ABSTRACT
The author examines the ecclesiastical barriers of activism and use of social media by the Vowed Religious and the ordained, including the hierarchy. Social media embraces a feminist model of activism and builds community through experiential relationships and by reaching out to everyone, despite socio-political, economic, or religious categories. Social media is a powerful forum for activism because it is inexpensive, immediate, and has a global reach, giving the Vowed Religious a means to promote the social gospel of Jesus. Motivated by faith and religious tradition, Catholic feminism adheres to the Gospel mandate for social justice, liberation, and radial equality. According to Kate Ott, social media can be limited due to one's own personal limits, societal structural limits, and limits of the theological tradition. From the Vatican to the laity, social media has become a tool of evangelization and a means of reaching out to the global community.
