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 […]
Category: Faith
Hope- Pete Greig
Pete Greig talks about how ‘Something is stirring in the UK.’ In this post, Greig says that prays are being answered; ones that had long been forgotten, and ones that are truly needed in this time of isolation. He speaks of a prayer surge, where, according to research commissioned by Tearfund and released in May […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Standing Near the Church Entrance
Fr. John Girotti speaks in this article about a woman who helped with over half of a parish’s debt after her death, despite no-one in the parish knowing who she is. The only information they knew was that she stood in the entrance of the Church, and would never participate in Mass; Girotti talks about […]
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 […]
Research in Young People and their Faith
Research conducted in the US gives an insight into the thoughts and perceptions of young people and the church. The study, published in April 2020 and undertaken by the Springtide Research Institute, spoke to 1,000 young people, aged between 13-25, and found that overall they are a lonely generation. While it is true that, culturally, […]