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Create a Catholic Window on the World
Introduction:
In one of his messages, the late holy father John Paul II said:
"The Internet can offer magnificent opportunities for evangelization if used
with competence and a clear awareness of its strengths and weaknesses. Above
all, by providing information and stirring interest it makes
possible an initial encounter with the Christian message, especially among
the young who increasingly turn to the world of cyberspace as a window
on the world" [Message of the Holy Father for the 36th World Communications
Day].
The internet is ripe for the "harvest"
Being the new "areopagus" where the gospel can be proclaimed, the
internet is still very much unchartered territory. In this vast
and rapidly developing and expanding world, there is indeed a great
need for the Catholic faith to have a presence on the Net. Creating
simple "Catholic Windows on the World" will help make Christ and
His gospel message known on the Net to those who have never encountered the
Christian message initially in this media. Creating a Catholic presence -
"a Catholic window on the world" - is as simple as creating a blog,
starting a web site, joining or creating Catholic forums and lists,
or joining or creating web rings of sites and blogs.
How do I create my "Catholic window on the world"?
This web site will help anyone who is interested to take part in
this mission of expanding the Catholic presence on the Web. If you
have questions as to the necessary and basic things to know before
beginning, we have a FAQs page to help and assist you in whatever
information you may need. Please bear in mind that this is a Catholic
lay initiative and it is opportune that other Catholic families can
also embark on this venture given the basic and essential rudiments
of Catechism knowledge and simple writing ability and competence [with
the necessary guides and spiritual direction].
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Free resources and information
There are free resources and information on this web site from
which you can build your site or blog. More than hundreds of
articles are written from which you can obtain ideas and
create an original one of your own. References
to books are also featured on the site with some that are
on sale through affiliate programs with Ignatius Press. Also,
we are currently building a gallery of images which you can also use
in your blogs or web sites - provided that you place a link
any where on your blog post or site page that refers back to
our web site.
The benefits of creating your "Catholic window on the world"
Writing has some healing benefits, restorative qualities,
contemplative rhythms that diminish stress, and countless opportunities
in which to obtain knowledge - and more importantly the wisdom that
stems from a reflective eye upon life and experience. Also, in
this venture of your "Catholic window on the world", you get to
gain many new contacts and links all over the world: both from Catholics
and non-Catholics, and from professionals as well as students.
With these friendly contacts and social networking, you can
share whatever you know about, and they, on their part, also learn
from you. The interactive nature of the internet permits information
exchanges that are vital, current, socially connective, profitable,
and can be a source of communication in every area of one's life.
Basically a non-profit venture
Though your "Catholic window on the world" is not primarily meant
for profit, you can also obtain revenues from it through engaging
in publication of advertising and through selling affiliate products
and services that are Catholic-related. But most important of
all and ultimately, your "Catholic window on the world" will
be able to expand, propagate, extend, proliferate, and advance
the knowledge of the Catholic Church and the gospel through the
medium of the internet - being able to communicate well with
others on the Net and excellently getting across them through
the very language they use and know.
An opportunity that may come into your life only once
This is an opportunity that may come into your life only once.
It may not come again or circumstances may change that even
if you want to undertake this missionary venture, you may not
be able to do so anymore. It is like when you go into a shopping
mall and find something you not only like but one that you somehow need.
You hesitate and think twice; thrice, and even procrastinate in
deciding to purchase it. You let it go saying that it will be
there when I return the next time. The next time around, you find
it gone! And you find out that it was the only one of its kind left!
It is like the pearl of great price in which Jesus was telling about
when He was preaching about the kingdom of God. A merchant was in search of
fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold
all that he had and bought it [Matthew 13:45-46]. Let your "Catholic
window on the world" be the pearl of great price which God has
promised you to have.
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