Social Networking: A Primer for Catholic Teachers and Catechists
Two weeks ago I offered a webinar on social networking with a special emphasis on implications for Catholic school teachers and catechists. In the presentation I looked at the Church's teaching on...
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Five Reading Picks for the New Year
There has been much written in the past few years about the “death of the book.” Certainly with the advent of the Kindle and new ways of conveying writing online we are changing the way we read. But I...
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The next bishop of the Diocese of Springfield is ...
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View ArticleOpen Letter to Governor Pat Quinn
Dear Governor Quinn: I am writing today on behalf of our diocese’s 11,323 school children to urge that you propose funding for the Illinois Textbook Loan Program in your 2011 budget. The Textbook Loan...
View ArticleCatechizing Digital Natives
This is a video of the webinar I offered earlier this month on strategies for passing on the faith to the "net generation. For further reading on this subject I have also compiled a list of books,...
View Article4 Tips for Choosing a Parish Social Media Coordinator
In our diocese’s new social media policy we recommend that pastors delegate the day-to-day management of institutional social media accounts. This is both because a) pastors’ time is best spent on...
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