Can social media connect us to God?
Despite having a bad rap, social media can create a rich faith community and deeper spiritual life, says this writer.

"The fact that many Catholics have replaced giving up sweets for Lent with giving up Facebook is a strong indicator of how we demonize technology rather than our relationship to it," says writer Molly Jo Rose.  "But the truth is social media and the internet are not the work of the devil."

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