February 18, 2015 | 0 Comments

#Ashtag selfie of your forehead wanted today

Don’t wipe off that black smudge from your forehead today without first taking a selfie shot and posting it to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #Ashtag. Welcome to #Ashtag Wednesday, a social media trend that started last year, and now the US bishops are joining the event by sponsoring a contest.

The marketing arm of the US Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops is using the cyber event to encourage evangelization. It goes like this: Wear your ashes with love of Christ, open opportunities for questions, or just spread the Good News in a quiet, passive way. Post your photo using #Ashtag and enter the USCCB contest for a chance to win a book, Lent and Easter with the Church Fathers, selections from the writings of the Fathers of the Church with prayerful meditations for the Lent and Easter seasons. Go to the USCCB web site for details. This is for US residents only. The contest ends tonight at 11:59pm EST.

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Author:Jennifer Kane

Content Evangelist, Jennifer Kane, is a secular Carmelite (OCDS), wife, mother, grandmother who worked for more than 30 years in marketing/communications which included 20 years in radio broadcasting including news director. She holds degrees in Journalism/Communication (BA) and English (MA) from St. Bonaventure University. In 2016 she authored the Vatican application for minor basilica status for The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Olean, New York. Pope Francis granted that title in 2017. Research on the basilica formed the basis of her history book, A Place Set Apart. She previously authored the book, A Worthy and Capable Clergyman, the second part of the history book in a slightly different format. She is founder and editor of the website, CatholicAPPtitude.org, the #1 English language website cataloging/reviewing Catholic apps for mobile devices.

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