It gets more than 30 hits a day from people with similar tastes, such as the writings of Mark Twain. Church leaders have been supportive. The overall response among his peers has been a growing understanding of the power of the Internet to do good, Father Pat said. I see it as having a fish hook in the water 24 hours a day. You never know who is going to swim by.
Many parishes already have their own effective Web sites.
If your or your organization decide to reap the rewards and tackle the challenges of the Web, then Creating Your Parish Website is the perfect place to start. You will find everything you need to know about Web site creation, geared especially to the unique needs of your religious organization. There are numerous web sites selling community on the Internet. But the impressive award-winning virtual community set up by Father Pat aims at much more than simply being another online neighborhood. This cyber community prays together, reads Scripture together, chats together, shares photos of special moments together, and even grieves together.