Faithful blogs
Religious journals show spiritual path of everyday life
By Dan McFeely

In the name of the blogger, the Son, the Holy Spirit -- amen.

And amen to religious blogging, say more and more Internet users, especially those who are filling cyberspace with their thoughts on God and their own faith journeys, often mixed with opinions on politics and world events.

Like the prayer journals of yesteryear, religious-minded people are using the Web to pound out short missives to be read by anyone, but primarily young and impressionable Web surfers who turn to the Net for spiritual advice.

It's the kind of youthful audience ministers of various faiths long to connect with. But today's faith-based bloggers are more than just preachers of the word. They are college students, authors, journalists and many ordinary folks seeking to be heard in a noisy online world.

"The blog is a means of connection," said Amy Welborn, a Fort Wayne journalist and author who has written a popular Catholic blog at http://amywelborn.typepad.com/ for the past five years.

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