by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2012 | Evangelization
Your Parish As The Light Of Christ Online Catholic Tech Talk writes … “Come and see.” says so much in regards to the goal of evangelizing doesn’t it? Come and see. Not “convince”, but just come and see because we know you’ll be amazed. “It’s amazing and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2012 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest have become the equivalent of the town square. “That’s where the public conversation is happening now,” said David L. Hansen, pastor of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Prairie Hill in Brenham, Texas....
by John Freund, CM | Sep 17, 2012 | Church, Evangelization
John Allen writes, “Some papal trips are important for their substance, while others matter more for their symbolism. Benedict XVI’s Sept. 14-16 outing to Lebanon fell into that second category, showing the world a different face of the Middle East in a moment...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2012 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses
Social media can reduce activism to a fad– something that we take part in because a particular Twitter hashtag is trending, a video has become viral, or a Facebook Cause has become popular. It can ignore the hard work that has been taking place over decades and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Evangelization, Vincentian Family
“One of the many issues that came up indirectly at the Daughters of Charity Provincial Directors Meeting in Paris in July 2012 was ‘New Evangelization’ and reaching out to those who have ‘left the Church’. While the discussion and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2012 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Since we are about to begin a year devoted to the theme of evangelization it may be helpful to review what recent research into Vincent reveals about his understanding of evangelization. Continuing his “Reflections of a Translator” series, Charles Plock...
