Welcome back to the SSPX podcast, where we're diving into our new series, Digital Dangers.

In this 10-part series, we'll answer questions about modern technology's complicated nature and its lurking hazards.

In a world where technology reigns supreme,

we'll explore its effects on us, our children, and our eternal destiny.

How do we shield ourselves and our loved ones from the perils of the online, artificial world?

Are smartphones a blessing or a curse?

How can we safely navigate the digital landscape without damaging the sanctuary of our family homes?

Join us as we tackle these questions and more throughout this special series.

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Now let's join Father Jonathan Kopeck on this first episode to learn more about digital dangers.

Father Kopeck, thank you for joining us for the first episode of Digital Dangers. To begin, can you

tell us a bit about yourself? Sure. So I was ordained in 2017 and my first assignment was here in St. Mary's. And what I've been doing here for the last few years is mostly being a chaplain for the boys' sodality. So going on camps and things like that with them, teaching in the academy. I'm the pastor of Oklahoma City. And I work in the sacristy here, things like that.

Nothing terribly interesting, but that's where I've been ever since my ordination and am still.

Great.

How and why did you come to be interested in this topic?

Right.

So, well, it really kind of comes down to, I think, when you're working on or working with the youth especially, which is kind of, that's been my assignment from the beginning.

It became pretty obvious pretty quickly, just kind of what the enemy was.

And so I started kind of looking into it because coming out of the seminary and being in the

seminary kind of while the whole like smartphone thing was taking off.

I didn't really know much about it.

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