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Over at Whispers in the Loggia Rocco Palmo writes about the centennial of the birth of Fr Patrick Peyton. If you've ever heard the saying, "The family that prays together stays together," then you've heard something of Fr Peyton. He was a pioneer in using the media of his day, mostly television, to spread his message of prayer.

At a mass in Peyton's home parish in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady urged us to continue his tradition,

In the name of Fr Peyton I would like to make an appeal to every Christian in Ireland today who sends texts, twitters or uses e-mail. I appeal to you to think about setting up groups of prayer between you and your friends using these modern means of communication. I ask young people in particular to think of sending their friends and family an occasional twitter or text to say that you have prayed for them. Make someone the gift of a prayer through text, twitter or e-mail every day. Such a sea of prayer is sure to strengthen our sense of solidarity with one another and remind us those who receive them that others really do care.

A beginning of a way to use new media in the faith.