This document discusses Christian coherence in the digital age. It defines Christian coherence as living a unified life where the divine and human are joined. The digital age refers to the era of widespread computer technology and online information. While the digital world provides benefits like connectivity and learning, it also poses disadvantages such as anonymity, bullying, and addiction. To live coherently, Christians must act virtuously both online and offline, entering digital spaces with their Christian identity to positively influence others. Living unity of life means fulfilling daily duties and acting freely according to God's will through continuity and obedience.

1. DR RUTH AFUNWA
CHRISTIAN COHERENCE
IN THE DIGITALAGE
Catechism of the Catholic
Church #1731,
#2069

2. OUTLINE
•What is Christian coherence?
•Living unity of life
•What is the digital age?
•Benefits of the digital age
•Disadvantages of the digital age
•Christian coherence in the digital
age
•Conclusion
•References

3. What is Christian
coherence?
Christian
coherence
means living
Unity of life,
that is,
forming a
unified whole

4. Living unity of life
Unity of life is the raising up of what is human to the
supernatural order, so that what is divine is put into what is
human. The price of living as Christians is not that of ceasing
to be human or of abandoning the effort to acquire those
virtues. Our Lord wants us to be both very human and very
divine, struggling each day to imitate him who is perfectus
Deus, perfectus homo – perfect God and perfect Man.”

5. What is the digital age?
The digital age is
the period of
availability and
accessibility of
large information
through computer
technology.

6. Benefits of the digital age
• Social connectivity
• Communication speed
• Work versatility
• Learning opportunities
• Information storage
• News
• Faster banking ……..

7. Disadvantages of the digital
age
• Anonymity
/ fake
personas
• Internet
bullying
• Cyber
• crimes
Job
insecurity
Plagiarism
Internet
addiction
Social
disconnect
• Laziness /
poor reading
culture

8. Christian coherence in the digital
age
The call to holiness gives meaning to and unifies all the deeds
of a Christian.
No double standards (the rich young man, Mark 10:
17-31) Unity in “the virtual world” and in “the real
world.”
Unity of life leads to coherence with ourpersonal situation,
thus fulfilling our daily family, work and social duties better.

9. We needs
to enter the
digital world
with our
own
identity, a
Christian
identity.
Today the
digital world is
like an
“extension” of
our daily life,
and it is only
natural that it
also be a place
where we seek
holiness and
apostolate. We
should
influence
others
positively.
To behave
as
authentic
Christians
means to act
“in such a
way that
when people
see us, they
sense ‘the
good aroma
of Christ,
and
can
recognize
the Master’s
face in his
disciples,

10. Conclusion
• Living Christian coherence, that is, unity of life should be a daily
reality.
• The daily reality is fulfilling our duties in ordinary life. We need the
humility to be in our place, where God has put us. Perhaps going
unnoticed, doing the job expected of us.
• Continuity, perseverance and obedience moulds us into strong,
mature people.

11. To be truly free, we must will the good
and act accordingly

12. References
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1731.
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2069.
• Christ is Passing By, no. 105.
• Saint Josemaria, Conversations, no. 114.
• Saint Josemaria, Christ is Passing By, no. 126.