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"Catholic" in Catholic Internet Mission
Catholic in Catholic Internet Mission is signifies only a lay initiative to propagate the Catholic faith on the Net through web sites or home pages that contain Catholic articles and blogs. Many web sites that are presently on the Internet belong to dioceses, parishes, religious orders and congregations, and other Catholic institutions linked officially to the Holy See. The Catholicity of their web sites depend much on their official relationship with the Holy See and through their hierarchical status as a diocese, parish, religious congregation or Catholic institution. In Catholic Internet Mission, we only follow what the Vatican teaches: that the lay faithful are also called to actively participate in the Catholic mission through simple witnessing and by virtue of their baptismal consecration. Even if the lay faithful have no direct participation in the hierarchical structure and organization of the Church, they can, on their own initiative also support the Catholic mission in various forms of apostolate and mission. On the Net, they can also not only support the universal Catholic mission, but also further its continuous growth. It is within this context of a simple lay initiative that the term Catholic in Catholic Internet Mission takes on a specific meaning. This mission also follows the call of the Church to take an active part in the propagation of the Catholic faith in the Internet by virtue of their baptism in the Catholic church. Also, it shall proceed to apply whatever teaching the Church has published as regards the use of the Internet for the production of Catholic web sites or any form of evangelization using this modern means of social communication. How can I be part of the Catholic Internet Mission Program? For those who wish to follow the Catholic Internet Mission way of producing a Catholic web site, he or she can first read the guidelines written in Catholic Internet Mission: A Program of Excellence at a pace convenient to their particular life-situation. Those who may be interested to join need not worry about not having enough spiritual formation or theological background to partake of this gift of mission on the Net. Whatever you lack in spiritual formation or theological background can be provided by your involvement in your parish, through free information on the Catholic niche of the Net, or by purchasing Catholic books at our Affiliate Products Catalog. As regards technological knowledge or whatever search engine optimization techniques you need to know, Catholic Internet Mission can refer you to all the technology tools and resources in the Internet and to the SEO techniques this mission is schooled in. Since Catholic Internet Mission is a work of charity, the knowledge, the time, energy and resources you yourself will be using to join in this mission will also be your work of charity and engagement in the service of the universal Catholic mission. Benefits in being a part of Catholic Internet Mission
There are many other benefits you can derive from being part of Catholic Internet Mission. You will know all of them as you visit all the internal and external links of our network, PCentral Online WebNetwork. Requirements for being part of the network One of the qualities known of the Holy Spirit is that it "blows wherever it pleases" (The wind blows wherever it pleases; you hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. That is how it is with all who are born of the Spirit. - John 3:8 ). You can be with Catholic Internet Mission and stay with the network, PCentral Online, for as long as you want. If you decide to leave, you are always welcome to return, and come back anytime you wish to. The fruits of your work depend a lot on the quality of commitment you will give to the vision of the Catholic Church for evangelization on the Net. This mission will continue as a lay initiative and to provide support and assistance to others who also are interested to proclaiming the gospel as it is taught and interpreted by the Catholic faith on the Net. Dennis-Emmanuel Cabrera October 28, 2004 [revised: September 3, 2006] |
