This makes me think... about New Media religious dialogue

[O]nline religious dialogue almost always evokes detractors... Instead of worrying about whether detractors will arise, however, [Catholic] leaders should assume they will, and then prudently decide how to best engage them. What they shouldn't do is let the fear of detraction prevent any type of discussion.


If dialogue is practiced in full awareness of these dangers, it can flourish. Dialogue is at the heart of growth and community, both securely -- see Socrates -- and religiously -- see Jesus. Discussion gives the Church a human element, revealing her to be a living organism rather than a static institution.


Through prudent New Media dialogue, leaders can help people develop a closer relationship to the Church, and therefore to Christ.


--Brandon Vogt, The Church and New Media, Our Sunday Visitor, 2011.

Brandon Vogt's newly released book, with essays from a stellar cast Catholic New Media enthusiasts, is important reading for Catholic parish and diocesan leaders, as well as for any Catholic with a heart for the new evangelization.

Veteran Homeschool Moms "Living the Liturgical Year" in a new blog

Here's a plug: I know these gals. They've got a pretty good blog launch going on for a pair of new media neophytes. Go welcome their arrival to the blogosphere, check 'em out, and leave a comment. (Tell them Pat sent you.) Or, better yet, check out their blog AND listen to their conversation with me on last week's AW podcast.

PS to Among Women Episode 34

In Among Women 34 I talked to Aldona Lingertat, the director of the Master of Arts in Ministry program at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, MA. And we talked about different ways a person could continue their religious education as an adult.

As a follow-up to that podcast AW listener Erin Aldrich Miller recommends the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation affiliated with University of Dayton. It looks like a very calendar-friendly and affordable way to learn more about our Catholic faith!

I'm a fan of UDayton and I wanted to pass this along for others.  Thanks to Erin for taking the time to share this valuable resource!