Comms Guy Matt
@commsguymatt.bsky.social
Director of Comms / Digital Theology / Church Comms / Religious Authority and Digital Culture / Campaigning against Antisemitism / Dysgwyr 🏴
Star Trek & Stevie Nicks. 🖖
Star Trek & Stevie Nicks. 🖖
We must stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
This is a war that no longer makes the headlines but we should not ignore the devastating war on International World Peace Day.
#PrayForPeace
This is a war that no longer makes the headlines but we should not ignore the devastating war on International World Peace Day.
#PrayForPeace
🎧 Podcast recommendation
Heart and Soul from BBC World Service looking at faith on the Russian + Ukraine frontline.
Brave voices speaking up.
Priests taking up arms to shoot down drones... Ethically ok as no one dies?
V good discussion.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul from BBC World Service looking at faith on the Russian + Ukraine frontline.
Brave voices speaking up.
Priests taking up arms to shoot down drones... Ethically ok as no one dies?
V good discussion.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul - Faith on the Russia-Ukraine frontline - BBC Sounds
We hear from military chaplains and priests on both sides of the war in Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We must stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
This is a war that no longer makes the headlines but we should not ignore the devastating war on International World Peace Day.
#PrayForPeace
This is a war that no longer makes the headlines but we should not ignore the devastating war on International World Peace Day.
#PrayForPeace
🎧 Podcast recommendation
Heart and Soul from BBC World Service looking at faith on the Russian + Ukraine frontline.
Brave voices speaking up.
Priests taking up arms to shoot down drones... Ethically ok as no one dies?
V good discussion.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul from BBC World Service looking at faith on the Russian + Ukraine frontline.
Brave voices speaking up.
Priests taking up arms to shoot down drones... Ethically ok as no one dies?
V good discussion.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul - Faith on the Russia-Ukraine frontline - BBC Sounds
We hear from military chaplains and priests on both sides of the war in Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🎧 Podcast recommendation
Heart and Soul from BBC World Service looking at faith on the Russian + Ukraine frontline.
Brave voices speaking up.
Priests taking up arms to shoot down drones... Ethically ok as no one dies?
V good discussion.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul from BBC World Service looking at faith on the Russian + Ukraine frontline.
Brave voices speaking up.
Priests taking up arms to shoot down drones... Ethically ok as no one dies?
V good discussion.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
European Christian Internet Conference is about to begin!
Three days exploring the role of Churches in countering disinformation.
Very very relevant.
Three days exploring the role of Churches in countering disinformation.
Very very relevant.
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
European Christian Internet Conference is about to begin!
Three days exploring the role of Churches in countering disinformation.
Very very relevant.
Three days exploring the role of Churches in countering disinformation.
Very very relevant.
Hello from Tallinn!
Here for the European Christian Internet Conference. I'm speaking later in the week about disconfirmation and the church!
Anyone else here?!
Here for the European Christian Internet Conference. I'm speaking later in the week about disconfirmation and the church!
Anyone else here?!
September 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Hello from Tallinn!
Here for the European Christian Internet Conference. I'm speaking later in the week about disconfirmation and the church!
Anyone else here?!
Here for the European Christian Internet Conference. I'm speaking later in the week about disconfirmation and the church!
Anyone else here?!
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‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-organ-in-christendom-makes-music-in-jerusalem-after-centuries-of-silence/
‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence
A team of researchers studied and restored dozens of organ pipes crafted some 1,000 years ago for Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, which are now on display at the Terra Sancta Museum
www.timesofisrael.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-organ-in-christendom-makes-music-in-jerusalem-after-centuries-of-silence/
"Sudan still receives insufficient high-level diplomatic attention, global action and media coverage – despite enduring the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 14 million people displaced."
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/why-...
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/why-...
Why ending the war in Sudan should be a higher priority for the West
As world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, now is the time to put the focus back on Sudan and build international support for ending the war.
www.chathamhouse.org
September 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"Sudan still receives insufficient high-level diplomatic attention, global action and media coverage – despite enduring the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 14 million people displaced."
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/why-...
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/why-...
