Blogging+-+Examples+of+How+a+Blog+Can+Be+Used+Effectively+to+Engage+Others+in+Sharing+Their+Faith+With+Others+in+an+Online+Environment

Expected time to complete: 30 minutes

To learn about blogging it is best to read and comment on blog posts created by others. Comments are part of the conversation. You may like what a blogger is sharing. You may have another perspective to offer on the topic. You may not agree with what the blogger has shared. Comments are part of the blog conversation. The blogger shares, you read, and if you have a comment to offer, you take time to share in a respectful manner. When you add a comment, you normally include your name, email address, and the URL of your own blog (if you have one.) Often what is included with the comment depends on the platform that you are using. Here is an example of comments using the WordPress blog platform.



If you want to add a comment to **any blog post**, look for the link that says "Comments." When you click on this link, an area will open up where you can type and then post your response. Some blogs permit comments to be published right away, while others will hold the comments for the bloggers approval.

There are many possible blogs to choose from. Find ONE blog that you would like to read for the next 30-days. Refer to //__|Blog Search Engines__//([] ) for ways you can locate a blog that may interest you. If you are looking for a "Catholic" blog, you will find the //Catholic Blog Directory// ([] ) helpful.

For this assignment, you are asked to identify the blog you are going to follow over the next month. Also, copy and paste one comment you have made here in this wiki.

Here's an example

Name: Carol Cerveny Blog title - Storying Faith URL - @http://www.storyingfaith.org/news

" What a wonderful resource here about storyboards! Thanks!"
**__Post your example here__** Remember to select the "Edit" button, and add your assignment information. When you are done, be sure to click on "Save." Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog next to the URL link to the blog you chose.

Claire McManus I will be following Not Strictly Spiritual, a blog written by Mary DeTurris Proust. I have been the contributing author to the "New Evangelization on a New Continent" page for the NCCL publication Catechetical Leader. In March 2013 I wrote about the list of 2600 Catholic blogs and offered a criteria for assessing their usefulness. Here is a link to my article if anyone is interested:

Name: Lois Locey Title of the blog that you will follow: Paul Gallagher's [|MAKING ALL THINGS NEW] Transforming The Whole Person

Blog URL: __ [] __

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 23.4px;">On April 1 at 6:14 PM, I posted the following comment on the "Life Moves Fast" post -

Paul, thanks for sharing about this difficult time, but also for being so hopeful. Your challenge reminds us not to give up and hide, but to do something for the Greater Glory of God! You are in my prayers.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Name: Melissa Findley <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Title of the blog that you will follow: Do Not be Anxious <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Blog URL:[] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog: I am so pleased your tests came back A-OK and what an insightful reflection on the possibility of why. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I look forward to reading more:-)

Tanya LeSane Title of blog is "Engage your Heart" by Deacon Mike Blog URL: __ [] __ I posted. Very nice. Jesus wants us to give all of ourselves to him and to truly do this we each have to change

Angela Jackson Title of the blog: Women of Faith Blog URL: http://www.womenoffaith.com/blog/ Post: I have enjoyed reading about your planning for this event. I also work in the ministry and plan many events throughout the year.

Rose Mary Saraiva Blog Title: **__Abbey of the Arts__**__- //Transformative Living through contemplative and expressive arts//__ (Christine Valters Paintner, OblSB, PhD, REACE) URL: [|http://abbeyofthearts.com/blog/2014/09/07/invitation-to-community-lectio-divina-mark-426-29/#comments] My post: Lectio divina has helped me focus on the Word of God. In this passage the image of planting and nurturing remind me that I often must wait patiently. That in time our labors do bear fruit and when they do we need to be ready. Ready to gather up what we worked so hard to produce. Trusting that all will be well, and all will take place in God's time.

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