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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