Recently, thanks to the folks in Campus Ministry, I had a great conversation with Bishop Malone and 18 other students....
Social Media
How to Do a Facebook Audit in 60 Minutes or Less
Brent Barnhart's article on Sprout Social is a great little "quick and dirty" evaluation tool for Facebook. No matter...
4 Keys For Using Social Media for Positive Change
Inventive. Inclusive. Humble. Collaborative. These are 4 keys to promoting positive change with the social media tools...
Renew or… become obsolete
Suitably, the saying is "renew or die." In the world of Internet, where everything happens at high speeds, this is particularly true. Technology and the media are constantly renewed on the Internet. And so should our portals and social networks. Both .famvin and We...
Blogging for Others
In a little blog called "The Known Soul" I encountered this. After the distractions fade away, what are we left with? What sorts of things have we glanced past while we run around all day long? It was one evening a few weeks ago that I looked outside, and saw the...
#famvin400 Who am I?
A Vincentian wants to know the answer to the question, "Who am I?" Too often, we only answer the question, "What have I done?" Part of preparing for the coming 400th anniversary year is coming to know ourselves in God's eyes. Are we willing to look deeply? Listen to...
#famvin400 Stranger in our midst
One of the "sub-themes" of the coming 400th anniversary year is welcoming the stranger in our midst on a daily basis. Are there people suffering right next to us? Listen to this Matt Maher song. https://youtu.be/kq3-OyRh3Zw [box type="tick" size="large"...
What is the Best Social Media Strategy?
It's a question I often get asked. I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I read... a lot! Here's the opening of an article in the "Leader Essentials" section of the web site of the American Association of University Women. I've italicized the...
Follow SSVP Presidential Elections on Twitter #GeneralAssembly2016 #Election16President
from Marie Marotte, Communication assistant at Confédération Internationale Société de Saint-Vincent de Paul (Conseil Général) "The General Assembly and the election of the new International President will take place in few days in Rome. To announce the election of...
Now on Social: Fighting media poverty-porn by tweeting beautiful images
Why might a Vincentian be tweeting (or using Instagram or Flickr, for that matter)? Images of poor people as victims, rather than agents of change, and pornographic images dominate the internet. Vincentians can join in a movement to do something about that. Just like:...
#famvin400 If we are the body we make people welcome…
One of the "sub-themes" of the coming 400th anniversary year is welcoming the stranger in our midst on a daily basis. Is there room for people to join our cause? Listen to this Casting Crowns song. https://youtu.be/SExJ9od-0zQ?t=8s [box type="tick" size="large"...
susanjoan.wordpress.com Podcasts #IamVincent
Podcasts have been around a while. Sometimes you're on a train or a bus and you have some time to reflect and you just need something to listen to, but music isn't it and the news isn't it. .famvin has a friend in Susan Stabile. Who is she? Spiritual director….retreat...
