by Kevin Banet | May 20, 2011 | New media
What’s the most popular page on Facebook? The popular singer Beyonce, or a gossip page about the latest scandal of a state governor? No, it’s “Jesus Daily,” with 2.3 million interactions in one week, according to a group that keeps internet...
by Kevin Banet | May 4, 2011 | Attracting vocations, New media
The Church needs bloggers and bloggers need the Church, participants at a meeting between 150 bloggers and Vatican officials agreed. The meeting, on May 2, was sponsored by the pontifical councils for culture and for social communications. Bloggers were acknowledged...
by Kevin Banet | Apr 30, 2011 | New media
Pope Benedict has one thousand YouTube videos, but those in the Church need to use the internet with caution, said Sr. Marysia Weber, R.S.M. a psychiatrist and new media expert. Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI have encouraged the use of the internet, but...
by Kevin Banet | Apr 26, 2011 | Vocation news
As part of a five-year pattern, the average age of ordained men is getting younger — for the class of 2011 it is 34. This is a healthy sign in my opinion, since it’s best for men to get ordained early in their lives. A minimum age for ordination in modern times...
by Kevin Banet | Apr 21, 2011 | New media, Vocation news
Now’s the chance to advance your knowledge of the internet, and learn how to use it to further your apostolate, as well as to attract vocations. The Institute on Religious Life (IRL) is holding its National Meeting April 29 – May 1, 2011, in Mundelein, IL....