by Kevin Banet | Sep 1, 2017 | Come & See Program, Newsletter
Last week a great thing happened. One of our communities emailed me. “Kevin,” the vocation director said. “We have only a few young ladies signed up for our upcoming discernment retreat. Is there anything you can do about it?” “Sure,...
by Kevin Banet | Dec 5, 2014 | Newsletter
How do you get your candidates more involved in your congregation? Or how do you find such new people in the first place? You offer a free newsletter course. We recently got 28 signups in eight days for a spirituality course for one of our religious communities. We...
by Kevin Banet | May 8, 2014 | Attracting vocations, Facebook, Newsletter
Facebook is where it’s at when it comes to attracting qualified candidates to religious life. We hesitate to spill some of our secrets here, but we’ve discovered a two-pronged approach for getting prospects involved with religious communities. First, you...
by Kevin Banet | Feb 27, 2014 | Ad programs, Newsletter
Do you want to enjoy a growing number of friends, vocation prospects and benefactors? Then keep adding the names of like-minded Catholics to your email list. By like-minded I mean those who appreciate your charism and find a personal connection with your community....
by Kevin Banet | Aug 23, 2013 | Attracting vocations, Newsletter, Using video
The organizers of World Youth Day were smart. They wanted to promote vocations, and so they picked a talented youth Jesuit priest to give a short video sermon on discerning one’s vocation. The priest, Fr. James Martin, S.J., bangs out not only good, solid Jesuit...
by Kevin Banet | Mar 21, 2012 | Newsletter
Religious communities around the country are joining the U.S. Bishops in opposing the HHS mandate of the Obama administration that demands that sterilization, abortifacients and contraception be included in virtually all health plans. The CMSWR has led the way among...