How to spread the good news on social media for friends?

[I_am_learning]

I was thinking about posting on Facebook something like “Don’t know much about what the Catholic Church is? Don’t know why there are so many Christian denominations? Feel free to message me! It doesn’t matter what religion you are, I know not everyone really knows these things.”
Basically, what I want is for the many non-religious, other deniminational Christians, and Catholics on my friends list to gain more knowledge about the Faith. I am blessed to go to a Catholic school, however, most of my friends do not get this Catholic education. I can talk to my closest friends, but for the ones that I barely talk to, this is an invitation for them.
Yes, I realize maybe only a few, if any, will actually want to learn and message me, so I need help with the wording of it.

 

[pianistclare]

Depends.
I myself don’t appreciate people posting their odd opinions on politics and religion on FB.
People will just fight with you and be rude.
I would avoid it.
Evangelize in real life. Far more productive when you can read a person’s face and gauge whether or not they want to hear what you have to say.
Better yet, study to be a catechist. Form young people.
:twocents:

 

[I_am_learning]

Depends.
I myself don’t appreciate people posting their odd opinions on politics and religion on FB.
People will just fight with you and be rude.
I would avoid it.
Evangelize in real life. Far more productive when you can read a person’s face and gauge whether or not they want to hear what you have to say.
Better yet, study to be a catechist. Form young people.
:twocents:

Yeah, you are right. I would not mean to cause arguments, but instead help people that do not have much religion in their lives learn what the Church is. However, it does seem like an unproductive way of Evangelizing.
So, messaging too should be minimized? Face to face if possible should be done? I’ve done messaging, calling, and face to face, it all depends on how far away or accessible this person is.
Thanks!

 

[pianistclare]

Yeah, you are right. I would not mean to cause arguments, but instead help people that do not have much religion in their lives learn what the Church is. However, it does seem like an unproductive way of Evangelizing.
So, messaging too should be minimized? Face to face if possible should be done? I’ve done messaging, calling, and face to face, it all depends on how far away or accessible this person is.
Thanks!

really it depends on the person and whether or not they are OPEN to the discussion.
Wait for the Holy Spirit to open a door, and then walk right in! LOL

 

[johnnyc176]

I was thinking about posting on Facebook something like “Don’t know much about what the Catholic Church is? Don’t know why there are so many Christian denominations? Feel free to message me! It doesn’t matter what religion you are, I know not everyone really knows these things.”
Basically, what I want is for the many non-religious, other deniminational Christians, and Catholics on my friends list to gain more knowledge about the Faith. I am blessed to go to a Catholic school, however, most of my friends do not get this Catholic education. I can talk to my closest friends, but for the ones that I barely talk to, this is an invitation for them.
Yes, I realize maybe only a few, if any, will actually want to learn and message me, so I need help with the wording of it.

I would post the saint’s quotes… For instance…St. Joan of Arc…“About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they’re just one thing, and we shouldn’t complicate the matter”

Or St Elizabeth…“I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself.

St. Maximilian Kolbe… No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it. The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the hetacombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we are ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?

St. Maxilmiliam Kolbe again…“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”

How about more current…Pope Francis… To separate Jesus from the Church would introduce an “absurd dichotomy”, as Blessed Paul VI wrote (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 16). It is not possible “to love Christ but without the Church, to listen to Christ but not the Church, to belong to Christ but outside the Church” (ibid.). For the Church is herself God’s great family, which brings Christ to us. Our faith is not an abstract doctrine or philosophy, but a vital and full relationship with a person: Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God who became man, was put to death, rose from the dead to save us, and is now living in our midst. Where can we encounter him? We encounter him in the Church, in our hierarchical, Holy Mother Church. It is the Church which says today: “Behold the Lamb of God”; it is the Church, which proclaims him; it is in the Church that Jesus continues to accomplish his acts of grace which are the sacraments. - Pope Francis

Not sure why others are afraid to fight the fight.

 

[Joan92]

I think you can evangelize on FB/twitter/Instagram easily…by posting things that are true, good and beautiful!! Post all day long about happy things, events, friendships, places and your example of Christian JOY will attract people. I agree that random posts about religion can work …occasionally but real relationships, in person, with the help of the Holy Spirit is what will convert people. However so many people have a (unknowingly) bad internet presence that they repel people before they have the chance of getting to know them in real life. Promise yourself that you’ll not fall in the typical trap of posting negative stuff on social media like complaints about family members, friends and school. Be cheerful. Always, always cheerful. I think a post that says “wore my new cute shoes to Mass” with a picture of you looking nice IS evangelizing. Or “grilling fish, it’s Friday ya’ll!” are all ways to put Catholicism back into the culture. It’s marketing–attract people to you, make them want to get to know you better and then when you show hospitality by inviting them to something, they’ll accept and you’ll be able show them the “cause of your joy”

 

[slh3016]

Honestly, there are so many misconception about what the Catholic Church believes that IF you do anything on social media, I’d simply post quotes from a Saint that show their love of Christ. I’ve had friends tell me they thought that Catholics didn’t believe Jesus was the Son of God or the Savior of the world, etc., confusing it with Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, etc.

