Not long ago, leaders of parishes, dioceses, religious communities, schools and other organizations were pleased and proud to announce that their community or institution had a website. It was a major achievement. If they had a good website, it was because they (or someone else) put a lot of hard work into it. But today, a website is not enough to be truly present to our current members, visitors and…
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Facebook User Profile and Facebook Page: What is the Difference?
From time to time, people ask me about Facebook page and often they don’t know that Facebook user profiles and Facebook “pages” are two different ways to be on Facebook. The question came up again this week, so I thought it would be worth a few words here.
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Sisters Learn Social Media Tools for Communication and Ministry
One of the things I love most about being a woman religious and more specifically a Sister of Notre Dame is all of the wonderful women with whom I share that vocation. From my earliest recollection of sisters through my years of formation and ministry —I have been constantly amazed at the courage, imagination and ingenuity of sisters in forging new paths and using new methods to proclaim the Good…
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Our First Live Streaming Video Event
On Sunday, May 1, I hosted the first live streaming video coverage of an event at our Provincial Center in Chardon, Ohio. I did my part from my home in Maryland! Over two-hundred sisters were on-site for the four-hour meeting and through the wonders of technology—another 35 sisters at 25 other sites were able to follow the meeting live and submit questions to the presenters in real time.Thankfully, the webcast…
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A Blogger’s Reflection
In November 2010, I had the unique opportunity to serve as the blogger for my congregation’s International Chapter held at our Generalate in Rome. A “chapter” is a special gathering of delegates charged with evaluating the status of the congregation since the last chapter, setting the direction for the future and electing general leadership. The communication goal for the 2010 chapter was to share as much of the experience as…
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SND 2010 Technology Study Report
During the annual Province Gathering Days for the Sisters of Notre Dame, in Chardon, Ohio, which took place July 30-31, 2010, I had an hour to present the results of our Technology Self-Study to the more than 200 sisters gathered in the auditorium for the two day event. It was a great experience. The sisters were eager to hear the study results and they were very enthusiastic about expanding our…