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Assignment #2
Expected time to complete reading and the written assignment: 15 - 45 minutes

Your assignment for this segment is to post a sentence about what you learned from the RomeReports.com video. The review the list of [|150 bloggers]invited to the blogger's summit in Rome. Notice the varied languages of the blogs. What are you learning about the Vatican's first-ever conference in Rome for bloggers from the RomeReport.com video?

From the list of 150 bloggers above, or from the following list of Catholic bloggers, pick one and evaluate. Who is blogging? Is that blogger a responsible voice in the Church today? Please expand on your answer below. (These blog examples come from an OSV web site: )

patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench
 * The Deacon’s Bench **

conversiondiary.com
 * Conversion Diary **

** Gospel in the Digital Age ** blog.archny.org

** Ironic Catholic ** www.ironiccatholic.com

happycatholic.blogspot.com
 * Happy Catholic **

Please use the table below to share your answers.

Remember to select the "Edit" button, and by your name, add a perspective for each category. The table cells will expand to accommodate your comments. When you are done, be sure to click on "Save."
bloggers came together with a desire for community. This is a responsible use of the new media - to build up the Body of Christ. || She reports that there were over 17 million pages on the internet in the first few days after the conference. Vatican is aware that bloggers play a part in shaping public opinion-more conferences perhaps at the diocesan levels. || One of the few English language sites I clicked on. || How do you judge if the blogger is a responsible voice in the Church? Does the fact that she was invited to the conference give credibility? She has a couple of initial posts about not being invited, but then shares that she was invited after all. I can see that she loves the Church and her faith and wants to share about it. I would consider her a responsible blogger. || This blog has lots of contributors but from what I saw the posts seemed responsible and the site directly states that all posts will be in adherence to the magisterium of the Catholic church. || I learned that the Vatican is taking this new media seriously! Hopefully this isn't a one time thing and there is a continued meeting of the various voices and leadership. ||
 * **Y** OUR NAME || What blogger did you pick? Do they show responsible blogging? Give an example. || **ROMEREPORT.COM** sentence ||
 * || **EXAMPLE** ||  ||
 * Alison Smith || Blogger-Mary O'Regan-Irish journalist living in London.
 * Colleen Murray || Hillary Jane Margaret White http://anglocath.blogspot.com/
 * Maureen Rotramel || Lisa M. Hendey, catholicmom.com
 * Jonathan Sansgaard || Thomas Peters manages the following blog, which seems to have multiple contributors.http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/amp || This site is concerned with political issues from a Roman Catholic perspective. It is what I would call "opinion reporting," offering articles that slant a certain direction, but at the same time offer some pretty good factual reporting. It seems the opinions shared are balanced and thoughtful, and care seems to be taken in how these messages are related. Mr. Peters seems to be more of a blog manager than blogger himself, but seems to take the job seriously. ||
 * Carolina Helsel || fireofthylove.com, Fire of Thy Love delves into the topics of Theology, Biblical Exegesis, Prayer Life, Christian Tradition, and Current Events in an attempt to come to a deeper understanding of the Lord and our place in His divine plan. Comments and discussions are welcome. || This blog has several different categories with various links. They encourage discussions and open themselves up for questions.Sounds exactly like what the Vatican wants to see happening. Let's keep people talking about their Catholic faith! ||