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Use Technology Well What did he think of all things tech? “He thought that technology could be an atomic bomb for good or it can be an atomic bomb for bad,” Ferrisi explained, quoting the holy teen’s mother. “He recognized that so much good could be done — and he did a lot of good with technology.” “He was also very concerned that teenagers, or young people, were spending massive amounts of time on the internet, playing videos games, losing touch with reality. He didn’t like that people were so much in the virtual world but not hanging out with friends, flesh and blood in front of you. He was worried about the scourge of pornography and cyber bullying. And social media was starting during his lifetime, and that was also something he was worried about because he was very modest; he never wanted his name to be anywhere — and so he didn’t think taking pictures of yourself and constantly putting those on social media was a healthy thing, because it’s a kind of idolatry of self. He thought all of the attention should be on God and not on ourselves.” Love the Eucharist Ferrisi also talked about his “Eucharistic Miracles” exhibit and how “he insisted his name not be on it — not because he wasn’t proud but because he didn’t want the attention on himself. He said, ‘I want the attention on the Lord, not on me.’” He loved the Eucharist — and highlighted 163 worldwide miracle stories on the website he created. “With his family, they traveled all over Europe and took pictures of these churches and these miracles for the website. He worked on his website for four years.” His legacy includes shows on EWTN that highlight these amazing miracles. He taught catechism too — starting at age 11. It made him sad that the kids at his parish weren’t excited about the Eucharist, and he thought his exhibit and website would help youth become excited about the faith. The exhibit, which has traveled to thousands 33 Jannar-Marzu 2025 hajja