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Unplugging and Not Judging

Join us for this week's podcast!

Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:59 PM

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This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Elizabeth, Sarah and I share a topic inspired by my recent “unplugging” for a moms’ retreat. Together, we look at the tricks and treats related to becoming less “wired” and share our own struggles and experiences. Have you managed to find any downtime yet this summer? Have you “unplugged” much yet, as a mom or a a family? What are some of the benefits of doing this as an individual or as a family? What are some simple ways to remember the importance of unplugging and re-connecting with ourselves, our families, our friends, and God? What are some of the obstacles to doing this and how can we manage them?

This week’s Faith & Family Feature Product is the amazing book Weightless: Making Peace with Your Body by our good friend and fellow podcaster Kate Wicker.  We know that you’ll love Kate’s book and invite you to enjoy it with a special friend or family member.

In our final segment, we talk about the “Judgie McJudgies” - We find them in comboxes, on Facebook, and in our inboxes—the finger-pointing Catholic “judges” who are eager to point out all the ways in which other Catholics are “failing.”  What are some positive ways to influence people toward the good and the importance of setting a positive, good example of living the faith? Who are some people who you think get this right and do this well? What help you get through times when you are feeling “judged” unfairly online or in real life?

We would love to have your feedback. You can call and leave us a message on our listener feedback line at 1-413-FAITH-55 (or 1-413-324-8455). Leave us a comment, ask a question, make a suggestion or share your thoughts on this or other podcasts we’ve shared. We’d love to hear from you!

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Posted by Karnak on Monday, Aug 1, 2011 10:39 AM (EDT):

I personally don’t agree that you literally have to detox from the internet , TV, DVDS etc rather like all things in life moderation is the key. The puritanical approach to going completely offline perplexes me because in the course of a normal day, you can connect with your real life family an d friends, catch up with your online friends and watch TV. I do not watch endless TV, try to have an active real life s well as my online life. A friend at work who is a bi older than me has said that the same arguments were made about radio destroying family life, then TV and now the Internet. So self discipline and commonsense are the key to enjoying all aspects of your life not a Luddite approach to technology

 
Posted by Katie on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2011 11:58 AM (EDT):

Thanks for the podcast.  I found your comments on being unplugged particularly helpful.

I do have a question (maybe something that could be explored further in a later podcast?): How do you silence your own inner “Judgie McJudgie?”  I don’t post my judgmental thoughts online, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have them in my head!  When I see that girl in Mass with the immodest tank top, I can tell myself, “Well, at least she’s in Mass,” but really, I still feel superior to her, and I feel even MORE superior because I deigned to have some (sort of) nice thoughts about her.  The same thing happens online.  Any advice?


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