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Website as an Instrument of Evangelization in Parishes in Poland
Website as an Instrument of Evangelization in Parishes in Poland

Author(s): Ryszard Sawicki
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Library and Information Science, Theology and Religion
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: Internet;the Catholic Church;parish;parishes in Poland;parochial website;ministry;new evangelization;

Summary/Abstract: Present sociocultural situation demands a deep and systematic reflection on strategies of communication in Polish parishes, that wish to proclaim Gospel to each person. Dynamic development of the Internet, information and communication technologies pose a huge challenge to Polish parishes. Today’s website is not only an important element of public relations shaping the image of a parochial community but above all an important instrument of new evangelization. Abandoning the idea of having it or neglecting duties concerned with administering it is comparable to lack of due care about proclaiming Good News. The Internet is still an insufficiently used opportunity for the Polish parishes to take full advantage of the contemporary areopagus of new evangelization. Thanks to the website, the addressees of new evangelization should be able to come to know better their parish and eventually come to discover again the way to God and Church.

  • Issue Year: 4/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 45-55
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English