The season of Easter ends with the great feast of Pentecost—the birthday on the Church. On the first Pentecost Sunday the Holy Spirit empowered the disciples to carry out the mission given them by Jesus: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15) That same Spirit empowers and inspires us for mission today.
Category: Catholic evangelization
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Happy Thanksgiving! Free Video for You!
Dear Readers, Thank you very much for your support and engagement in our mission to bring the Good News of Jesus to the world using websites and social media. Your commitment to creating and maintaining welcoming websites and meaningful social media postings is an essential part of our evangelizing mission today.
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Sunday Facebook Posts
The mission of every Christian activity, including a parish Facebook Page, is to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ. If the proclamation is genuine, it is done consistently. Any number of methodologies can be used including sharing faith-based posts by various Catholic ministries, the USCCB, the Vatican, the diocese and other parishes. But if you want to make the most impact with your Page, you need to post your own…
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Friending God-Book Review
“We the people of the 21st century are creatures of the World Wide Web, always online, always connected, always communicating. And we—like all others throughout history—have created this technology in our own image, which gives this creation of ours a spiritual dimension as well.” With these words Jesuit Antonio Spadaro, editor of “La Civilta Cattolica,” the Jesuits’ biweekly review, and one of Pope Francis’ close advisors on social media and…
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Communicating Hope and Trust Online
In his message for the 51st World Communications Day (May 28, 2017), Pope Francis challenged the media to share good news storylines that will communicate hope and trust to their readers. He said that hope and trust are remedies for the fear, malaise, and anxiety that many people in our society feel today. How do we at the local level communicate this hope and trust to those who visit our…
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Following and Sharing World Youth Day 2016
Yesterday, July 25, pilgrims from all over the world arrived in Krakow, Poland for World Youth Day which opens today and concludes with a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on Sunday, July 31. More than 30,000 pilgrims along with 85 bishops from the U.S. are there.