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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. 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: )


 * The Deacon’s Bench **

patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench


 * Conversion Diary **

conversiondiary.com

** 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. || 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. || De Leo || Blogger - Cardinal Dolan - Blogs about current affairs and how they affect us as Catholics. He shows head on what it means to be Catholic. || From the RomeReport.com I learned that the Catholic church want's to be present in to the youth in spreading the Gospel through blogging. They want to understand and utilize to reach out to not only the catholic youth, but non-catholics as well. || I made one exception, for those religious bloggers who through their writings reveal the very real and human side of sacrificing one’s life to Christ. I believe theirs have the power of conversion and to increase vocations. The rest of us have hungry egos and insatiable senses of self importance that need to be fed. THE CRESCAT – Katrina Fernandez She writes: || Felt that it was good to bring this group (bloggers)together...but seen as a publicity stunt to unveil the new Vatican website. || I chose this site because I wanted to see what is going on in Spanish. Mauricia Viquez site and blog is a called a "virtual parish". He attempts to provide happening topics with a faith perspective. However, when I clicked on different themes on the side bar I realized the importance of being consistent to update the themes proposed. The postings are good reflections for those seeking to find faith applied to real like issues. || Young people are blogging. It is exciting to learn that the Vatican invited bloggers to share their expertise to open new avenues of communicaitons and to create new contacts and friends so that the good news is made available to both believers and non-believers. It is quite encouraging and promising. ||
 * **Y** OUR NAME || ** What blogger did you choose and how responsible are they? Give an example. ** || **ROMEREPORT.COM - what did you learn?** ||
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 * Alison Smith || Blogger-Mary O'Regan-Irish journalist living in London.
 * Linda Anderson || Blogger- Elizabeth Scalia -First Thoughts Blog - Aquinas College - Nashville - various bloggers post -latest Catholic news and topics (Interview with Tom Kellher) || She report on Rome's foresight to see how these blogger could change and influence the message by working at levels that are closer to home- They can provide educational pieces that parishes and diocese need to overcome the fear and unfamiliarity with online sources. ||
 * Maura L. Sweeney || Lisa Hendey - CatholicMom.com seems well balanced, addresses a variety of issues related to lay catholic life. || unlike several of the other English language blogs I clicked on CatholicMom.com seemed to reflect mainstream catholic thought. The site shared news and resources from established institutions such as Catholic Relief Services. It was clear that she was not just pursuing a personal agenda but seemed to be striving to have an authentic catholic approach. ||
 * Kellie
 * Mary Smith || Katrina Ebersole (Fernandez)- The Crescat- espouses herself a Catholic in all things- Comes across as rather crude.
 * KK Huey || James Tucker Fire of Thy Love. Seems to be a young on fire filled with spirit and a lot of book and head knowledge. Not much on evangelization. A little short on heart and Holy Spirit. Seems to be an apologetics inspired blog. || I think the 5 languages chosen were Polish, Spanish, English, German and French. It did not seem to reflect the African or Oriental languages. The focus on the desire to hear what people are talking about seemed genuine, however I wonder if the languages of missing cultures has significance? I looked at most of the other English language blogs and found many similar in tone to James Tucker. ||
 * Jose Amaya || 104. Mauricio Viquez http://ars-parroquiavirtual.blogia.com
 * Barbara Flora || Blogger : Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service [] || Professional journalist & blogger, Carol Glatz, a participant in the Vatican-Blogger meeting in Rome, May 2011, wrote over 26 articles for the Catholic News Service on people and events of the Vatican. She is CNS' Rome Correspondent and along with John Thavis, CNS' Rome Bureau Chief they produced a news video that include more images of the 150 invited bloggers. The Vatican officials spoke of how the bloggers' writing should not be a form of self-promotion, an ego booster or be self-centered. Bloggers need to focus on serving others, using their gifts to promote Catholic identity and for evangelization and not creating and "us against them" duality. Copyright issues, the use of another's work without permission or documentation, was brought up with many differences voiced by participants.

Watch #1 below and hear from the bloggers. Watch #2 below and discover how the above issues are professionally presented.

Either of the following two videos, I feel, have more information and better detail the challenges and highpoints of this historic occasion.

1) Check out Matthew Harrison's
 * "CNS Vatican Report: Something to blog about"**
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2) the Glatz & Thavis video either one is far superior in content than the RomeReport.com
 * "CNS Vatican Report: A closer look at the Vatican-Blogger meeting"**
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P.S. This assignment took me way more than 15 - 45 minutes. I hope my comments show my interest in the subject matter ||