Influencers and Authenticity

Stephen White writes on online evangelization in light of the Jubilee for Digital Missionaries in Rome:

“Screens are a marvel, but there is simply no substitute for face-to-face, in-person interactions. It has become increasingly difficult to give an authentic witness of sanctity…

“Authenticity of witness, then (whether in the digital sphere or IRL, as the kids say) is not about our own wonderful qualities. It is not about our appearance or lifestyle or wit or wisdom. It is about our ability to become transparent to Christ. And to do that, we must seek him restlessly, relentlessly, ourselves.”

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