As is common for the blogosphere, 1,001 opinions have cropped up about what I think is a very interesting initiative from the Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications. On the 2nd of May, the day after the beatification of Pope John Paul II, they are hosting what Father Tim calls ‘an official blognic’. The bloggers’ conference, which is open to essentially any Catholic blogger will aim to collect their experiences and identify the needs of the blogging community. It’s another careful outreach of the Church into the digital continent.
The date of 2 May is not random. The Councils figure that many bloggers will be in Rome anyway for the beatification ceremony and won’t need to undertake an extra journey. The conference will be held in the St Pius X auditorium, which can host some 150 people, so despite the invitation being open to all Catholic bloggers, only a select view will be able to actually participate. The organisers desire to have a representation of the entire blogosphere, with various kinds of bloggers from various countries. Fr. Tim has collected more information in the blog post linked above.
In light of this event, and spawning from some thoughts I have had about it over the past months, I have added a Paypal donation button to the sidebar on the left. I don’t expect to be swamped by enough donations that I can fly over to Rome, but perhaps, if you think this blog is worth a read from your part and some time from mine, you can offer some small support. After all, also on the digital continent, time is money, and maintaining a blog with some level of seriousness can sometimes take up more time than is readily available. Any donations will be spent on this blog or related causes.
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