Yesterday, Twitter screamed about new revelations of sexual abuse, cover ups and abuse of power.
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The GOD minute
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | February 8, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, Social, Social Media | 1 Comment
A new podcast series to fuel your prayer – The God Minute
Lenten Reflection On Fasting, by Sister of Charity (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | March 22, 2019 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Social Media | 0 Comments
Sister Rejane Cytacki, SCL, generously shares some great ideas about fasting from “time-eaters”– those things that take our focus away from our prayer relationship with God.
Mary’s Digital Home “Liked” By Almost 3 Million People
by John Freund, CM | December 8, 2018 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Do you know the address of the Facebook page that has been “liked” by 2.9 million people?
Surprised Into Prayer By the Vincentian Film Festival
by John Freund, CM | October 26, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Technology: Issues and Uses | 0 Comments
I must admit “Finding Charity in Art: The Challenge of the Vincentian Festival” surprised me into prayer! “
New: Instagram Topic Channels
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 7, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
Why do I talk about Instagram and not SnapChat? Because every demographic needs their social media channel where I don’t bother them!
Making a Social Media Checklist
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 31, 2018 | Formation, Social, Social Media
Social networks are constantly updating their functionality. If you want to stay visible you should make a daily checklist!
Generation “Z”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 12, 2017 | Formation, Social, Social Media
"Generation what?" say the entrepreneurs at mobileserve. It’s true – there’s a new generation coming of age. Just as you got your Family branch up to speed to cater to everything Millennial, the first Generation Z-ers are about to graduate from college and bring with...
What’s New? Top Facebook Updates
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Social Media
Ad Espresso, by Hootsuite is just a great place to learn about social media updates. As always, we’ve done the hard work for you and collected all the top Facebook news you need to know right now. Want more? Click read more then! Here are the 10 Facebook Updates you...
A Micro-blogging platform? Instagram!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 22, 2017 | News, Social Media
So you are thinking about writing a blog and it seems daunting. You like taking pictures. Micro-blogging on Instagram might be for you. Lorelai Gilmore says, Everyone has heard of blogging platforms, obviously. Generally speaking, people would say WordPress, Blogger,...
You can’t automate some things…
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 15, 2017 | News, Social Media
There is no way to automate some things while keeping them authentic and engaging. Brian G. Peters on his medium.com blog tells us what and why. Many social media and marketing strategies have a big, long-term impact, but they simply aren’t scaleable for a small...
Help with the New AMM Web Site
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 1, 2017 | News, Social Media
Have you seen the new website of the international Miraculous Medal Association? They're looking for help. Can you help? They say... This website will eventually have complete sections in Spanish, English, and French, and vital communications will be included in as...
Bringing Vincentian Millennials to the Faith
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 25, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media
It sounds odd, doesn't it? ... bringing Vincentian millennials to the faith? If a person is a Vincentian, why would he or she need to be "brought to the faith?" My friend Kery Alys Robinson tweets about a variety of things. Recently, she highlighted an op-ed piece in...
Now on Social: Facebook Live for Pages
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 18, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media
Everyone's enamored with Facebook Live! Even if it has provoked online inanity, it's a useful tool! And now, Facebook Live is available for pages. Say you have a page set up for your group and you are the administrator. Wouldn't it be nice to have a "pool of...
7 Steps to Recycling Your Best Facebook Content
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 11, 2017 | News, Social, Social Media
John Haydon's blog has another sharp tip for social media administrators. Here’s the process I teach my clients to get the amazing results mentioned above: Step #1: Download Facebook Insights – Export at least six months of Post Data (shown below). Make...
Resources for Church Communications in the Digital Age (Stuff to Read)
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 27, 2017 | Social, Social Media
In a great review of existing resources for communicators, Faith and Leadership of Duke University Divinity School lays it all out. Christian leaders -- like leaders in all sectors -- have at their disposal one of the most powerful communications tools ever devised....