March 16, 2025

There’s a term in today’s language that applies to me: digital immigrant. Being born at the tail end of the baby boom, I did not own – nor did I begin using – a desktop computer until sometime after I was ordained a priest. Digital language is not my first language, nor is it something with which I’m most comfortable. I like things that are tangible. I like to feel the page in front of me and have a sense of the size of a book. It is hard to use and integrate information when I am receiving it digitally. The information doesn’t stick as well. It’s the same with virtual meetings versus in-person gatherings. I find the latter more…