tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post8382711039642082127..comments2023-08-22T09:35:36.716-04:00Comments on True Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter: Should Catholics Blog? In a Word...Heck Ya!Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107504165449607702noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-21778076778901224012008-07-24T14:13:00.000-04:002008-07-24T14:13:00.000-04:00I believe it was the National Catholic Register th...I believe it was the National Catholic Register that just recently ran an article about the lack of Catholic authors. The author of the article countered that notion by pointing to the great number of Catholic blogs that qualify as "literature." <BR/><BR/> It is up to each one of us to manage our own blogs with the spirit of Christ.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-21073679935676364712008-07-21T15:19:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:19:00.000-04:00I like to Blog, on the basis you never know who mi...I like to Blog, on the basis you never know who might be reading it including friends and family. I also like to read other people's blogs, most of which are much more intellectual than mine - so lots of 'food' there. And it is an encouargement in my Catholic faith to read other people's blogs and walks in life.joannaB73https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375449214052411277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-75827291906733563712008-07-21T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:12:00.000-04:00Kimberly, I so agree with your comments. Reaching ...Kimberly, I so agree with your comments. Reaching out in charity is so important. Those who are truly seeking will get the message. May God give us grace to be faithful!<BR/><BR/>Hilaire - I'll have to check your link in the dreaded IE. (I use Firefox and it doesn't show the entire link.) I know you're no fan of Mark Shea. I don't really know his writing that well, but will check into it. I think it's sad when believers get a little too snarky with their comments. We need to be the salt and light to the world, not obstacles.<BR/><BR/>W, I also agree with you. We are all capable of behaving badly. I try to maintain a certain sense of decorum both offline and on. I try to engage people respectfully and refrain from any knee-jerk reactions, myself. <BR/><BR/>Online discussions provide a unique opportunity. Many times, people will not be as apt to say what they really think to someone "live." But online, there is a sense that one can risk expression more authentically. Unfortunately, that opportunity is many times abused as someone feels free to "flame" another person. Then of course, there are times when someone has a serious mental or physical health issue that needs to be addressed; and venting on a computer isn't the answer.<BR/><BR/>My point is this: saying Catholics shouldn't blog is an extreme reaction to the problems that exist. It's almost like saying I will no longer read books because there are pornographic books available. <BR/><BR/>I love to read. There are many books that I wouldn't touch, but I still read. I look at the internet in the same way.Mary Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107504165449607702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-87235204064120697532008-07-21T13:40:00.000-04:002008-07-21T13:40:00.000-04:00The kerfuffle mentioned by Hilaire is a good examp...The kerfuffle mentioned by Hilaire is a good example of the sort of thing that might inspire general anti-blogging sentiment. I would call it a "flame war", to use some old terminology.<BR/><BR/>Like those who have gone off, this author has gone off, in a third direction entirely. After reading it, perhaps we will all feel the desire to go off half-cocked in yet another wild direction, in our response.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, the difference here is between wider reality and the rather sensational and extreme way that a war of words can escalate online. It is good not to return bile for bile, but to remain calm and to answer quietly, and after a long pause. My first two blog comments were knee-jerk, and I have deleted them, for that reason.<BR/><BR/>Before it was blogging, there was the whole "usenet newsgroup" phenomena, and similar amounts of calumny (then called "flaming") and rabble-rousing (then called "trolling") went on. The problem was in fact, not the technology or the use of it, but in human nature itself. <BR/><BR/>We've all got that human nature inside is, it's who we are, and we're all capable of behaving badly.<BR/><BR/>If any man sin not in what he says, the same is a perfect man.<BR/><BR/>WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-65216858850374540842008-07-21T13:29:00.000-04:002008-07-21T13:29:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-44694629273714700532008-07-21T13:03:00.000-04:002008-07-21T13:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-39602558639931621682008-07-21T11:14:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:14:00.000-04:00Ladies:I understand your frustration, but consider...Ladies:<BR/><BR/>I understand your frustration, but consider not your blogs but those of nit wits like Mark Shea.<BR/><BR/>His attack on Fr. Brian Harrison July 15, 2008 makes the author's point.<BR/><BR/>http://www.haloscan.com/comments/chezami/2640602568958218730/#932534Tom Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689710636549223681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-24349567122035857062008-07-21T09:37:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:37:00.000-04:00Good morning, Mary Rose!A good friend also sent me...Good morning, Mary Rose!<BR/><BR/>A good friend also sent me this very post...I imagine we have the same "good friend!"<BR/><BR/>I'm in absolute agreement with you on all points. It seems our writer is a bit upset that others are horning in on his turf. Doing for free that which he insists upon being paid for. I have seen many lives and hearts changed by the free exchange of ideas that exists in the blog world. There are the inevitable disappointments (The Cafeteria Is Closed is good example), but for the most part we have good hearted people sharing their lives and faith, quickly disseminating information in a way that was unheard of just a decade ago. If I want the most up to date news, I don't go to CNN...there are quite a few bloggers who are closer to the news source than a journalist or reporter. Most Catholic bloggers are blogging for this simple reason: to share what it means to be Catholic and to fulfill the biblical mandate that we "go forth and make disciples of all nations." I'm a mom at home. I don't get out much. But my blog has been read in quite a few countries. Reaching out with charity and compassion does make a difference...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com