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Assignment #4

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.

Name: Title of the blog that you will follow: Blog URL: Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog:

Here's an example

Name: Carol Cerveny Blog title - Catholic Web Solutions URL - [] [|February 21, 2011 at 10:27 am] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Susan, I love LinkedIn! Great way to connect and network with others. For other resources you can go to – []. Thanks for the wonderful post!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Post your example here__** <span style="color: #dc1818; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Remember to select the "Edit" button, and add your assignment information. When you are done, be sure to click on "Save." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog next to the URL link to the blog you chose.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Alison Smith <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Blog title:Raising Heaven-bound children

ww.catholicsistas.com/2013/03/09/raising-heaven-bound-childrendumb-saints-instead-of-brilliant-sinners/#comment-21797

Comment:I enjoyed your blog especially your recipe for raising faith filled

children. I think it works just as well with children who attend

Catholic or public schools.

Assignment 4

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. name: Terri Kerley Title of Blog: Catechists Journey URL:http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2013/08/calling-forth-catechists-approaches/#comment-47299 Comment posted:Love your article and all the great suggestions. Sometimes I feel we do resort to the sinking ship and the message that we are dire need because it often works and people will come if you are desperate and not before!

Name: Patricia Ruthemeyer Title of Blog: Catholic Faith Corner Blog URL: [] COMMENT POSTED: Very interesting observations and insights into the Holy Land, especially about the Sea of Galilee and the Beautiful Gate in Jerusalem. I had never heard the comment made by Neil Armstrong but, coupled with his comment on stepping on the moon, he was obviously a man of quiet but strong faith.

Name: Elizabeth Girton Title of the blog that you will follow: JonathanFSullivan.com RANDOM THOUGHTS ON CATHOLIC CATECHESIS AND EVANGELIZATION Blog URL: http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com/2013/07/religion-teachers-engage-in-an-apostolate/ Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog: My comment: Johnathan, __#|thank__ you for sharing this gem of wisdom. In this day when so many of our families are running from here to there it is good to remind me that God in their infinite wisdom is always there when we turn to him. As catechetical leaders we need to raise up the standards for our people. #ELIZABETHGIRTON

Name: Brenda Tibbits Blog title: The Enneagram in Business Blog http://blog.theenneagraminbusiness.com/2013_05_01_archive.html 2013/07 "Transformational Leaders / Type 1 - From Resentment to Perfection" "Thank you for a wonderful example of a transformed 1!"

Name: **Susan McGurgan** Title of Blog I will follow: The Ironic Catholic [] I haven't been following long enough to feel the need to comment. When I do I will return to post it.

Name: Anne Marie Prangley Blog Title: Jonathan F. Sullivan Random thoughts on Catholic Catechesis and Evangelization URL: http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com/ 2013/07/making-a-suitable-offering-the-10-solution/ I think Pope Francis would concur with these suggestions. Aren't we all burdened with "stuff". Summer is the perfect time to accept your "de-clutter" challenge.

Name: Ed Reising Blog: Justmehomely's Blog http://www.justmehomely.wordpress.com Thank you Father for your daily insights. They challenge and gift me for the day ahead.

Name: Deanna Bartalini Blog: Fear not Little Flock URL: [] Comment: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">First, different rites exist with different norms, rules, liturgical rites etc... so why is it so difficult to adjust to the idea of married priests in the Eastern Catholic rites. Second, we had married priests in the Latin rite for close to or over 1000 years, so clearly it was once acceptable so why not again? Name: Julie Scott Blog: Jesus Goes to Disney World (Finding Christ in Popular Culture) URL: jesusindisney.blogspot.com Comment: Love the zombie theme. In today's world, all may seem so scary and "end of the world". Perspective like your blog (and the fact that my family loves Disney World) sheds new light on how to absorb and reflect on popular culture. Love it! In sharing the faith with my teenaged boys (15 & 19), I'm often told to lighten up and stop being such a church lady. Perhaps I should morph into a zombie church lady...hmmmm....

Name: Jan Von Handorf Blog title – All Things Catholic URL - [] While I have read John Allen’s blog for some time, I have never posted a comment. When I do I will copy it here.

Name: Terri Moser Blog Title - People for Others URL: [] Comment: Just found this blog and subscribed because Monday Music Moments is such a wonderful idea for me, a person with too many Monday morning to-do lists. Looking forward to the light and inspiration of music to go with my coffee and morning prayer before the workday!

