Religious at HIAL conference ramping up internet promotion
Was it just my imagination, or were the religious displays at the annual Here I Am Lord youth conference I attended yesterday more sophisticated than previous years? The displays seemed bigger and more electronic. It certainly seemed like there were more bowls of...Age of ordained men trending younger
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...“New media” is theme for April Chicago-area religious conference
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....Steubenville students ask pointed questions about religious life
Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH has attracted many young persons to the priesthood and religious life. Nevertheless, they have probing questions about this calling. Fr. Richard Davis, leader of the campus friary and former regional vocations director for the...Top-ranked vocation website was fun to produce
It’s good to know that one’s work has contributed to the benefit of the Church. Years ago, working with the Institute on Religious Life (IRL), I was assigned to take the organization’s small, static-page website and make it larger and more of service...Free Ebook!
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