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| Evangelising Through The Media; effectiveness of internet and TV | |
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| Topic Started: Friday, 19. October 2007, 16:42 (724 Views) | |
| Paduan | Friday, 19. December 2008, 15:11 Post #31 |
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I don't know if anyone here has seen the vocational video "Fishers of Men" for men considering priesthood. It's an American production and has very good production values, if a little bit 'kitsch' at points (that's just my personal reaction!). Click here to go to the USCCB page with a link to the video England has much more sedate video at http://www.itistime.org.uk/. I know which one I prefer, and it's been one of my dreams for a long time to produce something more approaching the American version but for the British 'market' - and get it into Catholic secondary schools on Careers days! Additionally I've long had in my mind a design for building an Catholic 'community' on the Internet that would join 'cyber' with 'real' worlds and draw our people together. Perhaps, if we aren't getting the practical results from the various hierarchies that we desire, we lay people should take up the baton? What's to stop lay organisations working independently to promote vocations using modern media? What's to stop some enterprising individuals building an independent evangelising network on the Internet? After all, take services like 'Facebook' for example: there's a network of people all communicating with each other. Not only that, but these services allow others to build their own 'networks' within their structure... there's no technical reason why lay people of faith shouldn't build these sorts of networks that serve to evangelise... We are all asked to witness for our faith - we don't need to ask permission from the hierarchy! |
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| Rose of York | Friday, 19. December 2008, 17:44 Post #32 |
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Go on then Paduan - just do it! Why not set up the sight, and send emails to Catholic schools webmasters, asking them to include your site |
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| Deleted User | Monday, 22. December 2008, 22:12 Post #33 |
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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 22, 2008 (Zenit.org).- This Christmas we celebrate not only the birth of Christ, but also the birth of Vatican Television, which 25 years ago began to proclaim the Gospel through telecommunication images. In his weekly television program "Octava Dies," Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, commemorated the foundation of the Vatican Television Centre (CTV) by Pope John Paul II 25 years ago. Father Lombardi, who also directs the television centre, explained that "the mission of the Church is the proclamation of the Gospel, it is communication; she cannot therefore leave aside the use of images, specifically television." At the beginning, he said, CTV was "a small organization, but with an important mission to contribute to the universal proclamation of the Gospel, using the means and language typical of telecommunication." The Jesuit continued: "This is what CTV tries to do: follow the Holy Father's ecclesial service and the great liturgical celebrations at the center of Christendom day in and day out. "Benedict XVI renewed his confidence in it, encouraging it to collaborate with all those who work in the vast world of social communications with the same spirit: Television for the Church and for the Gospel." Full article at Zenit |
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| Deleted User | Tuesday, 13. January 2009, 23:43 Post #34 |
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Christian Today It isn't clear from the article whether there is any Catholic involvement in this initiative, but it will be interesting to see how it goes. KatyA |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 13. January 2009, 23:56 Post #35 |
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The sum total of Catholic evangelisation in my local area, carried out on behalf of diocese and parish (as opposed to individual initiatives is: NIL A very smart Christmas card was delivered, giving details of all Christmas services and events, in the local churches other than Catholic. Our church does not even display a bulletin outdoors. I did ask if it could be done, the answer was "No." Mind you, parish funds were spent on sending two women on an evangelisation course! I reckon you can do more evangelisation by being open about being a Catholic, and being ready to talk about it, than you would do by indulging in professionally produced initiatives. |
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| Deleted User | Wednesday, 21. January 2009, 11:05 Post #36 |
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Fr Ray draws attention to this post on Orbis Catholicus
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| Deleted User | Friday, 23. January 2009, 15:00 Post #37 |
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The Vatican's youtube site is now open http://uk.youtube.com/vatican |
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| Deleted User | Wednesday, 11. March 2009, 00:13 Post #38 |
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The Pontifical Council for Social Communications, headed by Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, began a five-day conference yesterday reflecting on the Internet's evolution in recent years: Web pages, blogs and social networks -- including Facebook, YouTube, Fliker and Twitter. The report on Zenit concludes
http://zenit.org/article-25314?l=english |
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| Deleted User | Friday, 27. March 2009, 00:43 Post #39 |
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From the website of USCCB read more |
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| Deleted User | Saturday, 18. April 2009, 22:32 Post #40 |
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I wasn't sure whether this was more appropriate in this thread, or the "knowledge" thread. A.N.Wilson has written an excellent (IMHO) article in the Mail commenting on media treatment of Christianity and his own return to faith
Mailonline full article KatyA |
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| Deleted User | Sunday, 19. April 2009, 03:34 Post #41 |
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Many thanks this does indeed address issues raised by me in the thread on "Knowledge" but the other benefit is that it has brought back into the active domain a thread on 'Evangelising Through The Media'. and a post you made in December 2008 [/b] This is pertinant to the thread on reaching out to the isolated. |
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| Mairtin | Sunday, 19. April 2009, 13:46 Post #42 |
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Following on Penfold's comments, it's perhaps worth pointing out that the Pontifical Council For Social Communications issued a document “THE CHURCH AND INTERNET” (link) back in 2002. The document is a very good analysis of the opportunities and threats the Internet offers to the Church. Overall, they are extremely positive, ideed enthusiastic, about the Internet saying
Note to Moderators That document and the accompanying one Ethics in Internet may be worth adding into the forum library. Added to reference library Link |
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| Deleted User | Thursday, 21. May 2009, 00:35 Post #43 |
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VATICAN CITY, 20 MAY 2009 (VIS) - At the end of his general audience, celebrated this morning in St. Peter's Square, the Pope made a brief appeal for World Communications Day, due to be held on Sunday 24 May. Speaking English, the Holy Father recalled how in his Message for the Day this year "I am inviting all those who make use of the new technologies of communication, especially the young, to utilise them in a positive way and to realise the great potential of these means to build up bonds of friendship and solidarity that can contribute to a better world. "The new technologies", he added, "have brought about fundamental shifts in the ways in which news and information are disseminated and in how people communicate and relate to each other. I wish to encourage all those who access cyberspace to be careful to maintain and promote a culture of respect, dialogue and authentic friendship where the values of truth, harmony and understanding can flourish. "Young people in particular, I appeal to you: bear witness to your faith through the digital world! Employ these new technologies to make the Gospel known, so that the Good News of God's infinite love for all people, will resound in new ways across our increasingly technological world!" VIS Message for World Communications Day |
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| Deleted User | Thursday, 21. May 2009, 09:27 Post #44 |
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Zenit The new website, launched today is at http://www.pope2you.net/ |
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| Deleted User | Thursday, 21. May 2009, 16:05 Post #45 |
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An address given at Allen Hall by Fr Federico Lombardi SJ ( Director of the Vatican Press Office, Director of Vatican Radio and Director of the Vatican's television channel ) is available on the website of the Jesuit magazine, Thinking Faith ‘Blessed be the Net?’ – A Roman Perspective on the Problems of New Communications |
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