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Cal Catholic’s influence extends wide and far given our slender means.
But in the world of the Internet, we have greater potential.
That potential can be tapped by our readers by posting their comments on Facebook.
If you comment on a Cal Catholic story using Facebook– or even just ‘like’ a Cal Catholic story from your Facebook page — the chances of the story being read by non-readers of the site grows exponentially.
The story link goes on your page, which your Facebook followers can read, and they can — by pressing a few buttons themselves — put the story on their pages, and their friends can read a Cal Catholic story, and put it on their pages, and so on.
The other great advantage you will enjoy by commenting via Facebook is — no word limit.
Our word limit up until now has been 250 words. We are changing this to 150 words.
Plus we are determined to take a stricter stance on non-charitable comments.
At least by commenting via Facebook, you will not be subject to the new word limit.
Facebook pages for most people are a means of keeping up with family and friends.
But it can also be a non-aggressive way for you to post stories you like on your page.
And your friends and family can at least see what you are following — and take a look at where your faith is leading you.
OK – Got the Message, but will miss some aspects of this forum – and ‘Fear’ the Facebunkers.
Facebunk has some advantages – but also has a very heavy Thought Police (particularly hyper militant radical gender feminist / Gaystapo enforcers) – who delight in having the Politically Un-Good Banned from Facebunk.
Unfortunately – that would include almost anyone even mildly supporting Arch-Bishop Cordileone, Bishop Barber, the Magisterium and a whole lot of other ‘Catholic’ stuff which is Not on the Facebunk Approved ‘content’.
Myself – I had thought that as a Pauper (*looking for work – as Educator / Mentor / Wise Counsel / Wise Cracker…) my best contribution to Cal Catholic was in posting relevant and readable Content. It doesn’t matter how well set up a website is – if there is nothing worth reading on it, and that is what I have tried to do – Inform the ‘Vanilla’ about what is going down on the down low – under the gaydar.
It doesn’t have to be either or. You can post here AND over there!
They won’t let me use this name on FB. :(
Sheesh, and I have two email accounts, too.
Heh heh…if we use Facebook some of us will have to use…um…a different name.
Would love to support you. I’ll think on it. :)
Is that you, Glamour?
Our family does not like computers, nor all of their electronic spin-offs. I think we would have a much better world, without all of this! Not one of us uses or believes in– social media! That includes Facebook! All of us are also older! We love face-to-face visits, not Facebook! So– this new Calif. Catholic Daily trend, is not for us, although they may do a great deal of good! Also, the contributions of posters will be very limited, with a 150 word limit! Nice that “uncharitable” posts will now be curbed! Calif. Catholic Daily is one good source of current Catholic news– although it is on the computer! Hope all goes well with it!
One hundred fifty words is a great idea if it is enforced. Also need to eliminate sequential posts by the same author on the same topic.
If the limit is one hundred fifty words, perhaps CCD could code its software to count the first one hundred sixty five words. Allow a 10% overrun. Then cut off and not post anything beyond that.
Looking forward to an enforced word limit. Also, whatever happened to the no more than so-and-so many posts per day rule?
“Plus we are determined to take a stricter stance on non-charitable comments.”
Oh oh. Thought police?
It destroys the whole purpose of the mission of Our Lord, in the Church— to cruelly and thoughtlessly hurt people! There are posters whose posts get published, who are ignorant, cruel, anti-Catholic, un-Christian, and immoral (such as those who are pro- gay “marriage”) and this is not only uncharitable– it is destructive to the whole purpose of our Faith!
“Plus we are determined to take a stricter stance on non-charitable comments.”
Hmmm. I can’t stand the abominable Novus Ordo Mess. Is that being uncharitable or just honest reaction to having my religion corrupted by Modernists?
It is an honest opinion to say that you can’t stand it.
To call it abominable is blasphemous. it is the renewal of the Lord’s Sacrifice on the Cross for our redemption so it should not cause moral revulsion (unless you are immoral like Satan).
I think since you call it YOUR religion, you may want to reflect on the fact that it is GOD’s religion and He is the head of the Church.
Modernism is a heresy. One of the hallmarks of the modernists was rebellion against the Church which you seem to have no problem with.
Cal Catholic should take a stricter stance on persistent heresy.
I do not have a Facebook account and I am not going to get one.
I never read the Facebook comments on the site because they are too hard to read because of their size.
I rarely read a long comment.
I rarely read comments by people who over-post.
I applaud your new standards. I wish you would also hold to the 10 posts a day rule. I agree with Brian who asks for a stricter stand on heresy.
I genuinely worry about your souls for publishing some of the errors of the people who post here. Allowing your readers to be your “thought police” has not been effective with the obstinate.