In June, I wrote a book review of “Friending God: Social Media, Spirituality and Community” by Antonio Spadaro, SJ. I promised to follow up with a discussion of some of the insights offered in the book. That discussion starts today with this blog. Please engage in this discussion with your own thoughts and ideas by posting in the comment area at the end of this post. Spadaro summarizes “Friending God”…
Category: social media
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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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Image Sizes for Social Media Posts
If you are posting images on social media pages for your ministry or organization, you already know that using the right sized image to begin with saves you a lot of time and helps you convey your message over desktops and mobile devices equally well. Keeping up with the best sizes for each platform is a challenge, because they (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.) are constantly tweaking their requirements to…
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Social Action on Social Media
It is not unusual these days to find oneself with a group of friends, family members, colleagues, even casual acquaintances, when the conversation turns to hot-button or controversial topics whether they be political or religious. That’s when you know why the adage “You should never talk about religion or politics.” came to be. It can get uncomfortable depending on the passion and tone of the speakers and whether anyone else…
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Turning 70 in the Social Media Age
On Ash Wednesday, I turn 70. A few years back, an interviewer from a Catholic radio station asked me: “Sister, did you think when you entered the convent that you would someday be doing all this work on the Internet?” You can guess my answer: “No, I didn’t. When I entered the convent, the Internet hadn’t been invented yet.” Now we have several generations that can’t image life without the…
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What is a GIF?
If you want to add a little more life to your Facebook Pages and Tweets, you may want to look at GIFS. What is a GIF (pronounced either with a soft g as in “jif” or with a hard g as in gift)? GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a file format that supports static and animated images. GIFs allow you to present a short video…