A Catholic Guide to Reflecting on Your Online Life
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts." — Psalm 139:23
Have I compared myself to others online in ways that diminished my sense of God-given worth?
Have I judged others based on their online appearance, follower count, or posts?
Have I used or shared content that degrades the dignity of any person?
Have I wasted the gifts God gave me by mindlessly scrolling instead of creating or learning?
Have I used technology to serve others, or only to serve myself?
Have I passed off AI-generated work as my own, bypassing the effort God invites me to give?
Have I shared information online without verifying whether it was true?
Have I participated in gossip, mockery, or pile-ons in comments or group chats?
Have I presented a false version of myself online that contradicts who I am in person?
Have I let my phone distract me from being fully present with the people in front of me?
Have I excluded, unfollowed, or ghosted someone online in a way that lacked charity?
Have I used technology to build others up, or have I remained a silent bystander?
Have I made time for silence, prayer, and rest — or has my screen filled every quiet moment?
Have I used my phone first thing in the morning before turning to God?
Have I allowed technology to steal my sense of wonder at God's creation?
This week, with God's grace, I resolve to: