Brett Robinson
By Brett Robinson • Catholic News Service • Posted April 30, 2021
What does it really mean to be “somebody”? Is it like Marlon Brando’s famous line in the film “On the Waterfront”? “I coulda’ been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum.”
There is something powerful about being known, celebrated and revered. And there is something painful about being ignored, criticized and humiliated. The internet offers us both alternatives, but both are misleading.
Our dignity is not digitally derived. It comes from God. It comes from being made in the image and likeness of God.
What we often see today is a belief that projecting an image and likeness of the self onto a screen and joining the ranks of celebrities or “influencers” is what makes a self a “somebody.”
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Posted February 1, 2021
The next Cardinal Foley lecture will be presented virtually on Monday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Guest Brett Robinson will give a presentation titled “Church Communications Ecology: The Impacts of an Ever-Changing Environment.”
Robinson is the director of Communications and Catholic Media Studies at Notre Dame University’s McGrath Institute for Church Life where he researches the intersection of religion, technology, and culture. He is the author of “Appletopia: Media Technology and the Religious Imagination of Steve Jobs.”
He is also a regular columnist for Catholic News Service.
The institute’s latest project seeks to develop a deeper understanding of the social and psychological effects that digital tools are having on parish communities. It will test the idea that in the digital environment, parishes will thrive only to the extent that they cultivate virtues and practices that lead to true communion.