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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to do things differently during the coronavirus
I came across this very straight forward list from the Diocese of Portsmouth of things to consider during the coronavirus and thought it would be useful to share. The list doesn’t necessarily have anything ‘new’ or groundbreaking but it’s a good checklist to make sure you’ve covered the bases. In summary: Help out in your […]
Children’s Liturgy Online
Colour and Shape is a really lovely children’s liturgy resource, providing a new video each Saturday evening during the Covid-19 lockdown that can be used for young children who would normally go to children’s liturgy. Eleanor uses all the normal tricks we would use in real life, and talk as though you are in the […]