Various Resources from Father Larry’s Weekly Flocknote Message
Resource from 03.16.2023
1. https://www.bark.us/This is a program for parents that allows them to monitor and set guidelines for their children's use of technology.
2. https://bigfamilyorganisedchaos.com/free-apps-for-parents-to-monitor-social-media/ This a link to an article that has other apps parents can use to monitor their kids social media accounts.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaC57tcci0 This is a link to the trailer of a Netflix documentary called 'The Social Dilemma.' It is a very interesting film. It very honestly portrays the dark side of social media from some of the people who created the internet's most popular websites.
4. Here are a few articles about the effects of social media on children:
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dangers-of-social-media-for-youth
https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/
5. Here is a book that might help you speak with your children about some dangers on the internet/social media:
https://holyheroes.com/products/good-pictures-bad-pictures
Resources from 11.02.2022
Plenary Indulgence Information:
Text from the Manual of Indulgences:
FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who,
on any and each day from November 1 to 8, devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, if only mentally, for the departed;
on All Souls’ Day (or, according to the judgment of the ordinary, on the Sunday preceding or following it, or on the solemnity of All Saints), devoutly visit a church or an oratory and recite an Our Father and the Creed.
A partial indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery and at least mentally pray for the dead; devoutly recite lauds or vespers from the Office of the Dead or the prayer Eternal rest.
Requiem aeternam Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
General conditions for a plenary indulgence: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/conditions-13362
Anti-Pornography Resource links:
Safe Digital Family Challenge CLICK HERE
Fighting the P0RN Culture with Jason Evert | Chris Stefanick Show CLICK HERE
Archdiocese of Washington Anti-Pornography Resources CLICK HERE