10/04/2012, 00.00
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India: Blog, Facebook and Twitter, the new frontier for evangelization

by Nirmala Carvalho
Fr. Errol Fernandes SJ, an expert in communication and new technologies, says new technologies are among the "best tools" to get in touch with others. Not surprisingly, he notes, Benedict XVI has chosen the theme " Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization " for the next World Day of Social Communications.

Mumbai (AsiaNews) - Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are the "new frontier" to "get in touch with each other," and their "almost unlimited" extent makes them one of the "best" evangelization tools today. Fr. Errol Fernandes, SJ, an expert on digital communications in Mumbai who organizes retreats online is convinced of this. In the Year of Faith, for the 47th World Communications Day Benedict XVI has chosen the theme " Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization." A sign, according to the Jesuit, that the Holy Father " is right on the mark" of the possibilities offered by new technologies.

Fr. Errol has a blog (http://errolsj.blogspot.com ), where he posts personal reflections on topical issues, and the relationship between faith and society today. Every day, the site receives over 30 thousand visits, in addition to the contacts on his Facebook and Twitter account. Since 2005, Fr. Errol has launched a program called Net Retreat digital, spiritual retreats. "This experience - he says - has brought together more than 5 thousand people from all over the world. In today's society, people find it hard to 'go' to the Lord. So, I thought of a way to reach out to others, wherever they may they are: on a train, at lunch, or directly in their homes. "

World Communications Day - the only one established by the Second Vatican Council - is celebrated on the feast of the Assumption. By tradition, the pope's message is published on the occasion of the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of writers (January 24).

 

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