Name: Bob Wurzelbacher Blog Title - My Broken Fiat URL - [] Comment: #|Prayers are yours. Your blog, which puts into words a visceral living out of the Christian journey in the context of family life in the modern world, is priceless. Thank you.

Name: Joan Fye Blog Title:Joe Patrocki's Catechists Journey [] Comment: Thanks, Joe for this great resource! I like road maps and GPS systems; I may not always follow the specific route, but I do arrive at the destination. Planning is not one of my strengths, I just go with the flow. So, this is very helpful and will give me the "map" I need to go through this upcoming catechetical year. I am going to share it with my colleagues.

Name: Cara Stolarczyk Blog Title: Jared Dees Blog [] Blog Post I commented on: The Death of the Blog "Subscriber" [] Comment: Thanks Jared for sharing your insights into the shift that is taking place in the blogosphere re: movement from broadcasting content to facilitating community & network connections. I'm exploring how blogs, social media & other web-based technologies can be utilized for Catholic evangelization & faith formation with the help of Sr. Caroline Cerveny and her Digital Disciple Bootcamp team - http://ddbcformation.org/about/course-info/ so this is a very timely post for our group #DDBC2013.

Name: Tara Dibble Blog Title: [|I Have to Sit Down] Blog post commented on "Finish your Wednesday right. . ." Comment:

[|Tara Dibble] • <span style="color: rgba(30,55,70,0.398438); font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">[|a few seconds ago]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,Times,serif;">Hmm, I got Pepe Verboten. Personally I don't know what's so forbidden about Pepe's unless you're Pepe LaPew. ..

Mary Pat Austing Blog: FIND YOUR INNER IGGY - Catechist Journey # FindIggy <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <a href="[|https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FindIggy&src=hash">#FindIggy</a]> God is found in Nature <a href="[&mdash]; Mary Pat Austing (@mpausting) <a href="[] 25, 2013</a> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"> // //Name: Kristen Ricker// //Blog Title: Young and Alive [] // //Blog Post: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">From a Guy's Perspective: Should Girls Wear Bikinis? // //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">Comment: What a great well put article. It is amazing the way you were able to learn from your female friends about how modesty is not always skin deep. More men need to learn the type of respect that you are able to show, after years of practice. Great job! //

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">Name: Laura Sams // //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">Blog Title: Catholic Faith Corner // //Blog URL:// //http://www.kathleenglavich.org/// //Comment made on July 27, 2013// //Sister Kathleen,// //I am looking forward to reading your book. I am also thrilled that I found your blog. Currently, I am enrolled in Sister Caroline Cerveny’s course called, “Digital Discipleship Boot Camp.” In the course we are learning ways to evangelize by using blogs, social media and other web-based tools. Your Catholic Faith Corner blog is on a Catholic Blogger list from this class. After reading some of your blogs and your biography, I realize that I have read a number of your books. I also recognize your writing from Religious Teacher Journal. I am looking forward to following you on a regular basis. Your blogs challenge me to think of our Lord’s teachings from a different perspective. Looking forward to enriching my faith journey. Bless you!//

//Name: Joe Hannon// //Blog Title: America Magazine// //URL: http://americamagazine.org// //Comment made on Aug 2, 2013// //"Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!" God's glory is being fully alive in a Church that is fully alive and in a society that loves and embraces life as God's gift and glory! Thank you "America" for your spiritual, intellectual, ad moral leadership. Joe Hannon//

//Name: Mary Ellen Singer// //Blog Title: Saint of the day// //URL: []// //Comment made August 2, 2013:// //I appreciate the wide variety of saint quotes along with the artwork depicting the saint. Keep up the good work!//

//Pam Neumann// //Blog author and title: Michael O’Loughlin, Faith Fix// //[|http://michaeloloughlin.religionnews.com/2013/07/29/pope-surprises-on-women-gays-marriage/#comment-7496]// //Comment made Aug. 6: I find myself especially drawn to Francis' call for a deep theology of women, because that just does not exist. I have been active in the Catholic church for over 20 years, and have sometimes gone where other women haven't. The conversations with male counterparts, however, are not very fruitful because they are always held in the context of a male anthropology and spirituality. An exploration of this 'deep theology of women' by women primarily and respected by all, will open the hearts and minds of generations of women and men yet to come.//

//Sue Sack// //Blog title: Teilhard de Chardin// //URL: [] // //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,;">Comment made July 27,2013: Hi William, Nice job with this blog!! I am finally finishing a theology dissertation on Teilhard and his influence on the United States during the 1960s and your blog keeps popping up during my intermittent searches online. I am glad you situate it within the Jesuit tradition. It’s also great that Teilhard has been as positive an influence for you as he has for me..what an amazing man, not to mention an amazing life story! And yes, a story with which those of us who love yet struggle with the institutional Church can well appreciate and empathize. // //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,;">I look forward to checking in regularly…. blessings, Sue //

