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We are living in a cultural shift: digital communication has reshaped the waywe interact with one another, form and maintain relationships, and gain knowledge and understanding. How might we go about communicating the Good News of Jesus Christ in the midst of these changes to an emerging culture shapedby digital media? This question addresses the whole church, from the baptized faithful to pastoral ministers and the institutional structures that serve the churchlocally and globally.
In Connected toward Communion, Daniella Zsupan-Jerome traces the Roman Catholic Church’s contemporary thought and practice of social communication, from Inter Mirifica of the Second Vatican Council to the church’s approach to communicating faith through social networking today. Throughout, a key question forms a common thread: how might we form pastoral ministers today for serving the church in the digital age and beyond?
Daniella Zsupan-Jerome is a member of the faculty at Loyola University New Orleans, teaching in the areas of ecclesiology, sacramental theology, liturgical theology, religious education, and pastoral studies at the Loyola Institute for Ministry. She is a contributor to Give Us This Day published by LiturgicalPress.
