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  1.  How to Use Distribution Groups

    You can distribute content and resources to smaller, more specific groups of parishes by utilizing distribution groups. You can manage your distribution groups by clicking on your profile image > Manage Distribution Groups. To create a d...
  2. Why Parishes Should Be On Social Media

    Do you remember Saint Paul’s journey to Athens in Acts of the Apostles, chapter 17 ?   At the time, Athens was the cultural center of the world. It was the birthplace of democracy and philosophy, but it was also full of pagan idols, strange...
  3. Audience Size: The Diocese or Parishes?

    In October 2022, the Catholic Social Media team compared and contrasted diocesan social media audiences versus parish audiences in several different U.S. dioceses and archdioceses. Here's what we found: No matter what, only a small number of peopl...
  4. Planner Categories

    On the Planner page of Catholic Social Media, you'll notice a dropdown with a few different categories. Here's how they function. Recently Distributed These are posts that have already been published and are visible to your parishes right now....
  5. How to Pay with eCheck

    We support ACH transfers (eCheck) to pay for your subscription renewal. To pay with eCheck, follow these steps: Login to Catholic Social Media Click your profile image Click "Subscription" Click "Manage Payment Info" Click "Add Payment Me...
  6. Generational Reach

    Can you really reach young people with Catholic Social Media?   Social media is always tracking detailed demographic information about your followers and people reached. With a little digging, you can learn the age and gender breakdown of t...
  7. Returning to Old Social Media Posts

    Our director, John, recently had an interesting conversation with a Catholic Social Media subscriber in Nebraska. Her question was this: How can our parish return to old posts or initiatives and provide updates in the best possible way? It’s a g...
  8. Bug Detection with Jam

    From time to time, you may find what you believe to be a bug in Catholic Social Media. One of the easiest ways for our team to assess your potential bug is for you to record the issue using a free, safe tool that we use ourselves called Jam. This to...
  9. Publishing Mass Times Online

    The liturgical year is complicated, which means you regularly need to re-publish your Mass times… everywhere . This is important because many nominal Catholics start searching for Mass times around Christmas or Easter to help decide where they will ...
  10. Adding a Cover Image to a Video

    When you create a post and add a video file to it, the Catholic Social Media system will automatically recognize it and give you an "Add cover photo" option on the bottom lefthand side of the video preview:  Once you upload a cover photo, that w...