One Powerful Way To Avoid Conflict, According To The Pope

Everyone's temper seems to be ready to explode lately.  Politics, sports, traffic, you name it and people are just plain ticked-off at the drop of a hat.  What can you do against the endless sea of negative input from the world around you?  Gods right-hand-man has just the answer.

Just turn your phone off during meals.  That's it!  Just refrain from texting, social media-ing, or even taking calls on your phone when you are breaking bread with the ones you love.  The 80-year old Pontiff says that not following this guideline is the "Start of War."
I know that it seems like an easy thing to do, but it isn't as simple as it sounds.  Carter from the Morning Madhouse would rather lose a finger than lose his phone.

I think we could all use a bit more peace in our lives, so I will try this.  My family and I will go phone-free during meals with each other.  If you are looking for something to do without for lent, this would be a good place to start.  Opening up the lines of communication with the ones you chow down next to can only be a good thing, if not a little weird at first.  I bet it works, even if half of the conversation starters are "You won't believe what I saw on Facebook."