Also, you could simply share articles or links from Catholic Answers or other Catholic websites. I’d make it more of an impersonal FYI because your friends on social media may get defensive and combative with you if you are “preaching at them”. However, if you provide a link to an article that gives a good explanation of Catholic beliefs on particulars, they can’t argue with you, really. They may disagree with the article, but they likely won’t come back to argue with you.

You never know when it’ll spark something that gets them to searching for the truth

 

[SuperLuigi]

Depends.
I myself don’t appreciate people posting their odd opinions on politics and religion on FB.
People will just fight with you and be rude.
I would avoid it.
Evangelize in real life. Far more productive when you can read a person’s face and gauge whether or not they want to hear what you have to say.
Better yet, study to be a catechist. Form young people.
:twocents:

I tend to agree with this. Debating with people on Facebook is going to be a waste of your time 99.9% of the time.

I think the culture of Facebook and perhaps other social has evolved beyond this somewhat, but it’s still a waste of time, because the only thing you’re doing is getting out your message, but if no one hears it…well, I would just say you need to ask yourself if that is really what God is asking you to do.

Personally, I think there’s a lot of pride and arrogance that goes into joining a group you don’t agree with thinking you’re smarter than everyone else and are going to roll up your sleeve and show them.

Let’s just say that arguing against the RCC or natural law in those doesn’t pan out----kind of hard for it when the facts aren’t your side on top of one being so wound up emotionally.

You even have to be careful on here on getting caught up in things to the point of where the other party isn’t even listening.

I spend more time on here because this is where people ask questions about seeking God and aren’t JUST looking in many cases to argue about politics and religion. So I am much more useful on here than joining a Facebook group I don’t agree with trying to change people.

 

[PJM]

=I_am_learning;13396158]I was thinking about posting on Facebook something like “Don’t know much about what the Catholic Church is? Don’t know why there are so many Christian denominations? Feel free to message me! It doesn’t matter what religion you are, I know not everyone really knows these things.”
Basically, what I want is for the many non-religious, other deniminational Christians, and Catholics on my friends list to gain more knowledge about the Faith. I am blessed to go to a Catholic school, however, most of my friends do not get this Catholic education. I can talk to my closest friends, but for the ones that I barely talk to, this is an invitation for them.
Yes, I realize maybe only a few, if any, will actually want to learn and message me, so I need help with the wording of it.

Here’s MY suggestion

IF
You know well our Catholic Faith and can explain it and defend it with clarity [facts] and alway charity

Just begin writing articles explaining our faith beliefs with WHY [the evidence] we believe and practice as we do and then post it. Expect both good and hateful
responses.

God Bless; always seek assistance from the Holy Spirit before doing so.

Patrick

 

[Marvin_parv]

I was thinking about posting on Facebook something like “Don’t know much about what the Catholic Church is? Don’t know why there are so many Christian denominations? Feel free to message me! It doesn’t matter what religion you are, I know not everyone really knows these things.”
Basically, what I want is for the many non-religious, other deniminational Christians, and Catholics on my friends list to gain more knowledge about the Faith. I am blessed to go to a Catholic school, however, most of my friends do not get this Catholic education. I can talk to my closest friends, but for the ones that I barely talk to, this is an invitation for them.
Yes, I realize maybe only a few, if any, will actually want to learn and message me, so I need help with the wording of it.

Hello, hello , In this age it would be more of an advantage for them that they hear the negative side too ignorance from the word of Go_d rather than the same old rhetoric they some how have in their sub- conscious about all will be well… Dont back up that false equation, tear down their Demons strong hold ` at least you tried then…

 

[I_am_learning]

Thank you!

I was wondering for, specifically Christmas, if posting on Facebook something like “Merry Christmas! Happy birthday Jesus!” Would be alright? It’s not really evangelization, like the questions asked at the beginning, but just wondering anyway, because I feel simply saying “Merry Christmas” feeds the secularity of it…

 

[I_am_learning]

I realize it might be misleading for some to say that, so I would use something else.