Marketing religious vocations: moving from Volkswagens to vocations
Marketing religious vocations needs to take a turn in a new direction. Just last week I gave a series of presentations about the internet to the Mercedarian Friars in Philadelphia, PA. Otherwise known as the Order of Mercy, these men are of a noble order that dates to...World Youth Day will present “vocational moments”
Any contact that a religious has with a young person can be a “vocational moment,” says a Vatican bishop preparing for World Youth Day in Madrid. Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of...Pope Benedict: Speak the new language of the digital culture
It’s pretty clear that the Pope and Vatican want the Church to do all that it can to use the internet to promote the Gospel. The Vatican announced yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI spoke to the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, which is meeting to...Vatican studies seminarians’ character problems
Today’s secular society, which denies absolute truth and wholesome models of conduct, has prompted a short course in Rome to help seminary formation directors instill Christian virtues into candidates. The five-day course, called “Personal Spiritual...Tech-Savvy Approach Helps Vocations
It is God who calls, isn’t it? In his World Day of Prayer for Vocations this year, Pope Benedict XVI said, “the Holy Spirit attracts some people to live the Gospel in a radical way and translate it into a style of more generous following.” Yes, it is...Free Ebook!
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