Daniel Wang, in his recent post “Engaging Seekers and Reaching the Unchurched“, talks about the opportunities that have arisen during this lockdown and encourages others to do the same. As Fr James shared during this week’s webinar, some parishes are rising to the current crisis and have done extraordinary things, shifting their ministries and approaches […]
Category: Digital Tools
The Search
An Alternative to Alpha A new resource has recently been launched, called “The Search“. This 7-part video series has a similar format to Alpha but is created in a Catholic context. It has been produced by the Augustine Institute, which already provides a wide range of resources and tools for people who are looking to […]
Lockdown Conversations
Another great idea for supporting others and reaching out in a very natural way, a priest in New Zealand is offering people the opportunity to have a conversation with a priest. Although he would do this normally in his ministry, the current situation means that he has fewer opportunities to interact in person, so he […]
FOCUS online
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bible Study Resource for Women
This is just a post to show you an existing resource that some churches have turned to running online during the pandemic. The Bible Study group, called Walking with Purpose’ is designed for women-only groups, although has something for young women as well as adults. The site provides all the training and resources required if […]
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, […]
Online Parish Mission
In April 2020, three parishes in Ontario, Canada joined together to host a parish mission, titled “Keeping the Faith Alive at Home“, and provided talks spread out over 4 days for their parishioners. Each evening, the priests would provide some teaching and inspiration, as well as adoration and worship music for people to join in […]