Learning about Church from Bishop Cupich on Facebook
Our bishop, Bishop Blase Cupich, is visiting Rome this week for an ad limina visit. In a first for the Diocese of Spokane, he’s using Facebook to share his journey with the rest of us. It’s been a great learning experience for me and for my students.
Each morning I wake up and check Facebook to see what I can share with the 8th graders during Religion class. After morning prayer and attendance, I bring up the diocesan Facebook page on the screen and we see what’s new from Rome. Bishop Cupich’s reflections and pictures have led to some great teachable moments:
- We’ve discussed what an ad limina visit is;
- we’ve seen pictures of the tomb of St. Paul;
- and we’ve learned about seminarians from Spokane and how some of them study at the Pontifical North American College.
Because of a generous gift from Pope Benedict to Bishop Cupich, we’ve also had the opportunity to learn more about pectoral crosses:
Bishop Cupich receives a gift from Pope Benedict
A new pectoral cross
I wonder what’s in store for the rest of the week…
