a cavalcade of emotions that wash over you when you return to the “real world”. Yes, I felt spoiled the last few days by my own hotel room, dinners out on the town, and time spent in the company of some of my favorite people. But the real message of this weekend for me starts today, as I re-enter my own personal mission field: my home, my parish and my community. How can I take what I learned this weekend about my faith and about the power of new media as a tool for evangelism and apply these things in my own little corner of the world?
As I sat listening to Danielle Bean give a talk entitled “New Media and Your Family”, I said a silent prayer for each mom here at Faith & Family Live. I wish you could have each been in the audience with me to hear Danielle’s message about the good of all this technology, but also the tremendous responsibility we each have to use it with care so as not to adversely impact our own loved ones or neglect our parental vocations. We’ve talked in the past here about balance and moderation, and Danielle’s talk perfectly encapsulated this concept for me. I’m very happy to be able to share with you a video of her presentation, which I know you’ll enjoy. I’ll be back tomorrow with some additional “pearls” from the conference.
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Laura, I concur that it was an incredible talk - for me one of the best of the day! My older teens started a blog this summer at http://www.youthfolklore.com and have been having an amazing time with it. If you’re daughter starts one, be sure to email me so that we can get some tips on how you handled things.
Great talk, Danielle. Very thoughtful on all the pros and cons. And to your comment that blogs can help converts see “what does it look like to be a Catholic family”, I say, as a convert: Bingo. That’s it exactly. Thanks too, for opening that window, it’s very helpful!
Attended this session. Of all of the Breakout Sessions at CNMC09, this was my favorite. I’m relatively new to the SQPN family, but I’m so glad I attended this year’s celebration. I hope to get to know many of you better over the next year of blogging, and see all of you again at CNMC10! May God Bless Lisa, Danielle, their families, and all associated with SQPN.
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