by Kevin Banet | Jun 3, 2017 | Ad programs, Facebook
It’s late on Saturday night, and my 13-year-old son is in the next room watching a gripping Star Wars movie. And yet I’m sitting in my office struggling over why certain ads bring in lots of religious candidates and why some don’t. When we get names...
by Kevin Banet | Jun 2, 2017 | IRL, News in general
If you’ve been to the National Meeting of the Institute on Religious Life, I’m sure you’ve enjoyed the depth of knowledge on many topics given by expert speakers around the country. This year’s IRL meeting in April had as its theme,...
by Kevin Banet | May 23, 2017 | Facebook
Traditional religious communities tend to attract many, many Facebook fans, says a popular observer of religious life. Dan Stockman, writer for GlobalSistersReport.org, talks about the social media presence of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist,...
by Kevin Banet | May 22, 2017 | News in general
The importance of online vocation discernment was urged by a recent survey of religious women. The study, “Women Religious: Social Media Use Survey (Phase II) A Report for A Nun’s Life Ministry,” said that 45% of women religious used the websites of...
by Kevin Banet | May 20, 2017 | marketing vocations
Just yesterday I talked with a religious superior in the East. She said there were two reasons why she hadn’t taken steps to market vocations. The first was that she didn’t understand it. OK, I get it. She had been reading our Vocation Directors Newsletter (sign up...