There are 46 days between Christmas and Ash Wednesday this year-a little more than 6 weeks. The liturgists and the adult faith formation directors among us have undoubtedly started and even finalized their preparations for Lent. But what about those of us responsible for websites and social media? Have we finalized our plans for Lent?
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Giving Thanks and More About the Christmas Video
As you are well aware, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States this week. It gives all of us an occasion to remember the blessings that we have received from God as a nation and all blessings that come to us through the good people in our lives and those who are working on our behalf. It is good to pause and give thanks. That is what I will…
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Christmas Prep in Your Parish
Even though we have Thanksgiving and Advent, and the opening of the Year of Mercy to celebrate first, Christmas plans are already in the works. Parishes have sent the Christmas Mass schedules to their envelope companies. Choirs are planning their extra Christmas rehearsals. The environment committees are planning the decorations for inside and outside of the Church. The social concerns committees are organizing the food collections, the giving trees and…
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Beware of the Photos You Use from the Internet
Websites, blogs, and social media are all going visual. We have to have photos—good photos to tell and support our stories. The challenge is to find photos that work. Many people just look for FREE photos on Google.
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Re-Visiting: Advantages and Disadvantages for Using Social Media
On February 28, 2011, I posted an article in which I described the Advantages and Disadvantages to Catholic Groups Using Social Media Websites. I was curious when I discovered that the article has been viewed nearly 600 times since then. So I re-read it and thought it might be good to write a follow-up.
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Web Presence as Ministry
During the weeks since my last blog I had two very enjoyable opportunities to share my passion for an evangelizing use of websites and social media with others. I am writing about them today