Fr Gregory Pine OP examines the spiritual importance of speech and why Christians so often approach the subject with anxiety rather than confidence. Drawing on a botanical image, he argues that the goal is not the elimination of sinful speech but the cultivation of edifying speech. He then turns to social media, where algorithms are quietly working against the communion Christians are called to build, and asks what it means to be, as the Gospel puts it, innocent as a dove and crafty as a serpent.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 The garden metaphor
1:09 Social media, original sin and the algorithm
3:16 Every Catholic's responsibility online

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcNy_4DUYjg

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Host: Mary Margaret Olohan
Guest: Fr Gregory Pine
Film Crew: Cavern Collective
Production Team: Arcadia Digital

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