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How technology disrupts sacred family rituals

My grandmother always said grace before meals but now we all just sit there scrolling our phones at the dinner table and I feel like something holy is dying.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital devices fragment the communal attention that creates space for reverence and connection.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and faith — all traditions?”

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