There are so many times when someone will say that cellular phones are a detriment to so many people in myriad ways. This may be true in some situations. It depends on what each person is using his or her phone for. Is each person using a phone to glorify God or is each person using a phone where it’s use is being detrimental to oneself or some other person? The following is from Pope Francis:
What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones? What would happen if we always brought it with us, or at least a small pocket–sized Gospel?
I believe that our world would be different in so many positive ways if we did this. It would be very cool if every person read Scripture as much as each person uses a cell phone each day. It is hard for me to imagine every single person on the planet reading the Bible as much as one uses his or her phone. Nevertheless, the cell phone can be used in so many ways that can be beneficial to other people. Applications (Apps) on one’s phone are just one way to do this. Check out just a few of these below.
• Bible Verses: Daily Devotional: Inspiring Bible Verses & Photos!
• Catholic Answers Live: Explains and defends what the Catholic Church really teaches.
• Catholic Mass Times: The most popular application in the world to find nearby Catholic churches and their Mass times.
• Catholic Mega: A one stop resource for all things Catholic.
• Catholic Prayer Book: Includes the essential Catholic prayers.
• Catholic TV: Provides inspiring and entertaining programming, faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church.
• Christianaudio: Access to every audiobook in your Christianaudio library.
• EWTN: EWTN’s TV and Radio: Live and On Demand.
• Family Rosary’s Mobile Rosary: Prayer time with Mary.
• FORMED: The Catholic Faith On Demand.
• Hallow: Catholic prayers and meditation sessions.
• iCatholicRadio: Catholic talk radio and quality Catholic music.
• IConfess—Confession Guide: A Catholic Confession Handbook.
• iDisciple: Be closer connected to God.
• iMissal Catholic: Mass readings and lectionary.
• Laudate: The most popular and most comprehensive free Catholic App.
• Magnificat: Prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours.
• Mass Times for Travel: Help Catholics get to Mass by helping them find churches and worship times worldwide.
• myParish: Catholic Life Every Day.
• Pope Tweets: View all of Pope Francis’s Tweets.
• Pray as You Go: A daily journey and encounter with God.
• PrayerMate—Christian Prayer: Prayer Lists Organizer.
• Relevant Radio: Bringing Christ to the world through the media.
• Rosary Experience: 3000 Videos: A video streaming platform for the Holy Rosary.
• SermonAudio: The world’s largest library of free MP3 sermons.
• The Vatican News: The latest news and information on Pope Francis.
• 3-Minute Retreat: A peaceful prayer experience.
• Verses—Bible Memory: Memorize more Scripture with Verses!
• Word Among Us Mass Edition: Catholic Daily Devotional.
• Word on Fire Digital: Explore the richness of Catholicism with premium video series from Bishop Robert Barron.