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Do you remember Saint Paul’s journey to Athens in Acts of the Apostles, chapter 17 ? At the time, Athens was the cultural center of the world. It was the birthplace of democracy and philosophy, but it was also full of pagan idols, strange...
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Last Updated: 02/07/2024
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You may have heard the old saying: if you’re not paying FOR the product, you ARE the product. This is 100% true on social media. There are hundreds of incredible Catholic publishers, personalities, and ministries giving away free graphics, videos, a...
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Last Updated: 01/29/2024
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From time to time, you may find what you believe to be a bug in Catholic Social Media. One of the easiest ways for our team to assess your potential bug is for you to record the issue using a free, safe tool that we use ourselves called Jam. This to...
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Facebook has given a secret gift to parishes Since Meta purchased Instagram in 2012, the developers at Facebook have been working really hard to be the social media channel of choice for neighborhood groups and local businesses. They’ve ...
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Last Updated: 08/24/2023
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The liturgical year is complicated, which means you regularly need to re-publish your Mass times… everywhere . This is important because many nominal Catholics start searching for Mass times around Christmas or Easter to help decide where they will ...
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Last Updated: 09/01/2023
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We all know about the spelling and grammar tools built into Microsoft Word or Google Docs, but a few years ago I was introduced to another tool that I now rely on for a little help any time I am writing or proofreading. It's called Grammarly and c...
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Last Updated: 02/07/2024
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We support ACH transfers (eCheck) to pay for your subscription renewal. To pay with eCheck, follow these steps: Login to Catholic Social Media Click your profile image Click "Subscription" Click "Manage Payment Info" Click "Add Payment Me...
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Last Updated: 06/05/2024
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Multiple image uploads (or carousels) are posts with more than one image or graphic. You can upload up to ten images within a single post on Catholic Social Media for your parishes. Posts with four or less images can be published to Facebook, In...
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Can you really reach young people with Catholic Social Media? Social media is always tracking detailed demographic information about your followers and people reached. With a little digging, you can learn the age and gender breakdown of t...
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To highlight the power of a post "going viral," we like to introduce you to Patrick Sharkey. When he first checked out a free trial of Catholic Social Media, Patrick was the pastoral assistant for administration at St. Nicholas Catholic Church...