HSCC Events
Categories:
Adult Faith Formation, Young Adults
DetailsLiberation from eSlavery
Sunday, February 25
10:00 a.m. in McDonough Hall
Presented by Christopher Check, President of Catholic Answers
We have all heard the story of a driver distracted by texts or e-mails that ends in calamity. We see them with their phones in their hands, texting away, as they drive on our daily commutes. We have all experienced that family at the next table over at our favorite restaurant with their heads bent down, staring into their devices with barely a word or look exchanged between them. We all know that neighbor down the street that does not do much else apart from playing video games. We also all know that each of these things can happen in our own families, in our own lives.
We already have more devices at our disposal with which we can communicate information than ever in our history. Yet we still count the days until the newest version of our favorite device becomes available. It promises increased ease of use, faster speeds, and even greater efficiency. Once we get it, we will surely have more time to spend on the things that really matter. But do these devices actually deliver greater freedom in our lives or do they rather create unnecessary dependence? Do they, in the end, enslave us?
More often than not, rather than strengthening human relationships, these technologies render them abstract and distant. They separate us from reality and obscure the truth as they dissolve tradition, memory, and history. Worst of all, they often serve as obstacles to our relationship with God. The English philosopher and poet, G.K. Chesterton, saw this danger in his own day and sounded the warning about this Age of Technology. Join Christopher Check, President of Catholic Answers, as he uses Chesterton’s insights to help us navigate our own age’s ‘information superhighway’ and find silence amidst the ‘enervating din’ of modern communication technology.
