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:…
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Using Images from Wikipedia
The search for good images, especially of religious subjects, can be challenging. My first go to place for these is Wikipedia. What I like about this site is that there are notations on most of their images indicating the copyright status. Remember all the content…
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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…
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Subscribe to YouTube Videos
Using video created by others on your website and social media sites is a good option when the video is created by the news maker or by an individual or a group that has the expertise in the topic or when someone creates videos that…
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How to Create a YouTube Account and Channel
If you have created one or more videos for your ministry website or Facebook page or other social media sites, set up a YouTube account and upload them if you have not already done so. As you create more videos, you will have a place…
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How to Embed a Video on Your Website
There are two very good reasons to embed videos on your website (instead of just providing a link): Embedded videos keep the viewers on your website—not clicking away to another site An embedded video is a design element that makes your web page more visual…