Who’s into blogging? Plenty of bishops

By Sean Gallagher

In her June 23 presentation about blogging at the Catholic Media Convention in Pittsburgh, prominent Catholic blogger Elizabeth Scalia suggested that every bishop have a blog.

While not every bishop has a blog yet, a growing number do.

Here is a list of some U.S. bishops who maintain a blog:

“Thoughts of a Catholic Bishop,” Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
“Truth in Love,” Bishop Paul D. Etienne of Cheyenne, Wyo. and former Indianapolis archdiocesan priest
“The Gospel in the Digital Age,” Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, who is also president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
“Cardinal Roger Mahoney Blogs L.A.,” Cardinal Roger M. Mahoney, retired archbishop of Los Angeles
“Cardinal Seán’s Blog,” Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston
“Bishop Cantu’s Blog,” Bishop Oscar Cantu, auxiliary bishop of San Antonio
“Father of Mercy and Love,” Bishop Joseph R. Cistone of Saginaw, Mich.
“Bishops Weekly Column Blog,” Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio
“Bishop Kevin Farrell,” Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas
“Bishop Edward Kmiec,” Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of Buffalo, N.Y.
“For His Friends,” Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla.
“He Dwells Among Us,” Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tenn.
“Shepherd of Fort Worth,” Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth, Texas

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The Criterion

July 8, 2011

Who’s into blogging? Plenty of bishops

By Sean Gallagher

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