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I do like a lot of what Fr. Z. has to say.  However, I think the root of the problem is the idea that a priest should have a blog in the first place.  I mean if a priest wants to write formal theological articles then fine.  

But should a priest be on a blog or on facebook posting pictures of the food they just made or what television show they just watched, or pictures of the birds in their bird feeder, or that they just visited a pub therefore they need to take a picture of their beer they just drank?   Seems like a big waste of time for a lay person, let alone a priest.  

The Church is in too much of a crisis to have priests waste their time playing with nonsense on the computer.  Meanwhile we lay people can't find Churches with confession at a decent hour.

One thing is to evangelize over the web, another is to make a self-centered blog where you are taking pictures of the food you just ate.  There are even trad priests who do this on facebook.  

I do like a lot of what Fr. Z. has to say.  However, I think the root of the problem is the idea that a priest should have a blog in the first place.  I mean if a priest wants to write formal theological articles then fine.  

But should a priest be on a blog or on facebook posting pictures of the food they just made or what television show they just watched, or pictures of the birds in their bird feeder, or that they just visited a pub therefore they need to take a picture of their beer they just drank?   Seems like a big waste of time for a lay person, let alone a priest.  

The Church is in too much of a crisis to have priests waste their time playing with nonsense on the computer.  Meanwhile we lay people can't find Churches with confession at a decent hour.

One thing is to evangelize over the web, another is to make a self-centered blog where you are taking pictures of the food you just ate.  There are even trad priests who do this on facebook.  

I agree. I think that it should go even further though - the Internet is not the place to convert souls. You can't give catechisis over it, can't hear Confessions, you know?

On some days, I don't even have enough time to go on the Internet -- I can't imagine that a priest EVER has time. I would be pretty angry as a layperson if I was waiting for a priest at the confessional and he was BlOGGING. The priest needs to give up his entire life for Christ and for saving souls. Blogging is often just a manifestation of vanity and self-love! The priest needs to die to himself and the world so that he can serve Christ.

The time spent blogging could be used to have a class on the Bible or something! Actual concrete work with real people in real life. Not over the medium of the Internet. You have to work out your salvation in real life, not the Internet.

I don't think that Bp. Williamson's blog counts either. I heard that he writes away from the computer and someone posts it for him. That is the way it should be done I think (if it needs to be done at all).