Priests online
The key to survival, many small orders of priests are finding, is going online.
In an appropriate article for the Year of the Priest, the Chicago Tribune recently featured the Alexian Brother's efforts to recruit online at YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
"You have to go to where the people are," Brother Dan McCormick, director of vocations, told the Tribune. "If you don't get new blood, you're going to wither on the vine."
The Alexians YouTube page has resulted in two new recruits, but with 36 members and an average age of 73, are these online efforts too little too late?
Numerous other orders are also recruiting at social networking sites, including our publishers, the Claretians (linked to their YouTube page, which has ministry related content).
For a truly unique "recruitment" video, check out the Boston College Jesuits' "Livin' on a prayer" music video. They certainly have a sense of humor.
Comments (3)
feelings ive had since at least the age 10
By Anonymous (not verified) on Saturday, November 21, 2009ever since i was 10 i have had feelings that evil entitys follow me everwhere and at age 32 i am meant to do exactly what christ did for man kind except for the riseing again part when i was 16 i took up witchcraft and 3 months ago i gave up the religion because it started to be used by people who would use it for negative purposes and the feelings have never gone away,and now that i am approaching 32 i am more fearful of what might happen and more fearful of death,espeacially since i have no religion at the present timeand for the last year and a half i have felt the urgent need to talk to a catholic priest to see if i am possesed,crazy,or just schizophrenic. i know right from wrong so i dont think i am schizophrenic i wanted to talk to a catholic priest first to see if it is a religious matter and if it is not talk to a therapyst to see if i am in deed schizophrenic if you have any advise please email me as soon as posible at fulton.chris26@yahoo.com thank you
i want to become a cathlic prist
By Onwuka francis (not verified) on Thursday, July 2, 2009how can i possibly contact you, i seriously want to enroll as a seminarian in the united states. i am from Nigeria and also reside there.i hope to get a response from you so as to know it will cost me thanks.
Contact a diocese or religious community
By Bryan Cones on Monday, July 6, 2009The best way to become a seminarian is to contact a diocese or religious community.
Bryan Cones
