Category Archives: Spirit of communication

Amid Social Distancing, a Meeting of Minds on the Kyle Heimann Show

Posted on March 21, 2020 by

Thanks to Kyle Heimann on Redeemer Radio for great conversation we had about social distancing recently. See my OnWord blog about social polarization: Can we address that communication crisis through the ways we approach the current communicable crisis? https://t.co/FfwFjxo0bw — … Continue reading →

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A Most Remarkable Lent: Pope Says, Draw Near! (Social Distancing, Part 2)

Posted on March 19, 2020 by

  From the Vatican News coverage of the Pope’s homily during Mass on March 18. Pope Francis has spoken out about our need to draw near to one another. He has done so from Rome, in the heart of a … Continue reading →

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Social Distancing: Viral Strain or a Step Toward Healing?

Posted on March 13, 2020 by

As someone who’s avidly and anxiously watching the growth of social polarization in America, I squirmed upon hearing that one of the prescriptions for our latest national challenge—managing the COVID-19 pandemic—is a strategy called “social distancing.” Oh, great. What is … Continue reading →

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Pope’s 2020 Message on Communications: Tell Good Stories

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

From Jan. 28, 2020 podcast–Bill Schmitt discusses Pope Francis’ call for communication Pope Francis’ message for the 2020 World Communications Day urges Catholics to be good storytellers–that is, people who know a good story when they hear it and faithful … Continue reading →

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Look Up in Anger?

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

I write a lot about social polarization and our need to renew the ability to hold constructive, civil conversations among people who don’t see eye-to-eye, who don’t understand where another person is coming from. There’s a lot of anger in … Continue reading →

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“The Irishman”–A Film Epic of Spiritual Warfare, with a Warning

Posted on February 9, 2020 by

This review of “The Irishman” from a Catholic perspective was first published in the blog of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life on Feb. 5, 2020.    Boomer film buffs might see Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman as a kind … Continue reading →

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This Just In: 2020 World Communications Day Message

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

Hello dear readers and fans of the Kyle Heimann Show on Redeemer Radio in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, I was privileged to help “break the news” with Kyle this morning about the Vatican’s Jan. 24 release of the … Continue reading →

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