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In this month’s CTe-News are some really heart-warming stories of #ChristianUnity working in towns and villages
And read the thoughts about #TheQuietRevival from my colleagues @jazzgoat.bsky.social @doralh.bsky.social @shermarafh.bsky.social
#ChurchesTogether
And read the thoughts about #TheQuietRevival from my colleagues @jazzgoat.bsky.social @doralh.bsky.social @shermarafh.bsky.social
#ChurchesTogether
📢 JUST OUT CTe-News September 2025
All the latest #ecumenical news and stories including:
🕊 Middle East prayers for peace
🌍 Apply now for Young Ecumenists grants
🎆 Perspectives on the church revival
... and a new National Ecumenical Adviser for @churchofengland.org
#ChurchesTogether
All the latest #ecumenical news and stories including:
🕊 Middle East prayers for peace
🌍 Apply now for Young Ecumenists grants
🎆 Perspectives on the church revival
... and a new National Ecumenical Adviser for @churchofengland.org
#ChurchesTogether
September 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
In this month’s CTe-News are some really heart-warming stories of #ChristianUnity working in towns and villages
And read the thoughts about #TheQuietRevival from my colleagues @jazzgoat.bsky.social @doralh.bsky.social @shermarafh.bsky.social
#ChurchesTogether
And read the thoughts about #TheQuietRevival from my colleagues @jazzgoat.bsky.social @doralh.bsky.social @shermarafh.bsky.social
#ChurchesTogether
An interview with the guy who plays Thing in the TV show Wednesday was an odd choice for peak time on BBC R4 Today
September 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
An interview with the guy who plays Thing in the TV show Wednesday was an odd choice for peak time on BBC R4 Today
S4C are killing it on digital and it looks to get even better!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
S4C invests in putting more emphasis on 'digital first' content
Almost £1m will be invested in new content for YouTube, aimed at audiences between 25 and 44.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
S4C are killing it on digital and it looks to get even better!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🎧 Heart and Soul documentary from BBC World Service about the religious significance of bread.
Well worth a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well worth a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul - Blessed with bread - BBC Sounds
The spiritual significance of bread in Italy
www.bbc.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🎧 Heart and Soul documentary from BBC World Service about the religious significance of bread.
Well worth a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well worth a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Wonderful day at the annual Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2025 work the Bishop of Oswestry.
Beautiful weather for a day of Christian witness in Glasto!
Beautiful weather for a day of Christian witness in Glasto!
September 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Wonderful day at the annual Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2025 work the Bishop of Oswestry.
Beautiful weather for a day of Christian witness in Glasto!
Beautiful weather for a day of Christian witness in Glasto!
St Deiniol's Day in Bangor is going to be awesome!
Gobeithiwn y daw’r gymuned gyfan allan i gefnogi’r plant, wrth iddynt ddathlu treftadaeth rhyfeddol Bangor.
We hope the whole community will come out to support these children as they celebrate Bangor's remarkable heritage.
bangor.eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk/newyddion/20...
We hope the whole community will come out to support these children as they celebrate Bangor's remarkable heritage.
bangor.eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk/newyddion/20...
Plant ysgolion i nodi Dydd Deiniol Sant gyda phererindod i Ganol y Ddinas - Diocese of Bangor
Bangor school children to mark St Deiniol's Day with city centre pilgrimage
bangor.eglwysyngnghymru.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
St Deiniol's Day in Bangor is going to be awesome!
Estonia flights booked ✅
Looking forward to presenting at the European Christian Internet Conference next month.
👉 Conference theme: Church and disinformation.
👉 My keynote: When official stories mislead: Digital activism and the battle for truth in the Church.
www.ecic.mobi
Looking forward to presenting at the European Christian Internet Conference next month.
👉 Conference theme: Church and disinformation.
👉 My keynote: When official stories mislead: Digital activism and the battle for truth in the Church.
www.ecic.mobi
September 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Estonia flights booked ✅
Looking forward to presenting at the European Christian Internet Conference next month.
👉 Conference theme: Church and disinformation.
👉 My keynote: When official stories mislead: Digital activism and the battle for truth in the Church.
www.ecic.mobi
Looking forward to presenting at the European Christian Internet Conference next month.
👉 Conference theme: Church and disinformation.
👉 My keynote: When official stories mislead: Digital activism and the battle for truth in the Church.
www.ecic.mobi
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In the medieval period, more than 160 churches across England were dedicated to St Giles — and our most recent acquisition, the church at Tadlow in Cambridgeshire, is one of them. Today, September 1st, is the feast day of St Giles. So, who was this popular medieval saint?
September 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
In the medieval period, more than 160 churches across England were dedicated to St Giles — and our most recent acquisition, the church at Tadlow in Cambridgeshire, is one of them. Today, September 1st, is the feast day of St Giles. So, who was this popular medieval saint?
