We are in a new place today, facing a new challenge. The words pandemic, quarantine, self-isolation, social distancing, and shut down, containment zone, hot spot, drive-through testing, state of emergency, travel bans, are now part of everyday conversations. Concern for our own health and the health and well-being of our loved ones is uppermost in our minds. Worry about food for children who get their main nutrition from schools that…
Category: Diocese
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The Communication Divide
In 1967, when the first World Communications Day was held, social communication media meant press, radio, TV and movies. Today, as we approach the 53rd World Communications Day, communication media includes the Internet and every Internet tool imaginable with more being created every day. The Millennial generation, those born between 1981 and 1996 were the first to come of age in a digital world. Generation Z, born in 1997 and…
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What CWS Readers Want
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the 2018-2019 Catholic Web Solutions Survey last week. I can report that half (50%) of those responding are engaged in online ministry at the parish level; 27% are working with religious communities and 9% come from Catholic organizations, 9% have an individual ministry and nearly 5% come from dioceses.
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The Jubilee of Mercy Highlights the Goodness and Tenderness of God
On December 8, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy will begin. In Face of Mercy, the Holy Father’s Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee, Pope Francis writes that this is a “special time for the Church, a time when the witness of believers might grow stronger and more effective.” It is a special time where we are…
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Survey Results Are In
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…