FOCUS, the fellowship of Catholic university students in the US, recently discussed in Crux how they had moved a lot of their activities online in order to continue to support their students during this period of lockdown. Examples included online Bible study groups, using a video platform to lead the Divine Mercy Chaplet every day […]
Category: COVID-19
Dial-a-Mass
Dial-a-Mass is a service that allows people with no Internet to listen to Catholic Mass. The Diocese of Middlesbrough decided to add a phone line when they discovered that many people didn’t have access to the live streams due to a lack of WiFi or smartphones. When people call the line, they will hear a […]
Podcast – How has Mass attendance been affected?
Church Pulse has a recent podcast that talks about some of the statistics that can be gathered from the effects of the coronavirus, for example attendance at Mass has gone up, but giving has gone down. Wile this research covers the US, many churches who were surveyed are still positive about their futures and are […]
Burning Ships and Preppers
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church, Illinois, runs a blog, and this particular post urges their parish to prepare. Fr. Matt Bozovsky states that he felt compelled to speak about the future that the Spirit wanted us to consider ‘prepping’ for; he talks about St Paul’s plea to be ready for preparation, that the time […]
The Cooking Priest in India
A priest in India named Father Warner D’Souza has a YouTube channel with over 6,800 subscribers, and his video ‘Food for the soul‘ became even more popular, gaining over 9,300 views. His passion for food began when he was a child, and being a Priest has not stopped him from sharing his love for the […]
Alpha and Sycamore
Sycamore is a new resource to help discuss, share and explore ideas, and aims to help people start to consider their faith, using videos to provide insight into the importance of Mass and the questions they may have. Alpha is similar; a video series to help beginners explore Christianity and their faith. However, they’re intended […]
Daily Hope: the free dial-in worship phone line
The Archbishop of Canterbury recently introduced Daily Hope as a free phone line for worship (hymns, prayers, and reflections), and it gained over 6,000 calls within the first 48 hours of launch. The Line is open 24/7 and was created for those who are unable to watch live streams and other live Masses. It’s a […]
Offer the Gift of Listening
In a Catholic Weekly article, Simcha Fisher talks about her interviews, and how easily people will talk to someone if they’re willing to listen. “Most people want to talk, and if you ask them to, they will.” Many people have experiences that they need to talk to people about, and yet a common response is […]
uEvangelize
This new project is led by married couple, Josh and Lisa Canning, and Michael Dopp. The main focus for them is to offer practical skills and help for those who want to evangelize but don’t know how, or are not very confident in sharing their faith. They do it in a very open and honest […]
Hallow: Catholic Meditation
Hallow is an app that offers meditation and prayer during quarantine and has gone so far as to offer 3 months free during the pandemic. It’s been downloaded over 150,000 times across 50 countries and is free to download (though to access all its features, its $9/month or $60/year). They offer a range of activities, […]