🎗️ May their memory be a blessing
Being then home.
Being then home.
The remains of Ilan Weiss and another as yet unnamed hostage were returned to Israel today after a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation
Israel recovers bodies of two hostages murdered by Hamas
The remains of Ilan Weiss and another as yet unnamed hostage were returned to Israel today after a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation
www.jewishnews.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🎗️ May their memory be a blessing
Being then home.
Being then home.
🎧 Podcast recommendation
Digitally preserving Armenia's Christian heritage from BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Digitally preserving Armenia's Christian heritage from BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Heart and Soul - Digitally preserving Armenia’s Christian heritage - BBC Sounds
How drones and lasers are helping to digitally preserve Armenia’s ancient churches.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🎧 Podcast recommendation
Digitally preserving Armenia's Christian heritage from BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Digitally preserving Armenia's Christian heritage from BBC World Service
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧 Podcast recommendation
International network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook and making £££ from it.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
International network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook and making £££ from it.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Trending - The Facebook grifters making money off AI Holocaust victims - BBC Sounds
The content creators in Pakistan profiting from AI generated Holocaust victims on Facebook
www.bbc.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🎧 Podcast recommendation
International network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook and making £££ from it.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
International network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook and making £££ from it.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Corey Doctorow's forthcoming book Enshitification looks brilliant.
"But as the companies become larger and more powerful, often becoming monopolies, each of these obstacles to enshittification has become less and less effective, and company executives have pushed the envelope more and more."
"But as the companies become larger and more powerful, often becoming monopolies, each of these obstacles to enshittification has become less and less effective, and company executives have pushed the envelope more and more."
August 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Corey Doctorow's forthcoming book Enshitification looks brilliant.
"But as the companies become larger and more powerful, often becoming monopolies, each of these obstacles to enshittification has become less and less effective, and company executives have pushed the envelope more and more."
"But as the companies become larger and more powerful, often becoming monopolies, each of these obstacles to enshittification has become less and less effective, and company executives have pushed the envelope more and more."
Catching up with friends at Manchester Pride!
August 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Catching up with friends at Manchester Pride!
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In Episode 504, Ryan and Jose catch up after our Hiatus, go over some Hellraiser news and then get to our main topic, the new Shout Factory 4K release of Lord of Illusions. clivebarkercast.com/2025/08/24/5...
504 : Lord of Illusions in 4K plus News - www.CliveBarkerCast.com
Spread the loveIn Episode 504, Ryan and Jose catch up after our Hiatus, go over some Hellraiser news and then get to our main topic, the new Shout Factory 4K release of Lord of Illusions. This is th...
clivebarkercast.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In Episode 504, Ryan and Jose catch up after our Hiatus, go over some Hellraiser news and then get to our main topic, the new Shout Factory 4K release of Lord of Illusions. clivebarkercast.com/2025/08/24/5...
Manchester Pride in 24 hours. I can't wait!
August 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Manchester Pride in 24 hours. I can't wait!
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Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys in top of a him overlooking Rhondda Valleys.
Fr Richard preached. Fr Ben presided.
60+ people there and we all started for the picnic.
I love a pilgrimage.
Fr Richard preached. Fr Ben presided.
60+ people there and we all started for the picnic.
I love a pilgrimage.
August 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys in top of a him overlooking Rhondda Valleys.
Fr Richard preached. Fr Ben presided.
60+ people there and we all started for the picnic.
I love a pilgrimage.
Fr Richard preached. Fr Ben presided.
60+ people there and we all started for the picnic.
I love a pilgrimage.
Amazing pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys.
I wish Wales made more of the Shrine. It could be a major pilgrimage destination and it's in the beautiful Rhondda Valleys!
Come on @senedd.cymru! Faith tourism is huge right now.
I wish Wales made more of the Shrine. It could be a major pilgrimage destination and it's in the beautiful Rhondda Valleys!
Come on @senedd.cymru! Faith tourism is huge right now.
August 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Amazing pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys.
I wish Wales made more of the Shrine. It could be a major pilgrimage destination and it's in the beautiful Rhondda Valleys!
Come on @senedd.cymru! Faith tourism is huge right now.
I wish Wales made more of the Shrine. It could be a major pilgrimage destination and it's in the beautiful Rhondda Valleys!
Come on @senedd.cymru! Faith tourism is huge right now.