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What do I want to do with SlideShare?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | November 28, 2017 | Formation, Social Media | 0 Comments
ONE + YouTube: Join us in saying ALL #GirlsCount #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | November 21, 2017 | News, Social Media | 0 Comments
“Charity and Social Media” address by Renato Lima
by Javier F. Chento | November 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Social, Social Media, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Social Media: A Powerful Tool for Advocacy?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | November 7, 2017 | Formation, Social, Technology: Issues and Uses | 0 Comments
How to Do a Facebook Audit in 60 Minutes or Less
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 20, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
Brent Barnhart's article on Sprout Social is a great little "quick and dirty" evaluation tool for Facebook. No matter...
Podcast:It is More than Just the Dreamers
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 13, 2018 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Social
Current issues are up front at DePaul University's Offie of Mission and values. You can listen online or download this...
Need To Tell Your Story Online?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 6, 2018 | Formation, Social
Need to tell your story online in a compelling way? Adobe Spark claims to make it easy to do just that. It replaces...
Net Neutrality and .famvin
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 15, 2016 | Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
Net neutrality affects poor people in a disproportionate and serious manner. As the debate continues, it's good to ponder these aspects of net neutrality and its impact. First, in the United States: By striking down the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Open...
Now on Social Best Practices: Facebook Live
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 8, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Did you know that Facebook has a best practices section? Constantly, Facebook is updating the "Facebook Media" site with tips, tricks, success stories and best practices. Since many in the Family are starting to use Facebook Live, we feature this fine description of...
What are You Doing to Evangelize?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 1, 2016 | Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
Karl Michael Hila wants us to evangelize through social media. To that end the SSVP of the Philippines is involved in the national Catholic Social Media Summit. "Join the Catholic Social Media Summit v5 on November 19, 2016 at H2O Hotel Manila. This year's theme is...
#famvin400 Unseen Changes, Unseen Pain
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
Alienation makes for a different type of stranger. There are unseen wounds. https://youtu.be/fr1NumLiv54 Reflection and challenge: There are people all around us that hide their suffering: from poverty, from...
Want to Make your Facebook Page Beautiful?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 18, 2016 | Social, Social Media
Facebook says: The image you upload must be at least 399px wide–one that’s at least 720px wide will work best. You can upload a photo already cropped and resized to precisely those sizes. Or you can upload a larger image, in which case you’ll be given a chance to move...
Get your Vincentian Telegram Starting Today!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 27, 2016 | Announcements, Social
People are signing up for their Vincentian Telegram! Don't be left out 🙁 Wouldn't you like to be part of a select group of people who receive a daily "telegram from Vincent"? Why not sign up now and receive daily Vincentian Family quotes and editor-selected .famvin...
Depaul Ukraine Prepares for the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
by Elizabeth Astridge | Sep 27, 2016 | News, Social
Since last week, Depaul Ukraine has been preparing for the celebration of the anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul. According to their Facebook page, there have been many different activities going on to prepare for and celebrate the feast of St. Vincent de Paul: On...
Monsieur Vincent: his most famous “quote”?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 26, 2016 | Social
You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile. It is not enough to give soup and bread. This the rich can do. You are the servant of the poor, always...
#famvin400 It’s not about Vincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
Really... it's not about Vincent. It's about Jesus. "Follow me" by Casting Crowns get's at the heart of the matter. https://youtu.be/LraPDltKlvI Reflection and challenge: The call "Follow Me" that you hear...