//**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dave Gruber **// //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Blog Title: Joe Paprocki's Catechist's Journey // //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">URL: []//

//Note - this is probably the only blog I have regularly read and participated in since its inception. I have read others, including Sr. Caroline's, but not as regularly as Joe's. He has become a good friend over the years since we first met at a workshop and stay in touch outside the blog.//

//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Comment made: // //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Dave Gruber] Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. [|August 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm] // //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Joe, Thank you for reminding us all that parish catechists are celebrating their Christian vocation in a way particular to them in their response to God’s call. As catechetical leaders and/or fellow catechists, one of our many responsibilities is to help identify others within our communities that might not be ready to hear the whisper in the wind. //

//**Loretta Nazario**// //Blog Title: The Jesus Gerbil// //URL: thejesusgerbil.com//

//Comment made:// //I'm with you - what drew me to taekwondo was my children. What other options does a mom have to connect with her sons? Of course, meeting awesome students like you keep me there even though my kids are done ;). Mrs. N.//

//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Name: Kim Adamson // //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Title of the blog that you will follow: Faithcation // //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Blog URL:http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/a-retreat-on-rails // //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Copy and Paste one comment that you made on the blog: // //Thank you for a beautiful posting. I have often told the children I teach that if they don't know what to pray for, to just look at the people around them and ask God to help them feel His presence. Your comment about God knowing all of the people you passed brings that awesomeness home.//

//Barb SK// //http://jareddees.com/dailymorning-prayer-routine/#comments// //Jared Dees' blog- How to Add Prayer to Your Daily Routine//

//Finding a way to begin the work day with prayer has been very difficult for me for many years. I have realized that if I do not pray before I see any of my fellow teachers or students even my best intentions of spending some quiet time in Chapel during a free period will not come to fruition. My resolution has been to get started about 15 minutes earlier each morning, I follow my regular routine except, I sit in the car (engine on or off depending on weather) for those extra minutes. I thank God for allowing me to wake, making another beautiful, powerful display of majesty in the morning and then sitting in the silence waiting for God to speak. These few minutes have gotten me out of the door and in God's presence without being late or rushe//

//Claire Hamilton// //Blog Title: 8 Kids And A Small Business// //URL: []// //Comment:// //clairecj190607 says// //Thanks for this post. You communicated so well man of the concerns that have been rolling around in my head for some time. I plan to share this blog with my catechists at our next staff meeting. God bless.//

//**<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Blog Title: The Catechist Journey by Joe Paprocki **// //**<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">URL: **[]// //**<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Comment: ****<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;">Patti Kamper **<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> Says: //Your comment is awaiting moderation.// <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;">[|August 17, 2013 at 8:06 am] <span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">I love the idea of book groups for catechists. At our parish, we just started preparing “book club” bags. Each bag has 10 copies of a spiritual title with a discussion guide (if one is available). We hope to hand them out to groups that are looking for a book to study. I will have to have some ready for my catechist training sessions!

Susan Bellotti URL [] by digitalnun Title of Post: Why Grousing isn’t Good for you. My comment: I grumble and moan and laugh at myself many times when small glitches get in my way. I grew up in a moaning family and so it is just a part of me. However that being said I also know that grumbling is negative and distracting. Thank you for posting and stimulating conversation on this topic. I too attempt to move myself to a place of gratitude so that whatever misfortune presents itself is merely passing by and not become a more permanent obsession. Praying for God’s grace is always a big help.

Name: Sarah Pascual Blog: Being a Christian Today URL: @http://serimben.wordpress.com/ Title of Post: Go Forth Christian: A Catholic Perspective on Death My Comment (waiting moderation): I really like how you incorporate relevant portions of the Catechism in this post. Most people (including myself) are not as familiar with it at the Church hopes they would be.

Name: Marty McClain Blog: Being Catholic URL: [] Comment: Joe, thanks for the reality check. Our youth certainly need us to be on fire when we share the gospel with them.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Name: Teresa Phillips <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Title of the blog that you will follow: Being Catholic <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: Thanks Royce for a powerful reminder. Good luck tonight at Xavier. I am sorry I can't be there.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Name: Barb Blanco <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Title of the blog that you will follow: Strange Notions <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%;">Fascinating argument. Thank you for sharing your insightful perspective.

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