It has been awhile since I have reported on developments in
Catholic new media. It’s time for an
update. Over the past year we have seen
a growing number of conferences specifically designed to address the issue of
leveraging new media to achieve the goals of the Catholic Church. For example, last month the Franciscan
University in Steubenville, Ohio held the 2008 Communication Arts conference on
Media and Faith. All of this is good
news. Knowledge is spreading and new
channels for evangelization are opening up.
Here are two conferences coming up:
The 2008 Catholic Media Convention will be held May 28-30 in
Toronto. The Catholic Media Convention
brings together members of the Catholic Press Association and the Catholic
Academy for Communication Arts Professionals - professionals in the fields of
Catholic print and audiovisual communications, as well as Catholic
communications / public relations directors - for the purpose of spiritual,
economic and professional development.
A month later, on June 22, SQPN is sponsoring the first
Catholic New Media Celebration. This
event will be held in conjunction with the Eucharistic Congress. The CNMC is a day to Learn, Share, and
Explore how New Media can help the Catholic Church in the New
Evangelization. I’ll be attending.
If my schedule allows I’ll try and attend both events.
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