National Public Radio (NPR) aired this amusing segment about the changes in a husband and wife’s relationship once each started his own blog.

Blogging is an interesting phenomenon. Looking at the so-called ‘blogosphere,’ you definitely see that a blog can take several forms: There is the informative newspaper-style blog; there is the blog counterpart to the newspaper’s op-ed page; there is the a-day-in-my-life, Dear-Diary type of blog; there is the blog devoted to specific subject matter; there is the blog that serves as the discussion vehicle that accompanies another site…. One could go on and on.

Catholic blogs are no different. There are myriad Catholic blogs being published every day — some informative, some opinion, some casual chit-chat. How does one sort through them all?

Ignatius Insight published an interesting series, beginning with, “Invasion of the Catholic Bloggers,” in which the author discusses the explosion in the Catholic blogging scene. Her follow-up piece, “What do Catholic Bloggers Read?,” asks some of the more well known bloggers to list which blogs they enjoy reading. Miserere.org’s blog isn’t counted among them, but that’s okay. It might not be as informative as Whispers in the Loggia; nor as erudite and entertaining as Andrew Cusack’s blog. But at least it’s not inane chatter ;-)

Below is the series of articles at Ignatius Insight:

1. Invasion of the Catholic bloggers
3. What do Catholic bloggers read?
4. Why blog? Catholic bloggers post their reasons
5. The problem with blogs

You may also reference Miserere.org’s list of recommended blogs.

On a related note: If you’re tired of reading blogs, how about listening to them? Check out the Miserere.org guide to podcasts and this comprehensive guide to Catholic podcasts.