What is Web 2.0? Webinar – Footnotes and Further Reading
This afternoon I gave a short presentation to the board of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership on Web 2.0. As promised to them, here are some links to additional resources and readings on the topics we discussed. Books The Cluetrain Manifesto by Rick Levine, et al Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson (also available as a free, unabridged audio book) Branding Faith: Why Some Churches and Nonprofits Impact Culture and Others Don’t by Phil Cooke Articles Web Squared: Web 2.0 Five Years On by Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle 3 Easy Things Anyone Can...
Read MoreUpcoming Free Webinar: Catechizing Digital Natives
Next month I will be offering another webinar on technology and catechesis: Today’s generation gap seems larger than ever. The students in our parishes and schools are comfortable with technologies that seemed like science fiction when many of us were growing up. Given the radically different way that “digital natives” use technology to take in and process knowledge, what are the implications for the catechetical ministry of the Church? How can we reach out to them without compromising the Gospel? And what do teachers and catechists need to know about this “brave new world?” This...
Read MoreOn the Work to be Done
I’ve been out of the office the past two days on retreat with the DREs of the diocese. It was a wonderful, Spirit-filled retreat, and I’m grateful for the time “away” – until I get back to my office and see the pile of mail and paperwork on my desk! It would be easy to grump about the work to be done – signing bills, responding to voice mail, writing memos – but this Lent I’ve been trying to re-adjust the way that I look at the interruptions and intrusions. Instead of rolling my eyes and sighing, I’ve been trying to see them as God might see them: not as detours from my...
Read MoreCatechetical Leader Episode #002
The second episode of NCCL‘s new podcast is live! I had a great conversation with Jared Dees of thereligionteacher.blogspot.com and William O’Leary of catechesisinthethirdmillennium.wordpress.com about catechesis and blogs. You can listen to the whole episode right...
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