The Pope’s recent message on the pastoral use of new media is a vindication for Father Matthew Cho Myeong-yeon. (UCA News)

The priest has since 2005 run a faith-based website, updated daily, on spirituality. This is over and above his regular duties as parish priest of Kansuk 4-dong Church in Incheon diocese.

He says he usually gets up at 3 a.m. and works for two hours on the website. This is “quite demanding,” the priest stated.

Father Cho pointed out that although most local priests have their own computer, they use it only in a limited way such as e-mailing and searching the Internet.

“As the Pope reminds us, we need to maximize the use of new media for our pastoral work. My website has 8,664 members who are longing to quench their spiritual thirst. It’s why I reflect, write and update my website everyday,” he said.

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