Preached Word vs Beacon Events App

Preaching is a foundational Redemptorist ministry and is at the core of our new digital evangelisation platform/mobile phone app called, The Preached Word. We are developing this high-quality digital platform as a new portal for Evangelisation. The app will host high-quality videos featuring various preachers and new voices from around Ireland. The internet is the core pillar of modern communication and mobile phones have now become the most important channel for internet access worldwide. The preaching platform will include a variety of people who are involved in ministry, social and justice issues, academic theologians, etc. who will reflect on various aspects of the Church and mission today in light of the Gospel. The platform will also foster a culture of Synodality particularly in giving voice to a wide variety of people and grounding the Church to the world outside its ecclesial space. The hope is that this platform will be a ‘go-to’ space that the public can log in and access in their own free time and at their own pace.

What does Beacon do? There’s a myriad of amazing initiatives and great Catholic events on in Ireland, that you may not have even heard of! The aim of this app is to make those events discoverable to you, so that they can easily be shared with others, build communities, and allow like-minded Catholics to meet each other and form lasting friendships centred on the faith. You can tailor your search using filters, and tags, to find events based on what you’re into, where you want to go or when you want to go. With the Beacon app you can: • Find the latest Catholic events on in Ireland in a centralised place. • View all the information about that event, such as price, organiser, location, duration, etc. • Apply filters to tailor your search. • Save events of interest which will be added to your Bookmarks tab. • Upload your own events to share with the community. • View and search for events in map view, to easily pinpoint events near you. We named the app “Beacon” as it is a sign of hope to young Catholics that you’re not alone in your faith, and this is realised through fellowship. In the words of St. Catherine of Siena, “Be who you are meant to be, and you will set the world on fire”.