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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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…
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Videos with a Purpose
Videos are becoming more popular on websites and social media every day. What about ministry sites? How can we use videos to inspire, educate, invite our followers to grow in their faith, participate in activities, or share the story of our parish, diocese, religious community or organization? These are videos with a purpose and they take planning and a combination of a variety of skills and technology to create them.…
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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.
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Our Social Media Response to Violence and Tragedies
I have used the hashtags #NoMoreViolence #PrayforPeace too many times in the past few weeks. It seems we cannot go more than a few days before we are confronted with another terrorist attack, killings and more recently attacks on our police officers.
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News on Twitter
Twitter is one of my favorite “news” tools. Notice, I did not say “social media” tools. Apple is now classifying Twitter as a “news” app rather than a social media app. This makes sense when we realize that Twitter is about real time happenings.