Covering Religion

“We are participating through watching Mass online; watching Mass on television,” da Silva-Prado said. “But the physical Mass, I thought that I could attend forever and ever and ever — till kingdom come — is canceled.” // by Ricardo Da Silva SJ

You can Zoom a Mass, but Confirmation will have to wait – Covering Religion You can Zoom a Mass, but Confirmation will have to wait Ricardo da Silva, S.J. | [email protected] Rev. Paul Rospond presides at the Good Friday liturgy from the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan, New York, streamed online. Since the beginning of February, a small group of Roman Catholic...

Attending church online was not a new concept for me. Many of the mega churches back home would conduct online services with the option to stream via their websites or Facebook. Even my church home, Russell Street Missionary Baptist, a relatively small Detroit based church with a congregation of about 50 adults over the age of 65 and their grandchildren, would stream service through Facebook live for members to tune into from the comfort of their homes.

However, what was new to me was the need to tune into service frequently.

by Esohe Osabuohien
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Community Never Dies, it Just Evolves – Covering Religion Community Never Dies, it Just Evolves Esohe Osabuohien | [email protected] Adam Bettcher/Getty Images Attending church online was not a new concept for me. Many of the mega churches back home would conduct online services with the option to stream via their websites or Facebook. Even my church ho...