Thank you to everyone who took time to complete the 2013 Catholic Web Solutions survey which I posted on this site last week. The link at the end of this post will take you to the results summary including the responses to the open ended questions (click on “Show replies” to see these).
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CARA Study on Catholic New Media Use Released in November 2012
On Sunday, November 11, prior to the annual fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Baltimore, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) presented the results of their study on “Catholic New Media Use in the United States, 2012” to the U.S. bishops and a group of bloggers that had gathered for “An Encounter With Social Media: Bishops and Bloggers Dialogue.” The national…
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Doing Our Part to Have a Catholic Presence on the Web
Two weeks ago, I published my 100th post. In the world of blogging that may not seem like a lot, but to me it is an accomplishment. I am writing this blog to encourage people in ministry to use the Internet and social media to support their efforts. We all have to move forward in using technology for mission and ministry. We have to learn with each other and from…
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Hurricane Sandy Reminds Us to Care for One Another
As I write this blog in my office in northeastern Ohio, I am watching the rain continue to fall for the third day. By the time you read this tomorrow or whenever, 60 million people along the East coast will be experiencing or recovering from the impact of the “Frankenstorm,” Sandy, which is scheduled to hit land Monday evening, October 29. Flooding, property damage, and power outages are to be…
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Social Media is Where We Minister
On last week’s blog, “The Year of Faith on the Internet—a Slow Start, ” I asked readers to share their online resources for the Year of Faith. Several readers were kind enough to post websites (mostly diocesan) that listed resources and events related to the Year of Faith. Jean Soto, a faculty member at the Tepeyac Institute in El Paso, Texas, raised this question: Glad to hear that resources are…
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New Media Savvy American Bishops Attending the Synod
The 25th Synod of Bishops began on Sunday, October 7. It is dedicated to “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.” I did a little research to see if any of our attending bishops will be communicating with us over the Internet or on social media during the nearly month-long gathering. It seems that they indeed will be using the new media to share their experiences.