Catholic Media Journal

While many people think of Social Media as a fad, those of us involved in religious communication – evangelization – and education have a critical mission to bring the Truth to people wherever they are. We need to be out in the marketplace, the town square. Here’s where we’ll find our people:

Are we out there?
Jim [...]

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As Church, we have the same problem today as the disciples did nearly 2000 years ago: How do we reach people with our Message?
This is an essential question that the Church must repeatedly ask – and answer – as her mission of evangelization continues while people and societies adopt different methods of communication and culture. [...]

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This is an amazing video by Francis Gardler, a graduate student at Ohio University, which is meaningful on many levels, for all of us involved in communications and education. More than other media sources, the Church has the call and responsibility to share the human condition and respond to the very real needs in our [...]

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What do young adults think about the Catholic Church in the media – its roles and responsibilities and how it is portrayed by media producers? Compare their statements with Vatican documents about the Catholic Church in the media.

Catholic Church in the Media: Young Adult Views from Jim Coyle on Vimeo.

Credits: Produced and directed by Rachael [...]

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Since January 30, 1948, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications has been acting as the Catholic Church’s link to the media world. It is the Council’s job to address questions that deal with social communications, and show how to use these means to spread the message of salvation to humanity.
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