The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. It is this...
mobile apps
DoCat: the Catechism of the Catholic Social Teaching, for Youth
A new book and mobile app, DoCat —the Catechism of the Catholic social teaching, especially aimed at young people— was...
Are you Connected?
Are you connected? If you haven't downloaded it yet, the World Youth Day App -- Called Pilgrim -- is available for...
Messaging. Where are you?
The world is moving to messaging. We told you about .famvin on Telegram, and not many of you seemed interested 🙁 Many of you use WhatsApp. In a public Q&A session November 2014, Mark Zuckerberg explained: “Messaging is one of the few things that people do more...
The Future is Without Apps: Now on Social
The future is without apps, or so they say.... We may soon no longer need to install apps with help from Google and Apple. “There’s an App for That.” You've heard it. It’s the trademarked slogan that defined the mobile world since 2008. Surely, apps seemed to be the...
ANNOUNCING THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY VOCATIONS APP!
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY VOCATIONS APP! Discerning your call is no easy task. We put together our new vocations app to help you have easier access to everything Daughters of Charity Vocations, hoping it’s a valuable tool in your discernment journey! We’re here to pray for...
Presenting Visually: Vincentian Family Philippines
So, you've made yourself a powerpoint and you want to share it. The problem is, some people like Windows desktop computers, some people like Macintosh, and some Linux. Some use tablets. Some only use their smartphones. So, you post your powerpoint for download, and...
Want New Members? Go Mobile!
For those recruiting new members and those working in vocation ministry in the Vincentian Family the verdict is in. The coming generation has gone mobile, and it's not going back. Pew research states, Much of this frenzy of access is facilitated by mobile devices....
Apps and low income communities
What if you are a smartphone owner who needs food stamps? Or you want to access a “daily deal” that offers free museum admissions to low-income New York City families? While there are no apps for that, increasingly there’s a demand for smartphone software that serves...
Stations of the Cross App
The Stations of the Cross are meant to strengthen and comfort us on our own journey through life, a journey in which Jesus invites us: “Walk with me.” According to a Pauline website. From start to finish, the Stations are all about the passionate love the Lord Jesus...
Childrens App – Pope Francis Comics
The success of a kids’ comic book about Pope Francis has prompted its Italian publisher to turn it into an app for the English-speaking world according to a CNS Blog. Called “Pope Francis Comics,” the app offers a kid-friendly mini-bio of the Argentine pontiff and 13...
An app for Catholic social teaching
A new iPhone and iPad application from a Washington, D.C., think tank aims to spread Catholic social teaching through Church documents, news and commentary. So writes the Catholic New Agency. The Ethics and Public Policy Center said its free app is “a great resource...
